Entry Requirements

Course Level

Requirements

A Level Pathway

Minimum Attainment 8 Score: 55

Extended Certificate or Diploma Only Pathway

Minimum Attainment 8 Score: 40 

Additional information

A Levels require a minimum grade 6 in a relevant GCSE subject. For an extended writing A Level subject, students will need at least a grade 6 in English Language.

General Information

Resit Maths GCSE

Students who have not achieved a grade 4 or above will need to resit their Maths GCSE

Resit English GCSE

Students who have not achieved a grade 4 or above in either English Language or Literature will be required to re-sit English Language GCSE.

Science Based Subjects

Students must achieve a minimum grade 7/7 for Trilogy Science GCSE 

Students taking Separate Science GCSEs must have achieve minimum grade 7 in the relevant Science subject for biology, chemistry or physics A level studies.

Subject

English Lang 

Maths grade

Minimum Requirements in Relevant subject

Additional requirements/information

Ancient History

6

-

Not required but if taken, grade 6 at GCSE

Extended writing subject. 

Art

5

-

Grade 6 at GCSE

Must bring a portfolio to course discussion meeting.

Biology

6

7

Must attain an overall grade 7 in Biology if doing separate sciences or a 7/7 in the Trilogy exam.

Extended writing subject.

Business

5

5

Not required but if taken, grade 6 at GCSE

Extended writing subject. 

Chemistry

6

7

Must attain an overall grade 7 in Chemistry if doing separate sciences or a 7/7 in the Trilogy exam.

Extended writing subject.

Computer Science

-

7

Grade 6 at GCSE

Students who have not studies Computer Science will require a grade 7 or above in Maths GCSE.

Core Maths

5

7

Grade 7 at GCSE

-

Drama

6

-

Grade 6 at GCSE

-  

Economics

6

6

Not required but if taken, grade 6

at GCSE

Extended writing subject

English Literature

6

-

Students will need a minimum combination of grade 6 in English Language and English Literature

Further Maths

5

8

Grade 6 at GCSE

Must also be doing Maths A Level

Geography

6

6

Grade 6 at GCSE

Extended writing subject 

History

6

-

Grade 6 at GCSE

Extended writing subject 

Latin

6

-

Grade 6 at GCSE

-

Maths

-

7

Grade 7 at GCSE

-

Media

6

-

Grade 6 at GCSE

Students who have not studied Media will require a grade 6 or above in a related subject such as Art or History GCSE. 

Modern Foreign Languages

6

-

Grade 6 at GCSE

-

Music

6

-

Grade 6 at GCSE

Will need to have studied Grade V in their instrument of choice and will also need to attend an audition

PE

6

-

Students also require a grade 6 or above in Physical Education and Biology GCSE.

Must be actively involved in a sport outside of the

Academy

Physics

6

7

Must attain an overall grade 7 in Physics at GCSE if doing separate sciences or a 7/7 in the Trilogy exam.

Extended writing subject. 

Politics

6

-

 Grade 6 in another Humanities subject at GCSE 

Extended writing subject

Product Design

5

6

Grade 6 at GCSE in the specific Product Design subject 

Must bring a portfolio to course discussion meeting.

Psychology

6

-

Not required but if taken, grade 6 at GCSE

Extended writing subject.

Religious Studies

6

-

Grade 6 at GCSE

Extended writing subject

Sociology

6

-

Not required but if taken, grade 6 at GCSE

Extended writing subject.

Business Extended Diploma

4

-

Sport Extended Diploma

4

-

6 at GCSE/Merit in a relevant vocational subject

5/4 in trilogy science required or 5 in Biology

Health & Social Care Extended Diploma

4

-