Entry Requirements
Applicants applying to Harris Rainham Sixth Form will be required to attain the following GCSE results for entry to courses and subjects.
Entry to courses
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Course Level |
Requirements |
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A Level Pathway |
Minimum Attainment 8 Score: 55 4 A-levels: 70 |
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Extended Certificate or Diploma Only Pathway |
Minimum Attainment 8 Score: 40 |
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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. |
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General Information |
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Resit Maths GCSE |
Students who have not achieved a grade 4 or above will need to resit their Maths GCSE |
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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. |
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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. |
Entry to subjects
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Subject |
English Lang |
Maths grade |
Minimum Requirements in Relevant subject |
Additional requirements/information |
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Art |
5 |
- |
Grade 6 at GCSE |
Must bring a portfolio to course discussion meeting. |
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Biology |
6 |
7
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Must attain an overall grade 7 in Biology if doing separate sciences or a 7/7 in the Trilogy exam. Extended writing subject. |
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Business |
5 |
5 |
Not required but if taken, grade 6 at GCSE |
Extended writing subject. |
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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. |
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Computer Science |
- |
7 |
Grade 6 at GCSE |
Students who have not studies Computer Science will require a grade 7 or above in Maths GCSE. |
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Core Maths |
5 |
7 |
Grade 7 at GCSE |
- |
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Drama |
6 |
- |
Grade 6 at GCSE |
- |
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Economics |
6 |
6 |
Not required but if taken, grade 6 at GCSE |
Extended writing subject |
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English Literature |
6 |
- |
Students will need a minimum combination of grade 6 in English Language and English Literature |
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Further Maths |
5 |
8 |
Grade 6 at GCSE |
Must also be doing Maths A Level |
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Geography |
6 |
6 |
Grade 6 at GCSE |
Extended writing subject |
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History |
6 |
- |
Grade 6 at GCSE |
Extended writing subject |
| Law | 6 | - | ||
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Maths |
- |
7 |
Grade 7 at GCSE |
- |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Politics |
6 |
- |
Grade 6 in another Humanities subject at GCSE |
Extended writing subject |
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Product Design |
5 |
6 |
Grade 6 at GCSE in the specific Product Design subject |
Must bring a portfolio to course discussion meeting. |
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Psychology |
6 |
- |
Not required but if taken, grade 6 at GCSE |
Extended writing subject. |
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Religious Studies |
6 |
- |
Grade 6 at GCSE |
Extended writing subject |
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Sociology |
6 |
- |
Not required but if taken, grade 6 at GCSE |
Extended writing subject. |
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Business Extended Certificate |
4 |
- |
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Sport Extended Certificate/Diploma |
4 |
- |
6 at GCSE/Merit in a relevant vocational subject |
5/4 in trilogy science required or 5 in Biology |
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Health & Social Care Extended Certificate |
4 |
- |
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