Entry Requirements

ALL offers and subsequent enrolment onto a course are subject to meeting our entry requirements.

These come in two forms, both of which must be met to secure a place on a course:

1. Satisfactory reference.
2. Grade requirements.

Satisfactory Reference

Your existing school must provide you with a satisfactory reference, this must include evidence of the following:

good attitude to learning,
good behaviour,
good attendance and punctuality, and
your suitability to apply for a particular course/qualification.

Grade requirements

There are two types of grade entry requirements:

(a) Pathway entry requirements - these allow you to study certain types of qualification.

(b) Subject entry requirements - these allow you to study certain subjects, within a pathway.

(a) Pathway Entry Requirements

These are based on your predicted A8 score. Your A8 score is an average GCSE grade based on the double counting of English and Maths grades - see below the table for a link to see how you can calculate your A8.

You must meet the following entry requirements:

Pathway	Qualifications	Entry Requirements
Pathway	Qualifications	A8	Other
1	3 x A Levels*	6 or above	Grade 6 in English or Maths (above Grade 4 in the other) & Subject entry requirements
2	3 x subject AAQ / A level combinations	5.5 - 5.9	Grade 6 in English or Maths (above Grade 4 in the other) & Subject entry requirements
3	3 AAQs (+ GCSE Resit if required)	4.5 - 5.4	Grade 4 in English or Maths (above Grade 3 in the other) & Subject entry requirements
4	BTEC Business (+ GCSE Resit if required)	4.5 - 5.4	Grade 5 GCSE or above in English or Maths or Business related subjects. Grade 4 in English or Maths (above Grade 3 in the other)

* 4 A level offer for students A8 ≥ 8, especially those who are interested in STEM at Oxbridge.

(b) Subject Entry Requirements

A Level	Grade requirements
Art	GCSE Grade 6 or above in Art And Grade 6 or above in English
Biology	GCSE Grade 6 or above in Biology or Grade 77 or above in Combined Science And Grade 6 or above in Maths
Chemistry	Grade 6 or above in Chemistry or Grade 77 or above in Combined Science And Grade 6 or above in Maths
Economics	GCSE Grade 6 or above in English and Maths Or Grade 6 or above in Business and Grade 6 in English or Maths
English Literature	GCSE Grade 6 or above in English Language and English Literature
French	GCSE Grade 6 or above in French and Grade 6 or above in English
Further Maths	GCSE Grade 8 or 9 in Maths (you can only study Further Maths alongside A level Maths)
Geography	GCSE Grade 6 or above in Geography and Grade 6 or above in English
Government and Politics	GCSE Grade 6 or above in History or Sociology or RE and Grade 6 or above in English
History	GCSE Grade 6 or above in History and Grade 6 or above in English
Maths*	GCSE Grade 6 or above✝ in Maths
Physics	GCSE Grade 6 or above in physics or Grade 77 or above in Combined Science And Grade 6 or above in Maths
Psychology	GCSE Grade 6 or above in Biology or Psychology or Grade 66 or above in Combined Science And Grade 6 or above in English
Sociology	GCSE Grade 6 or above in Sociology, RE or History And Grade 6 or above in English
Spanish	GCSE Grade 6 or above in Spanish And Grade 6 or above in English

Maths A level will be taught in sets:

✝

Maths set 1 will be for students who obtain Grade 7 or above.

Maths set 2 will be for students who obtain a high Grade 6 (top 40% of the raw marks of the grade 6 range) and is aimed at students who want to study A level maths alongside, but not restricted to, AAQs in the Computing subjects areas.

Students in Maths 2 should be aware that they are less likely to get a grade B or above.

AAQ	Type of requirement
Computing	GCSE Grade 6 or above in Computer Science or Maths or Distinction in ICT course
Cyber Security and Networks	GCSE Grade 5 or above in ICT or course equivalent to GCSE or Grade 5 in Maths or Grade 5 or above in Physics or Grade 66 Combined Science
Data Analytics	GCSE Grade 5 or above in ICT or course equivalent to GCSE or Grade 5 in Maths or Grade 5 or above in Physics or Grade 66 Combined Science
Early Childhood Development	GCSE Grade 5 or above in English or Sciences or Merit in Level 2 Health and Social Care or course equivalent
Health & Social Care	GCSE Grade 5 or above in English or Sciences or Merit in Level 2 Health and Social Care or course equivalent
Information Technology	GCSE Grade 5 or above in ICT or course equivalent to GCSE or Grade 5 in Maths or Grade 5 or above in Physics or Grade 66 Combined Science
Medical Science	GCSE Grade 6 in Biology or 66 in Combined Science
Mental Health: Individuals and Society	GCSE Grade 5 or above in English or Sciences or Merit in Level 2 Health and Social Care or course equivalent

How to Calculate your A8 score:

A8 Score - this is the average of your best GCSE scores including English and Maths, and is calculated as follows:

1. Multiply your Maths grade by 2.

2. Multiply your best English grade by 2.

3. Add the grades of your six next best subjects and add to numbers in point 1 &2 above.

4. Divide the total by 10, this your A8 score.

For example; your results are: Maths = 7, English Lit = 5, English Lang = 8, Biology = 7, Chemistry = 7, Physics = 6, Geography = 7, History = 8, French = 9.

Maths = 7 x 2 = 14

(Best) English = 8 x 2 = 16

Next best 6 are: French, History, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics = 9 +8+7+7+7+6+16+14 = 74

A8 Score = 74/10 = 7.4