Future Sixth Form Study

Sixth Form entry will feel a long way off for our Third Form students, with two years of intensive GCSE studying more immediately ahead of them. Considering possible future routes through our Sixth Form can be helpful in informing suitable GCSE subject combinations, however.The list below is taken from this year’s Sixth Form curriculum booklet. Qualifications offered and entry requirements for course may change in the coming years so the information below cannot be relied upon at this stage, but does provide some guidance on likely requirements for different combinations of subjects in two years’ time when students make these choices.Minimum course requirements for Sixth Form entry (September 2024):

Subject	Entry requirements
Art	Grade 6 or better in GCSE Art required
Biology	Grade 6 or better required in GCSE Biology required (or a grade 77 in Combined Science)
Business	Grade 6 or better preferred in GCSE English Language and GCSE/IGCSE Maths, GCSE Business not required
Chemistry	Grade 7 or better preferred in GCSE Chemistry (or a grade 77 in Combined Science)
Computer Science	Grade 6 or better preferred in GCSE Computing (if taken) and a grade 6 or better required in GCSE/IGCSE Maths
Design & Technology (DT)	A grade 6 or better required in GCSE DT
Drama (Theatre Studies)	A grade 6 or better preferred in GCSE Drama
Economics	A grade 6 or better preferred in both GCSE/IGCSE Maths and GCSE English Language
English Language	A grade 6 or better preferred in GCSE English Language
English Literature	A grade 6 or better required in GCSE English Literature
French	A grade 6 or better required in GCSE French
Further Mathematics	A grade 8 or better preferred in GCSE/IGCSE Maths
Geography	A grade 6 or better required in GCSE Geography
History	A grade 6 or better required in GCSE History
Information Technology (CTEC)	No minimum entry requirements
Mathematics	A grade 6 or better required for IGCSE/GCSE Maths (grade 7 or better strongly preferred)
Music	A grade 6 or better preferred for GCSE Music alongside grade 6 or better in an instrument or voice
Physical Education	A grade 7 or better required for GCSE PE alongside grade 6 or better in science/combined science GCSEs
Physics	Grade 7 or better preferred in GCSE Physics (or a grade 77 in Combined Science)
Politics	A grade 6 or better preferred in GCSE English Language
Psychology	A grade 6 or better preferred in both GCSE/IGCSE Maths and GCSE English Language
Religious Studies (Philosophy Ethics Theology)	A grade 6 or better required in GCSE RS (if taken) and GCSE English Language
Spanish	A grade 6 or better required in GCSE Spanish
Sport (BTEC)	No minimum entry requirements

Relevant Heads of Department will be able to discuss Sixth Form requirements in specific subject areas in more detail.