Sixth Form
Entrance Requirements for September 2023
A minimum of 8 GCSEs at grade 6 or higher including English and Maths.
Conditional offers are based only on GCSE grades and do not include alternative Level 2 qualifications (vocational courses such as BTEC’s, Nationals etc.).
Specific Subject Minimum Requirements are:
| A Level Subject | Minimum required GCSE grade |
| Art © | 7 in Art |
| Biology * | 7 in Biology |
| Business | 6 in English Lang or Lit, 6 in Mathematics and 6 in Business Studies (If studied) |
| Chemistry * | 7 in Chemistry |
| Computer Science | 7 in Computer Science and 7 in Mathematics |
| Economics | 6 in English Lang or Lit, 6 in Mathematics and 6 in Business Studies (If studied) |
| English Literature | 6 in English Language and 6 in English Literature |
| French © | 7 in French |
| Further Maths | 9 in Mathematics |
| Geography | 6 in Geography |
| German © | 7 in German |
| History | 6 in History |
| Law | 6 in English Language or Literature and 6 in Mathematics |
| Mathematics | 7 in Mathematics |
| Music © | 7 in Music and at least grade 5 on one instrument |
| Physics * | 7 in Physics |
| Product Design © | 7 in a Design Technology subject |
| Psychology | 6 in English Language or Literature and 6 in Mathematics |
| RS, Philosophy and Ethics | 6 in RS |
* If a student has studied GCSE Combined Science rather than separate sciences they will require a minimum of two grade 7’s and will only be permitted to choose a maximum of 2 sciences for A-level.
© These subjects are delivered in collaboration with KEVI Aston, KEVI Handsworth Girls and KEVI Handsworth Wood Girls Schools, so lessons may be at those venues and/or have students from those schools.
- Conditional offers are not a guarantee of a place, nor a guarantee that the subjects that have been selected by a candidate will be the subjects undertaken at A-level. Subjects to be studied are determined by exam results and availability of spaces.
- The school and its governors reserve the right to reduce curriculum time allocated to a specific course due to low uptake of students, and also to withdraw a course due to an extremely low uptake of students.
- In the event of over-subscription preference will be given to looked-after children or previously looked-after children; then highest GCSE points scores, and then those who live nearest to the school (according to the straight-line distance between home and school).
