Sixth Form
Sixth Form Entrance Requirements for September 2024
A minimum of 7 GCSEs at grade 7 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 BTECs, Nationals etc.).
Specific Subject Minimum Requirements are:
A Level Subject | Minimum GCSE Requirement |
Art © | 7 in Art |
Biology á | 7 in Biology |
Business | 7 in English Lang or Lit and 7 in Mathematics and 7 in Business Studies (If studied) |
Chemistry á | 7 in Chemistry |
Computer Science | 7 in Computer Science and 7 in Mathematics |
Economics | 7 in English Lang or Lit and 7 in Mathematics and 7 in Business Studies (If studied) |
English Literature | 7 in English Literature and 7 in English Language |
French © | 7 in French |
Further Maths | 8 or 9 in Mathematics |
Geography | 7 in Geography |
German © | 7 in German |
History | 7 in History |
Law | 7 in English Language or Literature and 7 in Mathematics |
Mathematics | 7 in Mathematics |
Music © | 7 in Music and at least grade 5 on one instrument |
Physics á | 7 in Physics |
Product Design © | 7 in a Design Technology subject |
Psychology | 7 in English Language or Literature and 7 in Mathematics |
RS, Philosophy and Ethics | 7 in RS |
á If a student has studied GCSE Combined Science rather than separate sciences they will require a minimum of two grade 7s 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 GCSE points scores, and then those who live nearest to the school (according to the straight-line distance between home and school).