Sixth Form
Sixth Form Entrance Requirements for September 2026
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 * | 7 in Biology |
| Business | 7 in English Lang or Lit and 7 in Mathematics and 7 in Business Studies (If studied) |
| Chemistry * | 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 Language | 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 * | 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 |
* 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.
- Offers of places in the Sixth Form will be conditional on achievement of these results in the subjects for which the candidate applied. Where the candidate has not met those requirements, the school is not obliged to offer a place on an alternative course, even where the candidate may have achieved the entry requirements in that alternative subject.
- Offers of places are conditional on the capacity of the chosen courses. Satisfaction of the grade entry criteria will not guarantee an offer if the subject is over-subscribed. In order for an offer to be made, the applicant must be applying for courses in which there is capacity in each subject the applicant has applied for.
- 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 for external places priority will be given to:
- “Looked After” or “Previously Looked After” children
- Students attracting the Pupil Premium who meet the admissions criteria, up to a maximum of 25% of the total places available for external applicants. Applicants in this category will be ranked by average point score across the applicant’s best seven GCSEs.
- Other external applicants ranked by average point score across the applicant’s best seven GCSEs.
Within each category, where there is a tie, priority will be given to those living closest to the school.
