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STUDY ROUTES

All of the courses available in the Lower Sixth at Millfield Advice is available on the number of courses that would
from September 2026 are listed in this booklet. The Sixth suit you; to follow the ‘standard’ three A level programme
Form curriculum has been designed to provide you with a in the Lower and Upper Sixth at Millfield you will have
broad and flexible choice of subjects and courses which achieved a minimum of 30 points from your best six
include: GCSE/IGCSE/BTEC (or equivalent) courses; there are also
specific requirements for individual courses and these are
• A levels (or equivalent) set out in the subject entries and summarised at the end of
• BTEC courses (or equivalent) this brochure. Full details of our entrance requirements for
• Professional qualifications Sixth Form study, can also be found at the end of this
• GCSE retakes brochure.

Each course has its own entry requirements. The A levels were reformed in 2015 and are significantly
more challenging than the previous A level courses. Each A
A LEVEL level has 12 hours of taught lessons over a fortnight and we
A level courses have been specifically designed to be expect the students to be undertaking at least 10 hours of
delivered in a linear fashion over the two years of Sixth independent study per subject during the same time period.
Form. External examinations taken at the end of the Upper This may be specified prep or deeper reading and research.
Sixth assess the full two years of Sixth Form study and lead
to the award of an A level. Universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, do not advise
studying four A levels. Three A levels, with the possible
Most students will study three A level courses (or the addition of an EPQ (see page 52 for more details on this
equivalent curriculum loading) in the Lower Sixth and excellent Sixth Form qualification) shows breadth, depth
continue with all of these courses into the Upper Sixth. and independent inquiry which is what the top universities
With the school’s agreement, and depending on prior are looking for. An exception to this is Further Mathematics,
attainment, aspirations, subject choices (i.e. the overall which is expected to be a fourth A level. If you would like to
programme) and co-curricular load, there are options to discuss a fourth A level option please speak to Dr Brooke or
study more or less courses than this. a member of the Sixth Form team.

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