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Admission, progression and coursework

Requirements for admission AS to A level (A2)

To embark on Sixth Form course programme Pupils who are not working at least at a
pupils must achieve five 9 to 4 grades at C grade level in the Lower Sixth cannot
GCSE. Usually, grade 6 must be attained realistically hope for significant success
at GCSE for subjects pupils wish to study in their final exams without dramatic
at A level and for some subjects we do improvement. The School’s policy is not to
strongly recommend that a grade 7 has allow progression where a pupil is achieving
been achieved in order to progress. Where below a D grade on average, measured
a subject has not been studied at GCSE, in internal end of year examinations as
grades in similar subjects may be taken appropriate, following on from the checkpoint
as indicators of success and entry onto exams in Lent term of Year 12.
the course will be at the discretion of the
Academic Deputy, the Head of Sixth Form Pupils’ attainment is reported in termly
and the relevant Head of Department. reports and at parents’ meetings. As well as
their subject teachers, each pupil has a tutor
Pupils should be aware that achieving a who is there to offer advice and help him or
grade 6 at GCSE does not automatically her to get the most out of their time in the
indicate a successful pass at AS/A level. Sixth Form. If, for whatever reason, a pupil
Pupils should speak to their GCSE subject falls behind, their whole programme of study
teachers or to the relevant Head of is reviewed, and it may be that the number
Department for specific guidance about of courses is limited to ensure the very best
their Sixth Form choices. Pupils who have results at the end of the two years.
not achieved a grade 4 or higher in English
Language or Mathematics at GCSE must
retake these subjects in the Sixth Form in the
relevant option block(s), which will have an
impact on which other courses they can take.

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