To succeed at Advanced Level you will need to have coped well at GCSE Level because advanced courses are more demanding.  Students will take four or five different subjects in the first year of Advanced Level study or three with Mathematics or English GCSE re-sits (to gain a minimum of grade C).

The Minimum Entry Requirements is five GCSE passes at grade C, from four different subject areas (some such as Dual Award Science or appropriate BTEC qualifications will count as two).  They must include a GCSE grade C, or higher in Mathematics or English.

It is also clear that there is not always a natural progression from GCSE to A Level.  Therefore, some A Level subjects carry a specific entry requirement.  Details of these can be found in the appropriate course description section of the Prospectus and on the Schools Liaison section of the website.