if u go to king edwards college stourbridge, what gcse grades did u have to get in?

I am applying to stourbridge; I am predicted 10 A's ; do you think I have a chance?:L

I've applied there as well. To be honest, 6A*s is perfectly fine. Many say that Stourbridge isn't the hardest one to get into. Just make sure you actually get those grades!

thanks, what subjects did you choose to study after GCSE's?

I'm in Year 12 now. You really don't need tonnes of A's to be honest for King Eds. I got in with 5As, 3Bs, 2Cs and an AS level. Some of my friends got in with just B and C grades.

HOWEVER, Word of warning, it isn't as good as it makes out it is. I left there to go back to my school's sixth form, the teaching there is pretty bad, and there's surprisingly a lot of irritating people there. It is so cramped and its difficult to get about the corridors. I personally wouldn't recommend going there, unless you believe you are very, very intelligent. You can do very well there, but they will work you to death and sadly not a lot of people enjoy their time there. A lot of my friends who stayed there really want to leave, but have to stay due to their option choices. Still, some people are nice, and there are some good teachers there. Admin is bit intimidating though.

I went back to school, despite the fact I couldn't wait to leave in Year 11. However, it's brilliant, there's a strong social atmosphere, I can work hard and teachers respect and treat me like an adult. School sixth forms tend to feel privileged by having sixth formers and will do A LOT for them, especially when it comes to university. Sixth form colleges however, tend to make the students feel like they are privileged to be there and you are expected to do a lot for the reputation of the college.

Good luck with sixth form choices everyone. Where you go for sixth form will honestly have little effect on your grades, most of the work you do is outside the lesson. So don't let it stress you out

Thanks for the post! It has really made me think twice about going there. I've heard quite a lot of bad things about KE Stourbridge which has made me want to go to one of the KE sixth forms instead. May I ask what subjects you have chosen? I heard that they have a really good Maths department but that's about it :/

And what do you mean by 'irritating people' because that worried me a little. Are the pupils arrogant?

Biology,chemistry,geology and philosophy and ethics, how was the teacher for philosophy?

No problem. I think the best thing you can do is apply pretty much everywhere you can. It's easy to do and you can keep all your options open. Just let it mull over in your head, you've got till next September before you have to make a real choice.

I cannot speak for the maths department, but my friend who is still there thinks maths is quite good, but she isn't so pleased with art or IT. There's been a lot of unexpected absences by the staff, leaving the students clueless on what to do.

Well, when I went to King Eds I was hoping to meet likeminded people, as I was sick of the idiots of secondary school. There are some nice people there, but many people stick around with their old school friends, so you don't really integrate like it seems. It's difficult to explain, but people there tend to be kind of arrogant, whenever I'd meet someone in my classes they'd tell me all about their results and how well they did.

Classes are really large as well surprisingly. At my school, the AS class sizes vary from 5 to 15 in a classroom fit for 30, so it's comfortable and spacious. Meanwhile, at King Ed's there was about 25 people in my classes, and the rooms could only fit about 15 people in there.

All in all, I really wouldn't recommend KE Stourbridge, it promises so much but delivers very little. Its reputation and wide subject choice is the only reason why people tend to go there. Still, think things through and try to have a good look around if possible.

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I've applied to quite a lot of places already (7 to be precise). I'm planning waiting for the induction days as (hopefully) they will give me a netter idea of what the colleges are like.Thanks for this! It has really made me think carefully about where I should go.

I'm in Year 12 now. You really don't need tonnes of A's to be honest for King Eds. I got in with 5As, 3Bs, 2Cs and an AS level. Some of my friends got in with just B and C grades.

HOWEVER, Word of warning, it isn't as good as it makes out it is. I left there to go back to my school's sixth form, the teaching there is pretty bad, and there's surprisingly a lot of irritating people there. It is so cramped and its difficult to get about the corridors. I personally wouldn't recommend going there, unless you believe you are very, very intelligent. You can do very well there, but they will work you to death and sadly not a lot of people enjoy their time there. A lot of my friends who stayed there really want to leave, but have to stay due to their option choices. Still, some people are nice, and there are some good teachers there. Admin is bit intimidating though.

I went back to school, despite the fact I couldn't wait to leave in Year 11. However, it's brilliant, there's a strong social atmosphere, I can work hard and teachers respect and treat me like an adult. School sixth forms tend to feel privileged by having sixth formers and will do A LOT for them, especially when it comes to university. Sixth form colleges however, tend to make the students feel like they are privileged to be there and you are expected to do a lot for the reputation of the college.

Good luck with sixth form choices everyone. Where you go for sixth form will honestly have little effect on your grades, most of the work you do is outside the lesson. So don't let it stress you out

Sorry but I go there now and I don't actually find any of that true, apart from that the history corridor is always blocked five minutes before lessons, however any non-idiot can just go down another corridor.

I'm in Year 12 now. You really don't need tonnes of A's to be honest for King Eds. I got in with 5As, 3Bs, 2Cs and an AS level. Some of my friends got in with just B and C grades.

HOWEVER, Word of warning, it isn't as good as it makes out it is. I left there to go back to my school's sixth form, the teaching there is pretty bad, and there's surprisingly a lot of irritating people there. It is so cramped and its difficult to get about the corridors. I personally wouldn't recommend going there, unless you believe you are very, very intelligent. You can do very well there, but they will work you to death and sadly not a lot of people enjoy their time there. A lot of my friends who stayed there really want to leave, but have to stay due to their option choices. Still, some people are nice, and there are some good teachers there. Admin is bit intimidating though.

I went back to school, despite the fact I couldn't wait to leave in Year 11. However, it's brilliant, there's a strong social atmosphere, I can work hard and teachers respect and treat me like an adult. School sixth forms tend to feel privileged by having sixth formers and will do A LOT for them, especially when it comes to university. Sixth form colleges however, tend to make the students feel like they are privileged to be there and you are expected to do a lot for the reputation of the college.

Good luck with sixth form choices everyone. Where you go for sixth form will honestly have little effect on your grades, most of the work you do is outside the lesson. So don't let it stress you out

No problem. I think the best thing you can do is apply pretty much everywhere you can. It's easy to do and you can keep all your options open. Just let it mull over in your head, you've got till next September before you have to make a real choice.

I cannot speak for the maths department, but my friend who is still there thinks maths is quite good, but she isn't so pleased with art or IT. There's been a lot of unexpected absences by the staff, leaving the students clueless on what to do.

Well, when I went to King Eds I was hoping to meet likeminded people, as I was sick of the idiots of secondary school. There are some nice people there, but many people stick around with their old school friends, so you don't really integrate like it seems. It's difficult to explain, but people there tend to be kind of arrogant, whenever I'd meet someone in my classes they'd tell me all about their results and how well they did.

Classes are really large as well surprisingly. At my school, the AS class sizes vary from 5 to 15 in a classroom fit for 30, so it's comfortable and spacious. Meanwhile, at King Ed's there was about 25 people in my classes, and the rooms could only fit about 15 people in there.

All in all, I really wouldn't recommend KE Stourbridge, it promises so much but delivers very little. Its reputation and wide subject choice is the only reason why people tend to go there. Still, think things through and try to have a good look around if possible.