Sixth Form- grades to get in???

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5 A-Cs and B in your chosen subjects. But if you smile sweetly I think you get in anyway;yucky;

Mine has a points system. 8 is an A*, 7 - A, 6 - B, etc. and then they take and average from all your results. I think its something like 6.5 points average to take 4 AS-Levels and 5.5 to take 3 AS-Levels.

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rotor

My new sixth form asks for 8 B's! :eek:

Reply 23

anon53

Well you have to get 5 A-Cs.
A certain number of points (300ish?) to do 3 A levels and about 400ish to do 4 A levels.

That seems a little strong, but I guess it depends how many GCSEs you are taking, but even so. I think it is 8 points for every A*, 6 for an A, 4 for a C etc. Are you sure you don't mean 30 - or perhaps you're thinking of UCAS points.

Reply 24

sunburnt_note

Mine's an average of 6.5 (where A* = 8, A = 7, B = 6) across all your subjects (usually 10 or 11), with an A in Maths and English, and As in the subjects you want to study.

Reply 25

polka_dott

5 A*-C GCSEs, but not many really go to our 6th form. There are like 30 in my upper 6th.

Reply 26

Wildebeest

My entry requirements were BBBBBB and pass my three other GCSEs. There are occasionally, exceptions to the rule though.

Reply 27

squishedbanana

It's 5 C's for us, with B's in the subjects you want to take at A-level. (I fail to see the logic in that, to be honest.) And even if you don't get the 5 C's, they just put you on probation, ie they let you in on the condition that you retake whichever core GCSEs (English, Maths, Double Science?) and get C's. If not... Well, I haven't heard of someone not being able to do that, but there's always a first.

Reply 28

becky.fm

My sixth form asks for 5 A* - C grades. And many subjects (mainly the sciences & maths) enforce the rule of needed at least a B in that chosen subject. Although, many people get in with much lower entry requirements... :dontknow:

Reply 29

Flash6289

5 A*-C's at my 6th form college.

Reply 30

Eternity Forever

Cerys_x

If my school had entry requirements of 5 B's, there would be around 20 students.

My college asks for an average of 6 (B=6) so you can either get all Bs or a couple of Cs and lots of As or whatever, just as long as your average is a minimum of 6.

Reply 31

Wilt

Mine requires 50 points from your best 8 GCSEs.

The point scale they use is it's 10 points for an A* then it goes down in twos from there.

So it's at least one A and seven Bs.

Reply 32

yoshi_105

5 A*-C with a B needed if your taking the subject up for A-Level.

People who get D's in Maths and English get into the 6th but will have to resit in November.

Reply 33

westlife2005

At ours it's 5 A* - C, although they do let ye in with less than that!

Some subjects have individual entry requirements though! I'm doing BTEC Retail and the entry requirement for that was at least 4 C's at GCSE and it's taught over 2 years, so we have to complete both years to be able to pass!

Reply 34

Couldxbe

Mine is 5A*s - Cs, ideally with a B in the subject you would like to take (but the head of the History department is just too nice, so I think she'll listen to everyone who wants to do History aslong as their enthusiastic!)

Maths is setted though, so people with A*s and As in one set and people with Bs and lower in the other (although they don't actually allow anyone with less than a B to do it). Sciences, particularly Chem and Physics, ask for atleast a B in Maths I think, but say if you got AA at double and a C in Maths they might consider you

I think it does just depend on the person! I almost went to a sixth form that required atleast 30 points from your 5 best GCSEs. I'm so happy I stayed at my current one.