GCSE retake

Hi, I am a yr 12 student who is now starting to search for unis to apply to for 2024. I know most unis require a grade 6 for English language GCSE, however I got a grade 5 and due to personal problems, I was unable to retake the English language GCSE in November 2022. I was thinking about maybe retaking in November this year, once I'm in yr 13, however I don't know if the grade will come back in time to apply for unis as I know that has to be done around January time. I am still debating whether or not if I should retake as I don't know if it is worth retaking if the grade won't come back in time and I know there are quite a few unis that will accept a grade 5, however, there are unis I would like to apply to that I can't because I did not meet the requirement of getting a 6. If anyone could help me with this that would be great thanks!

Any idea what subject you will be doing at Uni, as it is the subject that will determine if you need a grade 6 for English language GCSE, not the uni itself. For example, taking a random example, at Warwick uni you need a 6 in English for Law, but just a 4 in English for Chemistry. It is worth checking if you have an ideal of what you will be doing.

I was thinking of going into Pharmacology, and I get where you are coming from I know manchester uni takes a 4 in english language for what I want to do which is good as it's my top choice, but there's unis like KCL or UCL that I was taking an interest in that require a 6 (not sure about KCL) for english language. I just want to know if it's worth retaking my english language GCSE so I get the chance to apply to these unis, but would I get my final grade in time so I can apply to these unis if I were to retake it in November

I was thinking of going into Pharmacology, and I get where you are coming from I know manchester uni takes a 4 in english language for what I want to do which is good as it's my top choice, but there's unis like KCL or UCL that I was taking an interest in that require a 6 (not sure about KCL) for english language. I just want to know if it's worth retaking my english language GCSE so I get the chance to apply to these unis, but would I get my final grade in time so I can apply to these unis if I were to retake it in November

Just a word of warning top London universities are very competitive because they are over subscribed as lots want to be in London. I very much doubt many universities will require a 6 for Pharmacology.

I know most unis require a grade 6 for English language GCSE