Do I need GCSEs for these subjects?

Hey there.

I'm finally planning to take up some A-Levels at my local college, but have no GCSEs apart from a B in English, and a GCSE Maths that I'm currently studying (got a D the last time). I've come up with a list of subjects I'm interested in taking and that I want to narrow down to 2 eventually.

Two questions.

1. Does anyone know of a college accepting people for A-Levels in my sort of situation? I know my chances are low, but is it possible?

2. Will I need the equivalent GCSEs or a GCSE-level grasp of maths to study any of the following subjects? Do they contain a lot of maths? I'm confident I can get an A* in GCSE Maths this year for what it's worth, I'm just not sure whether I'll have that knowledge in time.

Biology
Chemistry
Physics
History
Psychology
Sociology
Electronics

I really don't have the time to take another year or two out for GCSEs, so I really want to do the A-Levels asap. Thanks in advance.

You can probably do History, Psychology, Sociology and Electronics, as they probably dont require any prior knowledge.

Technically you can enter as a private candidate for any of these A levels, but science A levels probably need a good foundation of GCSE knowledge. Plus if you are going to enter as a private candidate it will be really hard to find a centre who will allow you to do the 'practical endorsement' for the new curriculum.

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Not wanting to enter as a private candidate, gonna ring up the college to see if they'll still let me on the course, once I've decided which subjects I want to study. You don't think it'll be possible to study the science A-levels without the necessary GCSEs?

Most colleges expect 5 GCSE's A* to C including English and maths. Then most expect a GCSE in national curriculum subjects like Biology, Chemistry, Physics and History.

I'm aware of what most do, as well as what my local is expecting, hence why I asked two very distinct questions to be answered.