Newham collegiate sixth form centre + Predicted grades

Their application deadline was recently and my school used botched grade boundaries for the mocks meaning my predicted grades don’t meet their requirements. I applied to do: Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and Economics and I’m predicted: Biology 7, Chemistry 7, Physics 9, maths 7, English lang + lit 7, History 9, Sociology 9.
I have another set of mock exams in February/March, if I do well on those do I still have a chance of getting in?

Their application deadline was recently and my school used botched grade boundaries for the mocks meaning my predicted grades don’t meet their requirements. I applied to do: Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and Economics and I’m predicted: Biology 7, Chemistry 7, Physics 9, maths 7, English lang + lit 7, History 9, Sociology 9.
I have another set of mock exams in February/March, if I do well on those do I still have a chance of getting in?

(Original post by JustAnotherFloop)If the deadline is before the mocks, send in your results. Email them saying that you have mocks very soon and ask if you could send them those results instead as you feel like that would be a better reflection of your academic potential. I did that and the sixth forms I emailed were fine with it. But this obviously depends on the Sixth Form, as the ones I applied for aren't nearly as competitive as NCS. Your predicted grades are already really good so they might let you take the entrance exam anyways.

WHAT theres an entrance exam for ncs i thought it was an interview no wya this is new info

I actually looked through their site and there was no mention of entrance exam so please disregard that part. I just assumed there was as a lot of super competitive sixth forms have entrance exams (Like grammar schools) so I thought automatically they had them to.

I’m a year 12 at the NCS so I can answer any questions you may have.
I personally got in with four 9s, three 8s, four 7s and a 6, so it’s definitely possible that you get in. When it comes to the interview, really don’t stress about it. It’s very relaxed and if I recall correctly my one wasn’t even 1 to 1. It’s more about discussing wether NCS is right for you rather than whether you are right for NCS.
One last thing, if it ever comes to making a choice between Brampton manor and NCS, pick NCS. Trustt.

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I’m a year 12 at the NCS so I can answer any questions you may have.
I personally got in with four 9s, three 8s, four 7s and a 6, so it’s definitely possible that you get in. When it comes to the interview, really don’t stress about it. It’s very relaxed and if I recall correctly my one wasn’t even 1 to 1. It’s more about discussing wether NCS is right for you rather than whether you are right for NCS.
One last thing, if it ever comes to making a choice between Brampton manor and NCS, pick NCS. Trustt.

I know some friends over at Brampton from my old school, and from what I have heard it’s a bit more tense there. The overall quality of teaching seems to be better at NCS, due to some Brampton teachers being overworked or not being very good at teaching.
Brampton has a few advantages over NCS as well. They definitely move through the course faster than us at NCS, though this is a double edged sword as some of my friends struggle with keeping up with the content. Their principal also left a better impression than the NCSs acting principal, and they have more sports activities in school time. We get no sports here, except after school voluntary activities.
I would say the main and biggest advantage of NCS over Brampton is the overall working atmosphere. Both schools are selective, and both aim quite high, but the atmosphere at Brampton is very different than here. You only need to attend both schools’ open evenings to see the difference, but essentially Brampton felt much more brutal than NCS. Brampton is also more packed. NCS has a larger historic building, we use the Newham town hall for assemblies, and a large building for private study sessions. At Brampton, you have three crammed concrete buildings next to a secondary school, and you aren’t allowed to leave school grounds in lunch.
Overall, the NCS simply felt more welcoming, and you can see the effects of this if you ask a few alumni about the school. Right now we’re in mock exam season, and I know there is cheating going on in Brampton (my old friend is one of the cheaters) while I’ve heard no such thing here at NCS.
Of course, this is all an outside view of Brampton. It would be nice to see someone from Brampton challenge my impression of the school, to paint a more accurate picture. What I would recommend Y11 who are planning on applying to these schools to do is this: attend the open evenings, ask the alumni their opinion on the opposite school, and still, APPLY TO BOTH SCHOOLS. Although I believe NCS is a bit better than Brampton, they are both still amazing schools, and ideally on GCSE results day you will have multiple offers, one from both schools.

Thank you for genuinely answering my question
I see both as top top schools but icl I thought NCS was more stricter and had more pressure within . For NCS can you join more than one work experience for example medicine and finance? Also have you done the code breakers and polish and etiquette scheme and how was it?
Is NCS smaller than Brampton in terms of overall pupil

I’m a year 12 at the NCS so I can answer any questions you may have.
I personally got in with four 9s, three 8s, four 7s and a 6, so it’s definitely possible that you get in. When it comes to the interview, really don’t stress about it. It’s very relaxed and if I recall correctly my one wasn’t even 1 to 1. It’s more about discussing wether NCS is right for you rather than whether you are right for NCS.
One last thing, if it ever comes to making a choice between Brampton manor and NCS, pick NCS. Trustt.

If I apply on results day to the NCS with improvised predicted grades would I be able to get in

hey, i literally applied to ncs the night before GCSE results day when my mum told me to and got in the next day when they called me and asked me to enrol. So don't stress at all.

No problem at all. When I was looking to apply to these schools the lack of information was quite annoying.
At the NCS i personally havent felt "too much" pressure. They expect you to do well, yes, but they don't expect you to ace your A-Levels on your own. Its their job to help you get good grades and end up in a place you want, but its your job to get those grades. There is some pressure which naturally arises as a result of all the effort the school puts in - they provide ipads, revision resources, after-school sessions and inform you of lots of opportunities to take action. The teachers are very supportive and understanding. If you are slacking off, not doing any homework, being inattentive in classes, etc. then yeah the school gets quite annoyed and you feel the pressure. But assuming you put in the effort - its alright.

As far as I know you can join as many work experiences or extracurricular activities as you can handle. We get tons of emails about stuff like that, at least one or two a week. This morning I got an email about a 2 week work experience opportunity from BCLP law firm. I havent done code breakers as it was confilcting with something else I was doing, but I remember we did get an email about it. I have no clue what the polish and etiquette scheme is.

NCS a bit smaller than brampton, I believe brampton has around 350/400 students per year group while NCS has closer to 300. In terms of how crowded it feels, the classrooms are all sufficiently large in most subjects. The only department that struggles a bit is Maths due to almost everyone doing maths. As the year progresses and people start dropping their 4th A level, it gets better.