Can i be refused to continue to Year 13 for poor A level grades?

Schools have the authority to set their own policies regarding the continuation to Year 13 for poor A-level grades. While I cannot provide legal advice, it is common for schools to have minimum grade requirements or expectations for students to progress to the next year. Specific policies may vary, so it's important to have a conversation with your school and inquire about their guidelines. Discuss your personal circumstances, including any struggles or extenuating factors that may have affected your academic performance. Ultimately, it is best to consult with your school directly to understand their specific policies and potential options available to you.

Can i be refused to continue to Year 13 for poor A level grades? Is it a legal protocol??

My school has arranged a meeting with me and my parents to "discuss my future options for September"; We've already had a previous talk before about my performance academically and how "they are not confident with me continuing into year 13" because of it and have been pushing the options of me retaking the year if i really want to take my current subjects.

When revisiting what they said later i realised they were being quite vague about these being my only two options; not really giving a direct indication that i definitely couldn't just carry on to year 13 and more or less saying they were suggestions made by my teacher. So i wanted to know if there is an actual legal protocol needed to be carried out if a student were below the required minimum standard to progress into year 13.

I take Alevel Biology, Chemistry and Maths. I got 3Us in the final mock exams, i did attend the exams but i hadn't attempted any of the papers. I've not had a great time with school since starting secondary school for many reasons; i can admit that it's affected the effort i put into school. I genuinely wanted to do well in year 12 but my mental health went completely down hill once the school year started. I got away with the lack of consistency into studying in GCSEs with decent grades but Alevels are obviously different and this outcome was expected. During the final exams i crammed and was so stressed, when i sat the final exams i thought me not attempting the paper would be the same as me bringing home a low mark.

I have my suspicions that they've been wanting me off the courses since my December mocks. I know the school wants people who won't fail so it'll help their Ofsted league tables, showing that they're an outstanding school, but this school isn't 'good' anymore as Ofsted said and currently requires improvement. They've always been low on staff since i came to the school in 2017.

I understand the treatment i'm getting was what i was asking for after not pulling my weight, but I also know it all works around money and i think they should care/more understanding about the student's future and their well being instead of just kicking me off y'know?

The disappointment has really brought home the consequences to me and has given me determination to do better during the next year. I really don't want to have wasted a year academically because of personal issues.

But back to my point i was basically wondering if i can get kicked off my Alevel courses for poor grades because I've been researching for a while and been getting mixed answers.

Can i be refused to continue to Year 13 for poor A level grades? Is it a legal protocol??

My school has arranged a meeting with me and my parents to "discuss my future options for September"; We've already had a previous talk before about my performance academically and how "they are not confident with me continuing into year 13" because of it and have been pushing the options of me retaking the year if i really want to take my current subjects.

When revisiting what they said later i realised they were being quite vague about these being my only two options; not really giving a direct indication that i definitely couldn't just carry on to year 13 and more or less saying they were suggestions made by my teacher. So i wanted to know if there is an actual legal protocol needed to be carried out if a student were below the required minimum standard to progress into year 13.

I take Alevel Biology, Chemistry and Maths. I got 3Us in the final mock exams, i did attend the exams but i hadn't attempted any of the papers. I've not had a great time with school since starting secondary school for many reasons; i can admit that it's affected the effort i put into school. I genuinely wanted to do well in year 12 but my mental health went completely down hill once the school year started. I got away with the lack of consistency into studying in GCSEs with decent grades but Alevels are obviously different and this outcome was expected. During the final exams i crammed and was so stressed, when i sat the final exams i thought me not attempting the paper would be the same as me bringing home a low mark.

I have my suspicions that they've been wanting me off the courses since my December mocks. I know the school wants people who won't fail so it'll help their Ofsted league tables, showing that they're an outstanding school, but this school isn't 'good' anymore as Ofsted said and currently requires improvement. They've always been low on staff since i came to the school in 2017.

I understand the treatment i'm getting was what i was asking for after not pulling my weight, but I also know it all works around money and i think they should care/more understanding about the student's future and their well being instead of just kicking me off y'know?

The disappointment has really brought home the consequences to me and has given me determination to do better during the next year. I really don't want to have wasted a year academically because of personal issues.

But back to my point i was basically wondering if i can get kicked off my Alevel courses for poor grades because I've been researching for a while and been getting mixed answers.

It's illegal to do this - you can only exclude on behaviour grounds.

Sorry for the questions, but does this apply to both private and state schools?

State schools - private schools can do what they like!

thought so, worth checking!

thought so, worth checking!

Let me just first give you my genuine advice. Regardless of whether or not your school force you to resit the year, going into year 13 with 3 Us is a recipe for disaster, especially since your doing very hard subjects (maths bio chem). In my opinion I think you should retake the year or even reconsider whether or not you want to even do those A Levels or not over the summer. If you really wanna stick to your A Levels retaking is really a good option for you.

Also, just so you know, your school is actually being very reasonable for even giving you the option to retake the year. In my school, if you fail a STEM subject, your either forced to do a btec or made to retake the year with different subjects. So for example if you fail physics or maths theyll literally tell you your not cut out for it and kick you off the course entirely. In addition to that, our maths department gave us a goddamn A2 paper for maths instead of an AS paper so that they can have an excuse to kick as many of us off the course as they can because they want to keep that 'outstanding' from ofsted & that 51% A*-A grade on A Level results. So if you think your sixth form is being unreasonable, trust me, theyre not.

The sooner you understand that teachers will do what makes their life easier, the better. They’ll rather you take the easy option, aka sit the lower paper, or drop the subject rather than risk you doing poorly. Put your goals above theirs.

It's illegal to do this - you can only exclude on behaviour grounds.