Does Imperial College London place heavy weight on GCSE grades for medicine?

My GCSE grades were:
Maths: 9
History: 7
French: 7
Music: D2
Health & Fitness: D2
English Language and Literature: 6
Biology, Chemistry, Physics: 6
I am currently in Year 12 studying Biology, Chemistry, Maths, and Psychology (though I am planning to drop Psychology).
My science results didn’t go as well as I hoped, but I would like to know: does Imperial College London place much weight on GCSE grades for medicine, and do I still stand a chance of getting in despite having 6s in the sciences and English?
Thank you!

I’m in the same position as you in Y12. To be completely honest I’m pretty sure Imperial do use your GCSEs quite a lot since predicted grades are deemed not as reliable since they can be inflated. Bristol however is really good and don’t use GCSE much as long as you have 5 in English language and 7 in maths all applicants are the same

As far as I'm aware, unless they have changed it for 2026 entry, Imperial do not score GCSEs for medicine and you just need to meet their minimum GCSE requirements in English language.

As far as I'm aware, unless they have changed it for 2026 entry, Imperial do not score GCSEs for medicine and you just need to meet their minimum GCSE requirements in English language.

Yes on their website it states that they don’t use GCSEs a lot but the bulk majority of successful applicants will be achieving minimum of 7-8 grades which are 8/9

And? Correlation does not imply causation. Students who do well in their GCSEs are more likely to do well in their A-levels and predicted grades for A-level and be of the academic sort to think about applying to Imperial and medicine in the first place. There's a selection bias leading to that end result.
That doesn't imply that those who have other GCSE profiles will necessarily be at a disadvantage and as they don't score GCSEs, it's simply irrelevant for Imperial what the GCSE grades are provided they meet their minimum requirements in English language (as they no longer have a maths requirement to my knowledge).

And? Correlation does not imply causation. Students who do well in their GCSEs are more likely to do well in their A-levels and predicted grades for A-level and be of the academic sort to think about applying to Imperial and medicine in the first place. There's a selection bias leading to that end result.
That doesn't imply that those who have other GCSE profiles will necessarily be at a disadvantage and as they don't score GCSEs, it's simply irrelevant for Imperial what the GCSE grades are provided they meet their minimum requirements in English language (as they no longer have a maths requirement to my knowledge).

My GCSE grades were:
Maths: 9
History: 7
French: 7
Music: D2
Health & Fitness: D2
English Language and Literature: 6
Biology, Chemistry, Physics: 6
I am currently in Year 12 studying Biology, Chemistry, Maths, and Psychology (though I am planning to drop Psychology).
My science results didn’t go as well as I hoped, but I would like to know: does Imperial College London place much weight on GCSE grades for medicine, and do I still stand a chance of getting in despite having 6s in the sciences and English?
Thank you!

Hi there,
if you meet the minimum GCSE requirements, then you are at no disadvantage. Focus on your post-16 qualifications and entry tests, do well, and you will get in
Kind regards, Jenifer (Kingston uni rep)