Do the university of Manchester care about Gcse grades much?

Hello, I am in year 12 and I've got grade 7s and 6s in my gcses, However in English language I got a grade 5.
Im worried they will reject my application due to my grade 5, when a grade 6 is required for the engineering course I want to do.
I am willing to try my hardest towards my alevels and achieve the best grades possible.
But I'm afraid my grade 5 might bring me down.
Should I resit English language in year 13?

If they have a grade requirement then it’s probably worth a resit. I think the November resits have passed so you’d prob have to resit in May/June if you wanna go to Manchester.
I personally also achieved a 5 at first, but I got my mark reviewed and it went up to a 6 (unfortunately the deadline has passed so I can’t recommend you do that if you’re close to a 6)

Hi,
As mentioned above, if a specific GCSE grade is listed in the entry requirements, it’s more than likely that your application would not be accepted with a grade 5. Because of this, it would be worth considering resitting English Language to meet the requirement.
It’s great that you’re motivated to work hard on your A-levels, but meeting all the stated entry requirements is usually essential. Resitting could give you the best chance of securing a place on your chosen course at your preferred university.
Hope this helps,
Tayba
Student Rep

I don’t even have any gcse/igcse since I’m international and skipped a year. I passed my ielts and have a good predicted for maths in a level. You’ll be fine as they tend to look at ALEVEL grades more than gcses.