These entry requirements are for guidance purposes only, and are reviewed periodically.
Subject | Minimum English GCSE Grade | Minimum Maths GCSE Grade | Other Minimum GCSE Grade Requirements |
Art (Fine) | Grade 5 Lang | N/A | Art Grade 5 |
Biology | Grade 6 Lang | Grade 6 | Double Science Grades 6,6 or Biology Grade 6 |
Business Studies | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | Business Grade 6 or one essay-based subject at Grade 6 + four additional subjects at Grade 5s |
Chemistry | Grade 6 Lang | Grade 7 | Double Science Grades 6,6 or Chemistry Grade 6 | Must study alongside A Level Maths. 7 in GCSE Maths or pass an aptitude test. |
Economics | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | One Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
English Language & Literature | Grade 6,6 Lang & Lit | N/A | One Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
English Literature | Grade 6,6 Lang & Lit | N/A | One Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
Film Studies | Grade 5 Lang | N/A | One Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
Further Maths | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 8 | One Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
Government & Politics | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | One Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
History | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | History Grade 6 or one Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
Law | Grade 6 Lang | Grade 5 | One Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
Mathematics | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 7 | One Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 | Aptitude test for students with Grade 6 GCSE Maths. |
Media | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | Media Grade 6 or one Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
Religious Studies | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | Religious Studies Grade 6 or one Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
Photography | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | Photography Grade 6 or one Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
Physics | Grade 6 Lang | Grade 6 | Double Sciences Grades 6,6 or Physics Grade 6 | Must study alongside A Level Maths. 7 in GCSE Maths or pass an aptitude test. |
Psychology | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | Science Grade 5 + one Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
Sociology | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | Sociology Grade 6 or one Grade 6 in an essay-based subject + four additional subjects at Grade 5 |
Subject | Minimum English GCSE Grade | Minimum Maths GCSE Grade | Other minimum GCSE Grade Requirements |
Applied Law | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 4 | Five subjects at Grades 4/5 |
Applied Science (Single or Double) | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | Five subjects at Grades 5 |
Art & Design | Grade 4 Lang | Grade 4 | Five subjects at Grades 4/5 |
Business | Grade 4 Lang | Grade 4 | Five subjects at Grades 4/5 |
Criminology | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 4 | Five subjects at Grades 4/5 |
Subject | Minimum English GCSE Grade | Minimum Maths GCSE Grade | Other minimum GCSE Grade Requirements |
Applied Psychology | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 4 | Double Science Grades 5,4 |
Applied Science | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | Five subjects at Grades 4/5 |
Media – Digital Film & Video Production (Single) | Grade 4 Lang | Grade 4 | Five subjects at Grades 4/5 |
Subject | Minimum English GCSE Grade | Minimum Maths GCSE Grade | Other minimum GCSE Grade Requirements |
Health & Social Care | Grade 4 Lang | Grade 4 | Five subjects at Grades 4/5 |
Information Technology (IT) | Grade 4 Lang | Grade 4 | Five subjects at Grades 4/5 |
Subject | Minimum English GCSE Grade | Minimum Maths GCSE Grade | Other minimum GCSE Grade Requirements |
Information Technology (IT) | Grade 4 Lang | Grade 4 | Five subjects at Grades 4/5 |
Subject | Minimum English GCSE Grade | Minimum Maths GCSE Grade | Other minimum GCSE Grade Requirements |
Business Administration | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | Five subjects at Grades 4/5 |
Healthcare Science | Grade 5 Lang | Grade 5 | Grades 5/5 Science + Grade 5 or higher in another subject |