General Admissions criteria are shown in the prospectus.

In addition applicants should be aware of the following.

Class Sizes

Class sizes will be a maximum of fifteen students (arts subjects including mathematics and ICT) and twelve for sciences (biology physics and chemistry). Heads of department may agree to admit above this number. In the case of oversubscription, entry will be determined by taking the mean of GCSE scores. For the purposes of calculating mean GCSE scores, the following rules will apply:

• short courses will not be considered
• mother tongue foreign languages will not be considered
• the BTEC First Diploma will count as 1 GCSE

Entry Criteria

Students should secure at least a grade C (normally obtained on a higher paper) in the subject they wish to study

For Science subjects

If students have completed the 21st Century Science GCSE, the grade C must be obtained in the Additional Science paper. A grade C in the Additional Applied Science paper is not suitable for study at A Level and cannot be counted as part of the general admissions criteria for students wishing to take A Level Sciences.

The following subjects can be studied from beginner level, provided students meet the general entry criteria:

Business Studies, History, Economics, Psychology, Law, Politics, Geography and PE. For Art, BTEC National and Engineering Diploma, prior study of these subjects is recommended