PATHWAYS FOR 2016
PATHWAYS FOR 2013
Pathway 1
Pathway 2
Pathway 3
5A*-C including
English and
Maths.
Must include 4
GCSE grade Bs
4 courses (3
4 x AS
should be full
Levels
A
Levels)
5A*-C incl. Eng or Maths.
Must achieve at least 1 B
grade if you want to study
an A Level course
Level 3 BTEC / A Level
(max 2 A Levels)
5A*-C incl. Eng or Maths
Level 3 BTEC
4 A* - C grades or
equivalent with a pass
in the relevant Level 2 BTEC
you wish to take at Level 3
Combined GCSE
and Level 3 BTEC
Each course only counts as one qualification for the purposes of entry to the Sixth Form.
Individual circumstances will be considered.
SUBJECT AVAILABILITY IS DEPENDENT UPON VIABLE GROUP SIZE
For A Level a grade B is recommended in your chosen subjects. A grade B is essential in Physics, Biology, Chemistry (overall and in the exam units) and Languages GCSE in
order to take these subjects at A Level. All students taking Physics should also take AS Maths. Where students have studied double award Science a B in Additional
Science is necessary to take an A level. An A grade is necessary to take Maths at A level and an A or A* for Further Maths; for Core Maths a grade C at GCSE Maths is a
minimum. A grade B in Maths or Science is needed to study Psychology. BTEC Applied Science students should have a GCSE grade C in both Core and Additional Science.
For all BTECS you need a minimum of 4 A* to C grades at GCSE. Please refer to the subject information supplied by staff.