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Applications for September 2012 will open in November 2011

Applications for admission into the sixth form (Years 12 and 13) should be sent directly to the College.

Entry Requirements
The College offers the following range of courses in the Sixth Form

• A levels – AS and A2 in a range of subjects
• CACHE Diploma in Childcare ( a full time  Level 3 course equivalent to 3 A levels)
• Diploma in ICT ( a full time Level 3 course equivalent to 3.5 A levels)
• Level 2 course in Business ( equivalent in difficulty to GCSE grades A*-C)

For A levels or other Level 3 courses the minimum requirement is 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C, covering no less than 4 subjects. A GCSE grade B is desirable in the specific subjects to be studied and is required for Mathematics, Science subjects and Modern Foreign Languages.

For Level 2 courses, the minimum requirement is 5 GCSEs at grades A*-F with D grades in at least 2 subjects.

Admission Number
The Year 12 cohort is expected to be in a range from 110-140 students. The minimum number of external applicants to be admitted to the College for the first time is 5.

Please note that admission to the College is not the same as admission onto individual courses, which may already be full. In such cases, applicants will be advised of alternative course options.

Entry to the College will not be determined by a formal interview. However, all students will be invited to attend an Information, Advice and Guidance meeting which will focus on course selection and expectations. A written/oral reference may be sought from an applicant’s current school concerning the suitability or otherwise of the course or level being considered.

Oversubscription
Whilst the revised School Admissions Code allows the opportunity for over admission if the demand for available courses can be met, the College reserves the right to apply the admission criteria below where the permitted flexibility is likely to prejudice the efficiency and effectiveness of the Sixth Form provision. Students with a Statement of Educational Need who are applying for an appropriate course of study will be admitted.

The admission criteria are as follows:

1. Students who are ‘looked after’ by a Local Authority under the provision of the Children’s Act 1989
2. Students already on roll at the college
3. Students with a sibling at the College at the time of admission
4. Students in any school not offering the courses requested
5. All other applicants

 

 

Oversubscription in a category

Priority will be given to students living nearest to the College as measured by a straight line. The distance, for admission purposes, is measured using the straight line distance between the centre point of the home to the main student entrance to the College. These distances will be produced by the Local Authority Admissions team for the College.

Parents and students have a right to appeal against any decision refusing a Sixth Form place at the College. Appeals must be addressed to the Principal at the College and will be heard by an independent panel within 40 school days of the appeal being lodged.