Sixth Form Entry Criteria

The GCSE grades shown below are the standard entry requirements for Hockerill Sixth Form. Applicants with overseas or other qualifications will also be considered where those qualifications are judged to be comparable to the stated GCSE requirements.

General Sixth Form Admission Criteria

All applicants must:

• achieve a total points score of at least 44 from their best eight GCSEs
• achieve at least GCSE Grade 4 in Mathematics
• achieve at least GCSE Grade 4 in either English Language or English Literature
• meet the subject-specific entry requirements for their chosen programme and subjects.

IB Diploma Programme Entry Criteria

For the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

• IB Higher Level: GCSE Grade 7 or above in the relevant subject. Where the subject has not been studied at GCSE, a GCSE Grade 7 or above in a related subject is required.
• IB Standard Level: GCSE Grade 5 or above in the relevant subject. Where the subject has not been studied at GCSE, a GCSE Grade 5 or above in a related subject is required.

A Level and Level 3 Applied Entry Criteria

Where an applicant has not studied the named subject at GCSE, the alternative subject and grade requirements shown in the table will apply.

Please see the table below for the subject-specific entry requirements for A Level and Level 3 Applied qualifications.

View the Sixth Form Entry Criteria