1. Two Year A Level courses

1. 18 Month A Level courses

1. One Year Intensive A Level courses

1. One Year International Business Foundation Programme (for international students only)

1. English as a Foreign Language for international students

1. GCSE courses

Joining Lower Sixth

All prospective students are required to attend an initial meeting with the Principal, Head of Lower Sixth or Vice Principal.

We do not have entry requirements for our Lower Sixth courses but will give you realistic advice about your needs for successful university entry based on your GCSE grade profile and, where relevant, your fist time AS grade profile.

Ther are some courses where a B grade at GCSE is beneficial for success in the course, such as Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics and others where a good GCSE profile is preferred due to the demanding nature of the course at AS Level, such as Economics.

All students joining us must have a satisfactory academic and character reference from their previous school prior to enrolment.

If we cannot see prospective international students in person, we will carry out a telephone interview.  This is usually carried out by our Director of International Admissions.  We test all international students in induction week, in order to guide students to appropriate subject choices.

Joining Upper Sixth

This programme is usually offered to students that are transferring from a Lower Sixth course elsewhere or students repeating their upper sixth year due to underperformance.

All prospective students are required to attend an initial meeting with the Principal, Head of Upper Sixth or the Vice Principal.

AS Level results will guide the meeting and we will offer realistic advice with regards to university entry requirements.  Where a student has carried our an AS Level on a different examination board to that which we teach, it may be that we need to transfer boards and attainment to date.  This will be explained at the interview stage, should it be necessary.

All students joining us must have a satisfactory academic and character reference from their previous school.

Joining 18 month A Level

This is open to both international and domestic students.  International students may choose our eighteenth month A Level programme, if their school year finishes in December.  Domestic students might choose to join us if they feel that they nee a new study environment.

All potential domestic students are required to attend an initial meeting with the Principal, Head of Lower Sixth or Vice Principal.  If we cannot see prospective international students in person, we will carry out a telephone interview.  This is usually carried our by our Director of International Admissions.

There is more limited number of subjects available and discussions around suitability for courses, in the light of the student's targated university course, will take place in the initial meeting, or, in the case of an international student, after subject tests, which will be carried out in January.

One Year A Level Programme Entry

Students who have completed A Levels and missed their required university grades, would like to gain an additional A Level, or have entered Higher Education and have redirected in terms of course choice, are often interested in our one year A Level Programme.

In most cases, we accept students only on to science one year A Levels if they have completed at A2 previously.

If a student has achieved a grade C or below in a subject on first completion of A Levels, we will usually suggest that he/she takes the full on year A Level course.

All prospective students are required to attend an initial meeting with the Principal, Vice Principal or Head of Science.  All students joining us must have a satisfactory academic and character reference from their previous school.

January Retake Programme Entry

For those students that have narrowly missed their university grades the first time round, we can often accommodate the retaking of subjects or units and support a reapplication to university.  We can usually tailor a course where students fit into existing A Level groups, or where we create a new September - January programme.

All prospective students would have completed A Levels.  All prospective students are required to meet with a member of senior staff at the college.  Here, we will discuss whether we can tailor a programme to meet your requirements.

All students joining us must have a satisfactory academic and character reference from their previous school.

Joining the International Foundation Programme

The Business, Economics and Accounts Pathway is available only for international students.

If we cannot see prospective international students in person, we will carry out a telephone interview.  All students joining us must have a satisfactory academic and character reference from their previous school.

English as an Additional Language Requirements - International Students

Before joining any of our courses, it is important to check that you meet our English Language requirements.

To join our GCSE course, International Students are required to present evidence of IELTS (or equivalent) 4.5.

To join our Lower Sixth course, International Students are required to present evidence of IELTS (or equivalent) of 5.0.  Please note, however, that some subjects will require a higher IELTS score.  This can be discussed prior to, or during, induction week.

To join our upper sixth or one year A Level programme, International Students are required to present evidence of IELTS or equivalent or at least 5.5.  it would be expected that any student joining our January retake programme would have achieved, or stand a realistic chance of achieving, within three months, the required English level certification for their targeted university.

To join our International Foundation Programme, International Students are required to present evidence of IELTS (or equivalent) of 4.5.

All students with an IELTS below 6.5 (or higher if his/her chosen university course requires it) must attend English courses alongside their studies.  This is without exception and applies to students taking GCSEs up to A Level.  These sessions run for 5 hours and 20 minutes per week.

All students who have not achieved IELTS 5.0 will be required to attend English Language courses prior to taking AS Levels.  We offer a full time English programme for these students.

Joining GCSE

All prospective students transferring from Year 10 elsewhere, or retaking GCSE's are required to attend an initial meeting with the Principal, Key Stage 4 Manager or Vice Principal.  A satisfactory character and academic reference from the student's previous school is required prior to enrolment.

Students that are transferring from Year 9 at another school to our GCSE group, in order to complete GCSEs in a year, will be expected to sit an examination in English, Mathematics, Science and ICT.  The aim of these examinations is to determine whether the student has the aptitude to complete GCSE subjects in one year.  This course is demanding and only available to those students that demonstrate proficiency across the subjects.  A satisfactory character and academic reference is required prior to enrolment.