Entry Requirements

Applicants applying to the Harris Academy Falconwood Sixth Form will attain the required entry-level standard. These are:

Course Level	Requirements
3 A-levels	A minimum of seven grade 5s in full course GCSE subjects. No vocational subjects allowed.
4 A-levels	Must have a grade 8 average in GCSEs.
A-level / CTEC level 3 Combination	Combination minimum of three grade 5s and two grade 4s at GCSE or merit or above in an equivalent subject related to course choices. Students must choose two vocational subjects and one A-level. For the A-level, students must have the minimum subject specific requirements.
CTEC level 3 subjects	A minimum of five grade 4s at GCSE or equivalent, with at least a Merit or grade 4 in a relevant equivalent qualification.
	A-levels require a grade 6 or 7 in a relevant GCSE subject. Extended writing A-level subjects require at least a grade 5 in English Language.

Please see subject specific entry requirements here.

All courses are subject to a minimum and maximum number of students.

GCSE resits
Resit English GCSE	Students who have not achieved a grade 4 or above in either English Language or Literature will be required to resit English Language GCSE.
Resit Maths GCSE	Students who have not achieved a grade 4 or above will need to resit their Maths GCSE.

Students cannot resit both GCSE English and Maths.

Enrolment from the age of 17/18 is at the discretion of the site Principal who will take into account the students most recent academic results. In most cases students will only be accepted onto CTEC level 3 courses unless there are exceptional circumstances.