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Sixth Form Admissions – September 2013
The School invites applications for Sixth Form entry for September 2013 from those who have previously not submitted an application form by clicking on the link below.
To complete the Sixth Form September 2013 Application Form please click here.
Download the Sixth Form Admissions Criteria for September 2013 - click here.
Sixth Form Admission - September 2014
The online registration form for external applicants for
Sixth Form September 2014 will not be available until the end of September
2013.
Admission Criteria Sixth Form – 2014
The School admits both young men and women based on their performance in
GCSE, iGCSE examinations or the Examination Board equivalent, for example,
Edexcel's Certificate. We regret we do not accept BTEC qualifications as a GCSE
equivalent or GCSE Short Courses.
The minimum entry requirements are (for GCSE read GCSE/iGCSE/Examination
Board equivalent):
a) To achieve eight GCSEs with a minimum of a grade C with at least four at
grade A or above;
b) At least a Grade A at GCSE in the subjects to be studied at AS Level,
unless there are special entry requirements for a subject. Where there are
special entry requirements for a subject these entry requirements must be met
to study the subject;
c) Subjects chosen at AS/A Level must form a coherent two year course.
A minimum of twenty boys or girls, depending upon the uptake of places
by internal candidates, may be admitted to the Sixth Form from outside the
School.
Students who meet the minimum entry requirement are selected according
to the following criteria:
a) Those progressing from Year 11 at WCGS;
b) Those progressing from Year 11 at other schools in rank order* of
performance at GCSE/iGCSE/Examination Board equivalent;
c) In the event two or more
applicants have the same rank order and where the admission would exceed the
number of places available, places will be allocated in the order of the
distance of their homes from the main entrance of Wallington County Grammar
School measured in a straight line on a map.
It is important for external applicants to note that places are offered
in rank order* and that meeting the minimum entry requirement does not
automatically mean that a place will be offered. The Admission Criteria include
a minimum standard of entry but in practice, given the level of competition,
most applicants achieve higher. The size of the Sixth Form is to be about 310
to 315 students.
* The rank order will be determined by the total point score of the best
eight GCSE's.
(A*=58, A=52, B=46, C=40, D=34, E=28, F=22, G=16, U=0)
Once provisional AS choices have been made, changes to proposed AS
subjects may only be made in agreement with the Head of Sixth Form or a member
of the Senior Leadership Team. Students will not be permitted to change more
than two of their provisional AS choices once GCSE results have been published.
Continued enrolment in the Sixth Form at Wallington County Grammar
School is conditional upon achieving a minimum of grade C at AS Level in the
subjects to be studied at A2 Level, which together form a coherent programme of
study.
Special Entry
Requirements for Specific Subjects
(for GCSE read GCSE/iGCSE/Examination Board equivalent):
Business Studies: either an A or
above in GCSE Business Studies, or if Business Studies has not been studied at
GCSE, at least an A in Mathematics and a B in English Language or English
Literature at GCSE.
Classics: an A or above in
GCSE Classics or History or English Literature.
Economics: either a B or
above in GCSE Economics, or if Economics has not been studied at GCSE, at least
an A in Mathematics and a B in English Language or English Literature at GCSE.
Further
Mathematics: an A* in GCSE Mathematics.
Government and
Politics: an A or above in GCSE History or Classics.
History: either an A or
above in GCSE History or an A or above in GCSE English Literature.
Music: either Grade 5 or
above in an instrument and Grade 5 or above in Music Theory, or the ability to
show progression towards achieving these qualifications.
Philosophy: an A or above in
GCSE Religious Studies, or History or Classics if Religious Studies has not
been studied.
Physical Education: either an A or
above in GCSE Physical Education and a B or above in GCSE Biology, or an A or
above in GCSE Biology if GCSE Physical Education has not been studied.
Sciences: an A or above at
GCSE in the relevant single science or A* grades in Dual Award Science.
2014 Sixth
Form Application Arrangements for Pupils Who are Not Already Members of the
School
Students of Sixth Form
age may make their own application for a place.
External applicants to the Sixth Form are advised
to complete the Sixth Form Application Form, which can be found on the
Wallington County Grammar School website, by February half term. On the
form applicants will be asked to state their predicted GCSE or equivalent
grades. The School will advise
applicants via email during the 2nd half of the Summer Term, the arrangements
for GSCE Results Day.
On GCSE results day, external applicants must confirm results following
publication of GCSE grades if they intend to proceed with their application,
when they will receive either a firm offer or be placed on a waiting list. New external applications will also be
considered on this day.
On publication of GCSE
results in August, places will be offered in accordance with the Admission
Criteria.
Unsuccessful applicants
have the right of appeal.
The School
complies with all relevant legislation, including Sex Discrimination Act, Race
Relations Acts, Human Rights Act, Disability Discrimination Acts, Equality Act
and these arrangements have been consulted on and then determined in accordance
with the statutory requirements and the mandatory provisions of the School Admissions Code.
a) To achieve eight GCSEs with a minimum of a grade C with at least four at grade A or above;
b) At least a Grade A at GCSE in the subjects to be studied at AS Level, unless there are special entry requirements for a subject. Where there are special entry requirements for a subject these entry requirements must be met to study the subject;
c) Subjects chosen at AS/A Level must form a coherent two year course.
A minimum of twenty boys or girls, depending upon the uptake of places by internal candidates, may be admitted to the Sixth Form from outside the School.
Students who meet the minimum entry requirement are selected according to the following criteria:
a) Those progressing from Year 11 at WCGS;
b) Those progressing from Year 11 at other schools in rank order* of performance at GCSE/iGCSE/Examination Board equivalent;
c) In the event two or more applicants have the same rank order and where the admission would exceed the number of places available, places will be allocated in the order of the distance of their homes from the main entrance of Wallington County Grammar School measured in a straight line on a map.
It is important for external applicants to note that places are offered in rank order* and that meeting the minimum entry requirement does not automatically mean that a place will be offered. The Admission Criteria include a minimum standard of entry but in practice, given the level of competition, most applicants achieve higher. The size of the Sixth Form is to be about 310 to 315 students.
* The rank order will be determined by the total point score of the best eight GCSE's.
(A*=58, A=52, B=46, C=40, D=34, E=28, F=22, G=16, U=0)
Once provisional AS choices have been made, changes to proposed AS subjects may only be made in agreement with the Head of Sixth Form or a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Students will not be permitted to change more than two of their provisional AS choices once GCSE results have been published.
Continued enrolment in the Sixth Form at Wallington County Grammar School is conditional upon achieving a minimum of grade C at AS Level in the subjects to be studied at A2 Level, which together form a coherent programme of study.
Special Entry Requirements for Specific Subjects
(for GCSE read GCSE/iGCSE/Examination Board equivalent):
Business Studies: either an A or above in GCSE Business Studies, or if Business Studies has not been studied at GCSE, at least an A in Mathematics and a B in English Language or English Literature at GCSE.
Classics: an A or above in GCSE Classics or History or English Literature.
Economics: either a B or above in GCSE Economics, or if Economics has not been studied at GCSE, at least an A in Mathematics and a B in English Language or English Literature at GCSE.
Further Mathematics: an A* in GCSE Mathematics.
Government and Politics: an A or above in GCSE History or Classics.
History: either an A or above in GCSE History or an A or above in GCSE English Literature.
Music: either Grade 5 or above in an instrument and Grade 5 or above in Music Theory, or the ability to show progression towards achieving these qualifications.
Philosophy: an A or above in GCSE Religious Studies, or History or Classics if Religious Studies has not been studied.
Physical Education: either an A or above in GCSE Physical Education and a B or above in GCSE Biology, or an A or above in GCSE Biology if GCSE Physical Education has not been studied.
Sciences: an A or above at GCSE in the relevant single science or A* grades in Dual Award Science.
2014 Sixth Form Application Arrangements for Pupils Who are Not Already Members of the School
Students of Sixth Form age may make their own application for a place.
External applicants to the Sixth Form are advised to complete the Sixth Form Application Form, which can be found on the Wallington County Grammar School website, by February half term. On the form applicants will be asked to state their predicted GCSE or equivalent grades. The School will advise applicants via email during the 2nd half of the Summer Term, the arrangements for GSCE Results Day.
On GCSE results day, external applicants must confirm results following publication of GCSE grades if they intend to proceed with their application, when they will receive either a firm offer or be placed on a waiting list. New external applications will also be considered on this day.
On publication of GCSE results in August, places will be offered in accordance with the Admission Criteria.
Unsuccessful applicants have the right of appeal.
The School complies with all relevant legislation, including Sex Discrimination Act, Race Relations Acts, Human Rights Act, Disability Discrimination Acts, Equality Act and these arrangements have been consulted on and then determined in accordance with the statutory requirements and the mandatory provisions of the School Admissions Code.
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