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title: "Courses & Entry Requirements"
url: "https://devizes-school.schudio.com/sixth-form/courses-entry-requirements"
school: "Devizes School"
---

Sixth Form Open Evening - Wednesday 11th November 2026 from 5pm to 7pm

# Courses & Entry Requirements

Please find below a list of courses that are available from September. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to hear from the subject experts that will be teaching you!

Please choose any three subjects from from the list below. There is the option to do four A Level subjects for students of the highest academic ability. We cannot guarantee that all courses will run. We reserve the right to remove courses if student numbers are too low.

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### Grade requirements per subject

For A'levels you will need a minimum of grade 5 in either English GCSE and a grade 6 in the subject you wish to study. Please see the table for more specific guidelines.

| Course | Subject GCSE | English GCSE | Maths  GCSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART, CRAFT & DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| APPLIED SCIENCE (BTEC)\*\* | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| BUSINESS STUDIES  National Diploma (Double) |  | 4 | 4 |
| BIOLOGY | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| CHEMISTRY | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE |  | 5 | 5 |
| CORE MATHS  (EQUIVALENT AS LEVEL) |  |  | 4 |
| CREATIVE MEDIA  BTEC\* |  | 4 | 4 |
| CRIMINOLOGY |  | 5 | 4 |
| ECONOMICS |  | 5 | 5 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| ENGLISH LITERATURE | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| EPQ (AS LEVEL OPTIONAL) |  | 5 | 4 |
| FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| FRENCH | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| FURTHER  MATHEMATICS | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| GEOGRAPHY | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE  LEVEL 3 CAMBRIDGE TECH |  | 4 | 4 |
| HISTORY | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| LAW |  | 5 | 4 |
| MATHEMATICS | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| MEDIA STUDIES | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| MUSIC BTEC\* |  | 4 | 4 |
| PERFORMING ARTS  LEVEL 3 CTECH |  | 4 | 4 |
| PHYSICS | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| POLITICS |  | 5 | 4 |
| PRODUCT DESIGN |  |  |  |
| PSYCHOLOGY\*\* | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| RELIGIOUS STUDIES | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| SOCIOLOGY |  | 5 | 4 |
| SPANISH | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| SPORT  LEVEL 3 CTECH |  | 4 | 4 |
| TEXTILES | 5 | 4 | 4 |

\*For Vocational courses (BTCEC) you need a minimun of Grade 4 in English Language and Mathematics, and meet the course grade requirements.

\*\*For Applied Science BTEC you need grade 5-5 in Combined Science or 2 grade 5s in separate sciences. For Psychology you need a grade 5 in a GCSE science subject.

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