Applications for entry to St Anthony’s and St Aidan’s Sixth Form are welcomed from Year 11 students from St Aidan’s, St Anthony’s or any other academy or school from the City of Sunderland and surrounding areas.

As part of the application process we will ask you to complete an on-line application form (see link below).

We will gather basic information about you, what you are currently studying and how you may have performed in your mock examinations.

We will also ask you to write a personal statement of not more than 500 words, telling us about yourself and anything you think we need to know that is relevant to you studying in the sixth form.

This could include such information as:

• love of a particular subject
• career aim
• relevant work placement
• enrichment activities you take part in both within and outside of school/academy
• opportunities you would like to experience.

 

Choosing your courses in Sixth Form

You are asked to choose at least 3 but up to 4 or 5 courses that you may be considering studying post-16.

We ask that you put these in rank order. We then build a timetable about the choices you want. By doing this we hope to give every student their first and second choices, and for the vast majority of students their third choice of subject.

Access to courses is subject to meeting the General Sixth Form Entry Requirements and Subject Specific Requirements that are listed below.

 

Deadline for Applications

The Deadline for Applications is Friday 14th February 2020.

Applications received after this date will be accepted but it cannot be guaranteed that a student’s choice of subjects can given after this date.

Applications will open just before our Open evening on 29th January 2020

 

On-line Application Form

Please click on this link to access the Electronic Application Form.

On-line applications will open on  Wednesday 29th January 2020 and will close on Thursday 14th February 2019.

 

 

Please click on this link to access the Electronic Application Form.

 

Any student who has not already applied but who wants to start Sixth Form in September 2020 should attend the Registration Day on THURSDAY 20th AUGUST 2020 10am to 3pm at the St Anthony’s Site on Thornhill Terrace.

 

Post Application Procedures

Upon receipt of your application we will begin the process of considering your application. For those who are currently at St Anthony’s or St Aidan’s, we will ask your subject teachers about your suitability to studying the courses you have chosen. Those who are studying elsewhere, we will write to your academy or school asking for a reference, and we will also invite yourself and your parents/carers in have an informal meeting with a member of our sixth form team. This will give you an opportunity to ask any questions you may have and for our staff to get to know you.

Letters offering a place in Sixth Form, subject to the General Sixth Form Entry Requirements and Subject Specific Requirements being satisfied, will be sent out in late Spring.

 

Sixth Form Enrolment Day

Enrolment day to the Sixth Form is on Thursday 20th August 2020 10am-3pm.

This is GCSE results day and applicants should attend St Anthony’s site with a copy of their GCSEs, where a Senior Leader will take you through the enrolment process.

If you have not done as well as you expected, please still come along and talk to one of our team to see how we may be able to personalise your programme of study.

 

 

General Entry Requirements 

Entry Requirements for Sixth Form to study 3 A-Level/BTEC courses are a minimum of 5 GCSEs including 3 at Grade 5 and 2 at Grade 4 or better.

Entry Requirements for Sixth Form to study 4 A-Level/BTEC courses are a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 7 or better.

Those students who have achieved between 5 GCSE Grades at 4 and the Standard Entry Requirement should talk to the Academy about individualised programmes of study based on a reduced list of options.

 

Specific Entry Requirements for Subjects

A Level

Course	Entry Requirement
Art and Design	It is desirable but not essential to have 4 at GCSE.
Biology	Grade 6 in GCSE Biology and one other GCSE science and Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics or Grade 6-6 in  Science(Trilogy) and Grade 6 at GCSE Mathematics
Business Studies	English GCSE Grade 5 and Mathematics GCSE Grade 5
Chemistry	Grade 6 in GCSE Chemistry and Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics or Grade 6-6 in  Science(Trilogy) and Grade 6 at GCSE Mathematics
Classical Civilisation	Grade 5 in GCSE English
Computer Science	Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics
Economics	Grade 5 in GCSE English and Grade 5 in GCSE Mathematics
English Language	Grade 6 in GCSE English
English Literature	Grade 6 in both GCSE English and GCSE English Literature
French	Grade 6 in GCSE French
Geography	Grade 6 in GCSE Geography
Government and Politics	Grade 5 in GCSE English
History	Grade 6 in GCSE History and GCSE English Language
Mathematics	Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics
Further Mathematics	Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics but Grade 7 or better recommended
Media Studies	Grade 5 in GCSE English
Music	Grade 6 in GCSE Music or a BTEC Music at Level 2 Distinction and ABRSM Practical Exam Grade 5 and play a musical instrument
Philosophy and Theology	GCSE Grade 6 in Religious Education
Photography	No formal requirements
Physics	Grade 6 in GCSE Physics and Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics or Grade 6-6 in  Science(Trilogy) and Grade 6 at GCSE Mathematics
Product Design – 3D Design	Grade 5 in GCSE Product Design
Product Design – Textiles	Grade 5 in GCSE Textiles
Psychology	Grade 6 in GCSE English, Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics and Grade 5 in any GCSE Science
Religious Education	No formal requirements
Sociology	Grade 5 in GCSE English
Spanish	Grade 6 in GCSE Spanish

 

 

Other Level 3 Courses

Course	Entry Requirement
Core Mathematics – Level 3 Mathematical Studies	Students who have achieved a Grade 5 at GCSE Mathematics
BTEC National Extended Certificate in Business Studies	Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above preferably including GCSE Mathematics, GCSE English
BTEC National Diploma in Children’s Play, Learning and Development	Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above preferably including GCSE Mathematics, GCSE English and aGCSE Science
BTEC National Extended Certificate in Engineering	Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 preferably including English, Mathematics and a Grade 5 in Product Design or related GCSE
BTEC National Extended Certificate in Applied Science	Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 preferably including English and Grade 5 at GCSE Mathematics.  Two Grade 5’s from GCSE Physics/GCSE Biology/GCSE Chemistry and Grade 5 at GCSE Mathematics  or Grade 5-5 in  Science(Trilogy)
BTEC National Extended Certificate in Sport	Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 preferably including English, Mathematics with a grade 5 in GCSE Biology or GCSE Science with evidence of commitment to school/club level sport. It is recommended that you have successfully studied GCSE or BTEC PE or equivalent in Key Stage 4.
BTEC National Extended Certificate in Applied Law	Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4  including English, Mathematics at a grade 4

 

GCSE

Course	Entry Requirement
English	All students who have not achieved a Grade 4 at GCSE English must follow this course. Those students who have not yet achieved a Good Pass of a Grade 5 are advised to re-sit in November in an attempt to do so.
Mathematics	All students who have not achieved a Grade 4 at GCSE Mathematics must follow this course. Those students who have not yet achieved a Good Pass of a Grade 5 are advised to re-sit in November in an attempt to do so.