Plantsbrook School

Plantsbrook School prides itself on a policy of open enrolment to Sixth Form education. Courses offered cater for the needs of students of different ability levels and applications are welcomed from both Plantsbrook School and other centres of learning. For entry to Sixth Form courses, Year 11 students must have displayed aptitude, ability and commitment to profit from further education in the subjects they have taken. Entry to AS/A2 programmes of study is considered with a minimum of 5 GCSE grades in appropriate subjects at A*-C including Maths and English or an equivalent BTEC plus English and Maths. Some of our specialist advanced courses do have higher entry requirements and students are encouraged to discuss these requirements with subject staff at our Open Evening. For one-year Vocational programmes and GCSE re-sits students must normally have gained GCSE passes at Grade D to F. For students to progress from AS to A2 study we expect them to achieve a minimum of 3 grade D's at AS plus a pass in General Studies. This measure encourages our students to work hard at AS and recognise that success at A2 is served by meeting the challenges of Year 12 study.