DPA Sixth Form Entry Criteria (Sept 2021)

Course Pathways
Offers to DPA Sixth Form are conditional upon applicants meeting the following criteria:

 Meet the pathway criteria outlined in the table below

 Meet the subject-specific criteria for the courses they wish to study (Prospectus P18)
 To demonstrate good conduct and attendance
 Complete any set transition work well and submit this on time

Pathway 1 Pathway 2 Pathway 3

A combination of A Levels
Courses A Levels BTEC Level 3 courses2
& BTEC Level 3 courses1
5+ subjects at Grade 5+ 5+ subjects at Grade 5+ 5+ subjects at Grade 4+
GCSEs
Required Grade 5+ in both Maths Grade 4+ in Maths / English Grade 4+ in Maths / English
and English3 Grade 3+ in the other Grade 3+ in the other
English Literature – 6 English Literature – 5 English Literature – 4
English Language – 7 English Language – 4 English Language – 3
Example Maths – 5 Maths – 3 Maths – 4
Student –
Combined Science – 7, 6 Combined Science – 5, 5 Combined Science – 4, 3
GCSE History – 6 Art – 6 Business – 6
Results French – 4 Media – 5 Computer Science – 3
Computer Science – 4 PE – 5 History – 4
Art – 3 Geography – 3 French – 3

A Level English Literature A Level Art Double BTEC Business

Example A Level Biology A Level Media Studies Cambridge Technical IT
Student – A Level History BTEC Sport
KS5
Course + EPQ + Resit GCSE Maths + Resit GCSE English
Choices Language (optional)
+ Enrichment choice + Enrichment choice + Enrichment choice

Students applying from overseas will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Other courses
In addition to students’ three course choices, there are some additional course options, including:

 Extended Project Qualification (Prospectus P8)

 Further Maths as an additional AS or A2 qualification
 Re-sit GCSE English or Maths (Prospectus P16)
 An enrichment class, which is non-examined (Prospectus P10)
In case of over-subscription
Should DPA Sixth Form be oversubscribed, the following additional criteria will determine enrolment order:
1. Availability of the chosen course:
a. Places available (i.e. is the course already at capacity due to being over-subscribed)
b. Effective use of staff resources (i.e. is the course sufficiently subscribed to run)
2. Internal applicants from DPA
3. External applicants with a connection to DPA (e.g. siblings / children of DPA staff / students)
4. External applicants who are currently / previously Looked After Children
5. External applicants with completed applications before the deadline

1) The differences between A-Level and BTEC Level 3 courses are discussed in the Prospectus Page 6.
2) There may be an exception made if you have an area of strength that allows you to meet the subject-specific requirements for a particular A-
Level course. This decision will be made at the discretion of SLT, with input from the Lead Teachers for that subject.
3) ‘GCSE English’ can include either English Language or English Literature.