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Curriculum and Courses

There are a wide range of courses available in our Sixth Form with a “I really enjoyed
good level of flexibility in the options students can choose. competing for sports
We currently offer almost 30 GCE A Level subjects, which all have teams and enjoying the
examinations at the end of Year 13. A Level experience.”
We also have a number of vocational qualifications on offer:
Former Student
• Extended Diplomas (equivalent to three A Level subject choices)
• Subsidiary Diplomas and Certificates (equivalent to one A Level Alumni profile : Will Battershill
A Levels : Physics, Mathematics
subject choice) and History.
These are typically coursework based, but do contain an element of After Ivybridge : economics at
formal examination as well. Some of these qualifications can be Harvard college in Boston usA.
studied alongside A Level courses. I also run on their cross country
In exceptional circumstances, students are accepted into our Sixth and track team.
Form who have not yet achieved a grade 4 (previously C grade) in Current job : At university.
either GCSE English and/or Maths.
In these cases, you would be required to continue your study of
these courses through timetabled lessons in addition to the rest of
your programme of study.

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