SJL Sixth Form Prospectus 2024 - 2025 (2) - Flipbook - Page 13
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Sir John Lawes School
Admission to
the Sixth Form
Admission to the Sixth Form is by application form. You may
apply online on our website: sjl.herts.sch.uk.
The offer of a place in the Sixth Form is determined by the
Average Point Score (APS) of your GCSE Predicted Grades. All
SJL Year 11 students will be awarded a 9-1 grade for all their
subjects. Students applying to the Sixth Form from other centres
may be taking IGCSEs and be awarded alphabetic grades.
To study an A Level programme you will need to be
predicted an APS of over 4.5 and to achieve a minimum of a
6 in the subjects applied for.
To study on a mixed programme of A Levels and BTECs
you will need to be predicted an APS of 4.5 and the minimum
grade for each subject as listed in the subject pages.
For a BTEC programme you need to be predicted an APS of
over 3.83.
·If you are applying for courses run by consortium
schools, you must achieve the entry requirements set by
the host school, which may differ from those at Sir John
Lawes School.
If your prediction is below 3.83 Average Points you should
be applying for college alongside Sixth Form.
How to work out your Average Point Score (APS)
Add together all the points for your grades (remember
Combined Science counts as two GCSEs) on the basis of
GCSE, and then divide by the number of subjects taken.
(Remember that GCSE Short Course RS counts as half a
GCSE).
It is a requirement for any student remaining in full time education
beyond 16 years old who has not achieved a 4 grade pass in
English and/or Maths to retake these examinations. In these
circumstances support will be provided to retake exams.
A*-C Grade
9-1 Grade
Points
-
9
9.00
A*
-
8.50
-
8
8.00
A
7
7.00
-
6
6.00
B
-
5.50
-
5
5.00
C
4
4.00
D
3
3.00
E
2
2.00
F
-
1.50
G
1
1.00
Student 1: Eng. Lang. 8, Eng. Lit. 7, Maths 8, Chemistry
7, Physics 7, Biology 7, Art 7, French 7, RS 7, and Media
8. The total points for the ten subjects are: 8.00+7.00+
8.00+7.00+7.00+7.00+7.00+7.00+7.00+8.00 = 73
÷10 = 7.30 APS
Student 2: Eng. Lang. 6, Eng. Lit. 6, Maths 6, Combined
Science 6- 6, Music 6, Geography 4, Film Studies 5, Art
4, and RS Short Course 5. The total points for the ten
subjects are: 6.00+6.00+6.00+6.00+6.00+6.00+4.00
+5.00+4.00+2.50 = 51.5 ÷ 9½ = 5.42 APS
Student 3: Eng. Lang. 4, Eng. Lit. 4, Maths 4, Combined
Science 4- 4, History 3, Design Technology 6, Media 4,
PE 4, and RS Short Course 4. The total points for the
ten subjects are: 4.00+4.00+4.00+4.00+4.00+3.00+
6.00+4.00+4.00+2.00 = 39 ÷ 9½ = 4.11 APS
