Biology

Entry Requirements

Students considering transfer to King’s Sixth Form are required to meet the entry requirements of an average of grade 6 or higher across eight GCSE subjects, with a minimum of a grade 5 in both Mathematics and English Language (university matriculation requirements). Most subjects recommend a grade 7 - 9 in a subject to be studied at A Level, and this is compulsory for Mathematics and Science subjects. In addition, subjects with a large mathematical content, such as Economics, require a minimum of grade 7 in Mathematics. Students must achieve a grade 7 in GCSE Biology to study this course at A Level. Experience indicates that those students who achieve below grade 7 in Biology at GCSE, or gain less than the equivalent of grade 7 in the Biology sections of the Core and Additional Science examinations, are unlikely to be successful at A Level. Also, given the mathematical content of the subject at A Level, students must achieve a minimum of a grade 7 in GCSE Mathematics otherwise they are likely to find many aspects of the course demanding.