Biology

Entry Requirements

The entrance criteria for the Sixth Form at Merchant Taylors' are simple: • We expect you to have excelled in your GCSE examinations this summer, especially in the subjects you intend to take at A Level. • We expect you to have worked hard and made a positive contribution throughout your time here. Your attitude must be one of wholehearted engagement with school life. • We expect you to make sensible and informed choices as to what to study for the Sixth Form. These choices need to reflect your abilities and need to have been agreed by your Tutor, the relevant Heads of Department, the Head of Middle School, the Deputy Head (Academic) and the Head Master. We strongly recommend that boys wishing to enter the Sixth Form get an 8 or 9 grade in the appropriate GCSE subject. In exceptional circumstances, for Double Award Science candidates, a double 9 grade will be essential, with a strong UMS in the chosen subject. This would qualify you to study Biology or Physics A Level; however, the final decision will lie with the Head of Department. You may then, wish to discuss your suitability for a subject with the Head of that Department.