History

Entry Requirements

Pupils who have followed GCSE courses are normally required to have: • taken at least 8 subjects • achieved Grade 5 or better in Mathematics and English (Language) • achieved the entry standard for their chosen A Level subjects available to him/her in the option groups It is generally expected that students who wish to study History at A Level will have a minimum of a Grade 6 at GCSE History. It is strongly advisable that students have taken History at GCSE but this is not essential and in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to take History at A Level without having studied it at GCSE. In such cases it is expected that students will have achieved at least a Grade 6 in GCSE English.