Report a Concern Sixth Form Subject Options & Entry Requirements
Haberdashers’ Borough Academy is an inner-city state school with a comprehensive intake that fully serves its local community. The overall student roll is 900 students, with 120 places available in the Sixth Form in September 2026. The numbers of Pupil Premium, EAL, and Free School Meals pupils are above the national average.
Sixth Form General Entry Requirements
Haberdashers' Borough Academy Sixth Form operates fair and transparent entry requirements that match individual student attainment with suitable course choices. Our entry requirements are devised based on the statistical probabilities of students being able to access courses of study and succeed in them, as demonstrated by their level of achievement in their GCSEs.
Our minimum academic entry requirement is for pupils to have five GCSE Grades at Grade 5 and above for A-level study, with subject-specific requirements, as shown in the table below.
Our minimum entry requirement for BTecs is for pupils to have five GCSE grades at Grade 4, plus Grade 5 in both English and Maths and Grade 5 in a relevant GCSE subject (Biology for Human Biology, Drama or Dance or Music for Performing Arts, and PE (if taken) for Sport).
Sixth Form Subject-Specific Entry Requirements
A-Level Subjects
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Biology |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 5 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in Biology or 66 in Combined Science |
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Business Studies |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 5 in GCSE Maths |
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Chemistry |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 6 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in Chemistry or 66 in Combined Science |
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Computer Science |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 6 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in Computer Science (if taken) |
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Economics |
Grade 6 in GCSE English Grade 6 in GCSE Maths |
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English Literature |
Grade 6 in GCSE English Grade 4 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in GSCE English Literature |
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Fine Art |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 4 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in GSCE Art (if taken – portfolio if not) |
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French |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 4 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in GCSE French |
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Further Mathematics |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 8 in GCSE Maths Students must also be taking A-level Maths |
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Geography |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 5 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in GCSE Geography (if taken – 6 in GCSE History if not) |
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German |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 4 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in GCSE German |
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History |
Grade 6 in GCSE English Grade 4 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in GCSE History (if taken – 6 in GCSE Geography if not) |
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Mathematics |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 7 in GCSE Maths |
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Music |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 5 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in GCSE Music (if taken – aptitude if not) |
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Physics |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 7 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in Physics or 66 in Combined Science |
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Psychology |
Grade 6 in GCSE English Grade 6 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in a Science GCSE Grade 6 in GCSE Psychology (if taken) |
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Politics |
Grade 6 in GCSE English Grade 4 in GCSE Maths |
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Religion, Philosophy and Ethics |
Grade 6 in GCSE English Grade 4 in GCSE Maths |
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Sociology |
Grade 6 in GCSE English Grade 4 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in GCSE Sociology (if taken) |
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Theatre Studies |
Grade 5 in GCSE English Grade 4 in GCSE Maths Grade 6 in GCSE Drama |
The subjects are reliant on sufficient numbers wishing to take the course and therefore may change depending on demand.
