Entry Requirements

We have general college entry requirements for the various study routes offered at the college, along with course specific entry requirements.

Our published entry requirements are minimum expected grades for the different study programmes we offer. 

XL ACADEMY

A minimum of 7 GCSEs at grade 7 including English Language or Maths (with no lower than a 5 in the other)

A LEVEL

A minimum of 2 GCSEs at grade 6, 2 x GCSEs at grade 5, 2 GCSEs at grade 4 including English Language and Maths

MIXED STUDY

A minimum of 2 GCSEs at grade 5 and 3 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English Language and Maths

T LEVEL

A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English Language and Maths

VOCATIONAL – LEVEL 3 (2 YEAR PATHWAY)

A minimum of 5 GCSEs* at a grade 4 or above including English Language and a minimum of a grade 3** in GCSE Maths for the following courses:

• Business

• Forensic Science

• Health & Social Care

• Information Technology

A minimum of 4 GCSEs* at a grade 4 or above including English Language and a minimum of a grade 3** Maths for the following courses:

• Public Services
• Sports Coaching
• Sports Coaching (Football with CITC)

VOCATIONAL – LEVEL 2 FOUNDATION (3 YEAR PATHWAY)

A minimum of 4 GCSEs* at grade 3 or above including a grade 4 in English Language or Maths

Individual courses may also have a specific entry requirement.

It is important that you check our entry requirements before making an application to ensure that your course choices are realistic. 

We will always do our best to ensure the full range of subject choices are available for students but sometimes a course may be withdrawn if it is is not viable to run as a result of low application or enrolment numbers. Should there be any changes to our curriculum offer, this will be communicated with prospective students and further advice and guidance will be offered.