SJL Sixth Form Prospectus 2024 (3) - Flipbook - Page 13
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Sir John Lawes School
Admission to
the Sixth Form
Admission to the Sixth Form is by application form.
You may apply online on our website: sjl.herts.sch.uk.
The offer of a place in the Sixth Form is determined by
the Average Point Score (APS) of your GCSE
Predicted Grades. All SJL Year 11 students will be
awarded a 9-1 grade for all their subjects. Students
applying to the Sixth Form from other centres may be
taking IGCSEs and be awarded alphabetic grades.
• To study an A Level programme you will need to be
predicted an APS of over 4.5 and to achieve a
minimum of a 6 in the subjects applied for.
• To study on a mixed programme of A Levels and
BTECs you will need to be predicted an APS of 4.5 and
the minimum grade for each subject as listed in the
subject pages.
• For a BTEC programme you need to be predicted an
APS of over 3.83.
• If your prediction is below 3.83 Average Points you
should be applying for college alongside Sixth Form.
How to work out your Average Point Score (APS)
Add together all the points for your grades (remember
Combined Science counts as two GCSEs) on the
basis of GCSE, and then divide by the number of
subjects taken. (Remember that GCSE Short Course
RS counts as half a GCSE).
It is a requirement for any student remaining in full time
education beyond 16 years old who has not achieved a
4 grade pass in English and/or Maths to retake these
examinations. In these circumstances support will be
provided to retake exams.
A*-C Grade
9-1 Grade
Points
-
9
9.00
A*
-
8.50
-
8
8.00
A
7
7.00
-
6
6.00
B
-
5.50
-
5
5.00
C
4
4.00
D
3
3.00
E
2
2.00
F
-
1.50
G
1
1.00
Student 1: Eng. Lang. 8, Eng. Lit. 7, Maths 8, Chemistry
7, Physics 7, Biology 7, Art 7, French 7, RS 7, and Media
8. The total points for the ten subjects are: 8.00+7.00+
8.00+7.00+7.00+7.00+7.00+7.00+7.00+8.00 = 73
÷10 = 7.30 APS
Student 2: Eng. Lang. 6, Eng. Lit. 6, Maths 6, Combined
Science 6- 6, Music 6, Geography 4, Film Studies 5, Art
4, and RS Short Course 5. The total points for the ten
subjects are: 6.00+6.00+6.00+6.00+6.00+6.00+4.00
+5.00+4.00+2.50 = 51.5 ÷ 9½ = 5.42 APS
Student 3: Eng. Lang. 4, Eng. Lit. 4, Maths 4, Combined
Science 4- 4, History 3, Design Technology 6, Media 4,
PE 4, and RS Short Course 4. The total points for the
ten subjects are: 4.00+4.00+4.00+4.00+4.00+3.00+
6.00+4.00+4.00+2.00 = 39 ÷ 9½ = 4.11 APS
