The Islington Collegiate Sixth Form (ICS) curriculum is academically rigorous and challenging, as such places will be offered to applicants who are assessed to meet our minimum entry criteria. All conditional offers are based on a student’s predicted grades and/or actual GCSE grades submitted on their application form.
General criteria
In order to study A levels at ICS, students need a minimum of 56 points from their best 8 GCSEs (vocational courses e.g. BTEC and community languages will not be included in the best 8). Students must also have at least a GCSE grade 6 in English Language and Mathematics to study A levels. If students choose a subject at A level they have not studied at GCSE, their other grades will be taken into consideration (see individual entry requirements for more details).
Individual entry requirement criteria
| A level subject | GCSE grades |
|---|---|
| Biology | See science entry criteria below |
| Chemistry | See science entry criteria below |
| Economics | 7-9 in Maths |
| English Literature | 7-9 in English Language and Literature |
| Geography | 7-9 in Geography |
| History | 7-9 in History |
| Maths | 8-9 in Maths (Grade 7 requires an interview) |
| Further Maths | 8-9 in Maths |
| Physics | See science entry criteria below |
| Politics | 7-9 in History or 7-9 in English Language |
| Psychology | 7-9 in Biology or 7/7 in Combined Science |
Entry requirements for sciences
| A level choice | Combined Science | Biology | Chemistry | Physics | Maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 7/7 | 7-9 | 6-9 | 6-9 | 6-9 |
| Chemistry | 7/7 | 6-9 | 7-9 | 6-9 | 7-9 |
| Physics | 7/7 | 6-9 | 6-9 | 7-9 | 8-9 |
| Biology & Chemistry | 7/8 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 6-9 | 7-9 |
| Chemistry & Physics | 7/8 | 6-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 8-9 |
| Biology & Physics | 7/8 | 7-9 | 6-9 | 7-9 | 8-9 |
| All three sciences | 8/8 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 7-9 | 8-9 |