Our courses and option blocks
For Applicants in September 2025
From September, all Year 12 students will be based at the Deanshanger Campus for their Sixth Form studies.
Option Blocks- September 2025
Students usually select 3 choices from the following option blocks, although some students may choose to study 4 subjects.
The options should each be chosen from a different option block.
Please note that the option block structure is provisional. We reserve the right to amend our course offer at any time.
Full course descriptions for each subject can be found on the links below.
Entry requirements
The entry requirement for EWS Sixth Form is 5 passes (Grade 4, Level 2 Pass or equivalent) or above, including GCSE English & Maths at Grade 4 or above. Please note that some courses have an additional entry criteria, as listed below.
Additional entry criteria
Full course requirements can be found on the links below. A summary is provided here:
| Entry requirements | |
| Applied Business | Grade 4 in Maths |
| Chemistry | Grade 7 in Chemistry, Combined Science 7/7 |
| Computing: Application Development | GCSE Maths Grade 4 and IT related qualification (e.g. Creative iMedia at Level 2 Pass or above) |
| English Literature | Grade 6 in English Literature |
| Geography | Grade 5 in Geography plus Grade 5 in Maths and Science |
| Health & Social Care | Level 2 Pass in Health & Social Care or Grade 4 in GCSE Science, GCSE English and Maths at a Pass |
| History | Grade 5 in History or a Grade 5 in English if History not previously taken |
| Maths | Grade 7 in Maths |
| Sport | A pass at OCR Sports Science or GCSE PE if studied previously, GCSE English and Maths at a Pass |
| Philosophy & Ethics | You must have a grade 5 in English at GCSE. You do not have to have studied Religious Studies or Philosophy at GCSE. If you have previously studied RS you need a grade 5 at GCSE, otherwise a 5 in English can stand in if you have not studied the subject before. |
| Physics | Grade 7 in Physics, Combined Science 7/7 and Grade 7 in Mathematics |
| Product Design | Grade 5 in DT |
| Psychology | Grade 5 in English and Maths |
| Sociology | Grade 5 in English |
Please note that these entry requirements may be subject to adjustment.
