To move onto a Year 13 course, you must pass your Year 12 course and your teachers need to give you a most likely outcome (MLO) of an E Grade or better. It is not in your interest to be trying to study on a Year 13 course where you are unlikely to pass. There are Year 12 exams in the summer term with a resit opportunity soon afterwards.

The decision about progression will be taken by the Post 16 Team in collaboration with the relevant head of department. If you are unable to move into Year 13 for a particular subject, you will have a progression meeting with one of the Post 16 Team to discuss the options. This sometimes involves picking up a new subject in Year 13 (attending the Year 12 lessons) and then finishing it in an extra year – Year 14, or picking up a one year option such as the EPQ (0.5 of an A Level), or Core Mathematics (0.4 of an A Level).