29 September 2023

Updated contextual A Level information

Old:

A level contextual offer

We welcome applications from candidates who meet the contextual eligibility criteria and whose predicted grades are close to, or slightly below, the contextual offer level.

Advanced route

ABB to include grade A in A Level History and grade B in French.

Beginner route

ABB to include grade A in A Level History and A Level grade B or GCSE grade A/7 in a modern or classical language.

New:

A level contextual offer

We welcome applications from candidates who meet the contextual eligibility criteria and whose predicted grades are close to, or slightly below, the contextual offer level.

Advanced route

ABB to include History and French

Beginner route

ABB to include grade B in A Level History and A Level grade B or GCSE grade A/7 in a modern or classical language.

13th September 2023

We have revised our A-level, A level contextual, IB, IB contextual, BTEC, Scottish Highers and Welsh Baccalaureate entry requirements for this course.

Previously:

A level typical offer
AAB to include grade A in A level History and grade B in a modern or classical language.

A level contextual offer
We welcome applications from candidates who meet the contextual eligibility criteria and whose predicted grades are close to, or slightly below, the contextual offer level. The typical contextual offer is ABB including B in History, B in a modern foreign language or Latin/Ancient Greek. See if you’re eligible.

IB typical offer
34 to include 5 in a modern or classical language at Higher Level and 6 in Higher Level History.

IB contextual offer
We welcome applications from candidates who meet the contextual eligibility criteria and whose predicted grades are close to, or slightly below, the contextual offer level. The typical contextual offer is 32 including grade 5 in Higher Level History, 5 in a Higher Level modern foreign language, Latin/Ancient Greek. See if you’re eligible.

BTEC
We welcome applications from students taking a BTEC alongside a language A level and A level History.

Scotland Advanced Highers
AA in two Advanced Highers in History and a modern or classical language, where you have achieved ABB/BBB in three further Highers subjects.

A in Advanced Higher History and B in Advanced Higher in a modern or classical language, where you have achieved AAB in three further Highers subjects.

Welsh Baccalaureate
ABB in three subjects at A level including A in History and B in a modern or classical language, plus grade C in the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate.

14th March 2023

We have updated the BTEC information for this course under 'Other UK qualifications', on the ‘Entry requirements’ tab:

Previous content:

BTEC

We welcome applications from students taking a BTEC alongside A level French and A level English Literature (or English Language and Literature combined).

Revised content:

BTEC

We welcome applications from students taking a BTEC alongside an A level in a modern or classical language and A level English Literature (or English Language and Literature combined).