St Edmund’s Catholic Academy Sixth Form prides itself on a wide range of courses tailored to meet your needs, skills and interests, to enable you to fulfil your potential and progress from school into higher education, employment or training.
Please use the calculator to find out what your APS score is, to then select the pathway perfect for you.
Add up all of your points and divide by the total number of subjects you are taking.
GCSE Subjects
| GCSE Grade | Points Score |
| 9 | 9 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 |
Other Qualifications
| BTEC Grade | Points Score |
| Distinction * | 8.5 |
| Distinction | 7 |
| Merit | 5.5 |
- Five 9-4 GCSEs including Grade 4 in English and 4 Maths.
- Grade 4/5 in those subjects being taken
- Applied Law
- Applied Science
- BTEC Health and Social Care
- BTEC Business Studies
- BTEC Creative Digital Media
- BTEC Music Technology
- BTEC Sport
- Film Studies
- Five 9-5 GCSEs including Grade 5/6 in English and 5/6 Maths
- See individual entry requirements
- *AS English
- *AS Maths
- 3D Design
- Art and Design
- Business Studies
- Drama & Theatre
- Economics
- English Literature
- Film Studies
- French
- Geography
- History
- Philosophy and Ethics
- Physical Education
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Spanish
*AS maths and English can be be taken as an additional subject for those students who achieved exceptional GCSE grades
- Five 9-6 GCSEs including Grade 6 in English and Maths
- Biology
- Computer Science
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Further Maths
- English
- Economics
- French
- Geography
- History
- Philosophy & Ethics
- Spanish
- Physical Education
Loyola Programme: Competitive universities programme, including dedicated Academic Tutor.
Students receive specialist support applying to top universities and competitive courses, including Oxford, Cambridge, Medicine, Veterinary Science and Dentistry.
