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Application Instructions
Applications Open - Friday 28th November 2025 - 8am
Applications Close - Friday 6th February 2026 - 12 midnight (Externals)
- Friday 12th December 2025 - 12 midnight (Internals)
Entry Requirements - Students must be 16 years of age by 31st August of the year of entry into Year 12. Admission to the Sixth Form will be as a result of applicants achieving:
● At least a grade 5 in either English Language or English Literature
● At least a grade 5 in Mathematics
● At least 6 GCSE subjects of grades 9-5
● The specific entry requirements for each of their chosen subjects. Please note that we adhere to our subject entry criteria strictly, and therefore, students who meet the minimum entry criteria but are not eligible for their chosen subjects will be offered an alternative programme of study
● Students will be expected to enrol on a two year, full time, planned programme of study (3 A Level subjects)
● Our standard offer is for 3 subjects. Students wishing to undertake 4 subjects must achieve 8 or more grades 9-7, including the above criteria for general Sixth Form entry requirements
How to Apply - Applications open 28th November 2025 on Kent Choices.
Course Summary
Philosophy, as the original academic subject, provides students with an exciting chance to learn about some of the most important thinkers who ever lived. It offers an opportunity for informed discussion on some of the deepest and most important questions that human beings have always asked about life such as, ‘What can we know through our senses?’ ‘Does God exist?’ ‘How do we know right from wrong?’ ‘Does the physical nature of our mind mean that we have no free will?’
Course Details
You will study four core areas of philosophy: philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, philosophy of religion and epistemology (philosophy of knowledge, truth and experience). You will learn about the great thinkers who shaped these ideas, the historical context that informed them and the implications for our wider understanding of the world.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
At the end of the 2 year course you will be assessed for each area of study. You will complete one 3 hour examination on epistemology and moral philosophy and a second 3 hour examination on philosophy of religion and philosophy of mind. The examinations consist of shorter subject knowledge questions and longer evaluative essays.
Entry requirements
GCSE Grade 6 or above in GCSE Religious Studies full course and Grade 6 or above in GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature. If Religious Studies was not studied, a Grade 6 or above in GCSE Geography or GCSE History is required, alongside a Grade 6 or above in GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature.
General Sixth Form entry requirements
At least a grade 5 in either English Language or English Literature
At least a grade 5 in Mathematics
At least 6 GCSE subjects of grades 9-5
Your next steps...
If you wish to apply to join our Sixth Form please complete the application process through Kent Choices.
