Business A Level

Applications Open: - Friday 14 November 2025

Applications Close: - 13 February 2026. Applications may be considered after this date but it is strongly advised to apply before this deadline.

Entry Requirements: - Admission to courses - This is based on your needs and staff advice, but you should be aware of these points: 1. You will need to obtain a minimum of six GCSE passes at Level 5 or above including Mathematics and English (a minimum of a grade 5 in the reformed GCSE qualifications in English and Mathematics) and grades 9-6 in their preferred A-Level subjects or nearest equivalents. 2. Subjects have clear entry requirements. You will find these under the course details or from Subject Heads.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices (Internal and External Students)

External Applicants - please click here (This form is for external candidates and parents/carers to book a slot to ask any questions about the admissions process and Sixth Form at Highsted Grammar School). Please be aware that it is first come, first served. We will try our best to accommodate your preferences but this might not always be possible).

Internal candidates - should contact their Head of Year directly.

Business can be combined with almost any other subject and over recent years a high proportion of Business students have continued with a related subject at University. These have included; Accounting and Finance, Business Management, Marketing and Public Relations. Other subjects that combine well include Law, Psychology and Geography.

Business was one of the first subjects to be part of the new specifications of A Level. The course is a two year linear course and students are now examined over three examinations at the end of Year 13. In the first year, students will learn about the nature and purpose of business, management, leadership and decision making. They will then study decision making in further depth across all four business functions; marketing, operations, financial performance and human resources. In Year 2, students will learn about the strategic direction of business and the impact of the external environment on organisations and their strategies.

Grade 6 or above in both English Language and Mathematics at GCSE. Due to the change in specification requiring an increased focus on Quantitative Methods and an element of prior business knowledge, those students who have not studied Business at GCSE will be assessed on an individual basis. Students who have taken the subject at GCSE must have achieved Grade 6 or above.