Law

Applications Open: - Friday 28th November 2025

Applications Close: - Friday 6 February 2026 - Please note - If you do not complete your application fully by the deadline of Friday 6 February 2026, we may not be able to consider it until August when GCSE results are published.

How to Apply:

Internal students - Applications to join our Sixth Form, via Applicaa, can be made via this link Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (applicaa.com). PLEASE NOTE that you should use an e-mail address that you check regularly as the Applicca system will contact you with updates about your application.

External students - Year 11 Students from other schools applying to Mayfield Grammar School should apply via KentChoices using this link - https://www.kentprospectus.co.uk/login. Please note - After sending your application, you'll receive a welcome email from Applicaa asking for further information.

If you applied to us before the deadline but have not heard from us for a while please bear with us, we are working through the applications and will get back to you with our decision and advice as soon as we can. We will continue to send messages via Applicaa so please logon from time to time to check if we need some additional information from you

Applications After the deadline

Students who are interested in applying to Mayfield Grammar School for Sixth Form but have missed our application process can contact us once they have their GCSE results in August. After the publication of GCSE examinations results in August we ask that you make an appointment to discuss your application with the Sixth Form team. You need to call 01474 352896 or email admissions@mgsg.kent.sch.uk. Please check you have met our entry criteria for the subjects you want to study and read our Options Booklet under the Sixth Form tab on our website for our general entry criteria. If you meet our criteria, please get in touch, and bring your original documents for GCSE Results Summary and Birth Certificate as ID when you are offered an appointment.

Entry Requirements: -

Entry to the Sixth Form is dependent on demonstrating achievements which show general breadth of ability as well as depth in the specific courses chosen for study in the Sixth Form. For this reason you will need to have achieved all the following:

1. A minimum of 6 GCSEs at Grade 5 and above, preferably on the higher papers, in discrete subjects, with the exception of Combined Science, which counts as two subjects.

2. Grade 5 or above in GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics.

3. To have met the requirements of the individual subjects that you intend to study at A Level/Level 3, which are all, with the exception of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Languages, a minimum of Grade 6 at GCSE on the Higher papers. This is essential.

Students will gain an understanding of the English Legal System and three areas of law: Criminal Law, Tort Law and Human Rights Law. You will examine the law-making process (from Bill to Act of Parliament), the court structure of the civil and criminal systems, the role of the criminal law and the law pertaining to offences against the person, manslaughter, murder and theft, the role of the civil justice system and the law of Tort. Key areas of Human Rights Law are also considered as a special study in Year 13. The course will develop your ability to think critically, solve legal problems and reflect on key moral/legal issues.

Year 1 (Year 12 Content)

Paper 1: The English Legal System and Criminal Law

In this Unit, you will look at the Criminal Law. You will start by exploring the difference between the ‘Civil’ and ‘Criminal’ Justice system, with a focus on the role of the courts, legal personnel and penal sanctions (i.e. fines, prison, probation). You will look at the law relating to Offences Against the Person (assault, battery, Grievous Bodily Harm, Actual Bodily Harm), Murder/Manslaughter and apply this knowledge to answer problem questions based on legal scenarios.

Paper 2: The English Legal System and Tort Law

This Unit complements the first unit, by looking at the ‘Civil’ System. You will examine the role of the civil courts, legal personnel and civil remedies (i.e. damages, specific performance and injunctions). You will consider the law-making process in detail and the role of Parliament in drafting Bills/legislation. You will consider how judges ‘interpret’ the law and the importance of legal precedents to our common-law system. Finally, you will look at the law of Tort – with a focus on the law of negligence and apply this knowledge to answer problem questions based on legal scenarios.

Year 2 (Year 13 Content)

Paper 3: Special Study – Human Rights

In this Unit, you will undertake a special study into Human Rights Law. You will examine the origins of Human Rights laws and the rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights. You will consider several of the ‘key’ rights protected by law – e.g. the Right to Life, Right to a Family Life, Freedom from Torture. In looking at case studies from the law relating to these areas, you will consider whether Human Rights protect the ‘wrong’ people – i.e. are these laws just ‘get out of jail free cards’ for terrorists, criminals and whether we still need these rights to be protected in contemporary British society. This study is designed to get you thinking more critically about ‘rights’ and the wider purpose of the law. In doing so, you will look at cases relating to the deportation of terrorists (e.g. Abu Hamza), assisted dying/euthanasia (e.g. Dianne Pretty) and the extent to which people should have a ‘right’ to privacy.

The reformed A Level Law course has no coursework. Students taking this course should be prepared to keep up to date with changes in the law and show an interest in current affairs. The course is a good grounding for students interested in studying Law at university. Law would be ideally suited alongside Politics, Sociology, Criminology, Psychology and Economics as well as Mathematics or Sciences.

Grade 6 at GCSE in two of English Language, English Literature or a Humanities Subject

Typical grade requirements to study Law/ a related degree are as follows:

Oxbridge: A* AA; Russell Group: ABB to BBB; Non Russell Group: ABB to CCC

Links to Further Education: Any social science degree

Links to Careers: Law; Criminology, Civil Service, Teaching, Medicine, Business, Finance