Mathematical Studies

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.

This course is designed for those students who have a desire to continue their mathematical education but who do not wish to take AS or A Level Mathematics. It consolidates and builds upon students’ GCSE mathematical understanding, and develops further understanding and skills in the application of mathematics to authentic problems. As such, the content supports the mathematical content in other qualifications such as A Level Biology, Business, Economics, Computer Science, Geography and Psychology and BTEC Health and Social Care. Only 20% of the course involves content that is beyond GCSE Level.

Year 1

The content is split into four content areas, namely the application of statistics, probability, linear programming and sequences and growth. Further details of the content to be taught in each area can be obtained from the Mathematics Department at Options Evening.

There will be two examination papers. The first paper is Comprehension lasting 1hr 40mins with 60 marks available and worth 40%. There will be two sections and a source booklet, detailing two real-life contexts, which is pre-published for students to gain familiarity. Each section will require students to comprehend, interpret and analyse the content in order to answer the questions, referring to the source booklet as appropriate. The second paper is Applications lasting 1hr 40mins with 80 marks available and worth 60%. There will be two sections and a source booklet which will replicate just one of the two real-life contexts given for Paper 1 and will be required for the task within the first section. The second section will contain three tasks, each with a separate theme, and which requires students to apply their problem-solving skills in order to answer the questions.

Year 2

Not applicable

Other details

A scientific calculator is required for this course. Students will need to be able to use basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division rules with spreadsheets, as well as understanding the sum, power, average, median and count functions. A Formulae Sheet is given at the front of both examination papers.

Grade 6 is required in GCSE Mathematics. Students who either achieve a high Grade 5 but whose prediction was for a Grade 6 or a high Grade 5 from Foundation Tier entry will be considered.

Please note that if students are unable to choose Mathematical Studies for study in Year 12, it may be possible to do so in Year 13, as the subject will be placed in a different block each year.

University requirements

The successful completion of Mathematical Studies may well be taken into account by some universities for some of the courses that they offer.

Links to Further Education

Supports courses in Mathematics, the Sciences and the Social Sciences.

Links to Careers

Links to a wide range of careers from Marine Biology to Civil Servant.