Music Performance BTEC
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Frith Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2PZ
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications Open: - 3rd November 2025
Applications Close: - We would, ideally, like applications to be submitted by Thursday 8th January 2026, when planning for the timetable will begin, but applications will be accepted after this date
How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices
Minimum Entry Requirements
The admissions criteria for the Sixth Form are as follows:
- A minimum of 6 separately identifiable GCSE subjects (or equivalent) at an average grade of 5.5 or above
- These 6 subjects must include at least a grade 4 in English Language or English Literature and at least a grade 4 in Mathematics
- You will require a grade 6 or above in most subjects you wish to study at A Level
- To study Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages or a Science subject you will require a grade 7
- To study Economics a grade 7 or above in Mathematics is required and a 6+ or above in Business or a related subject
- Students may be able to study a Science subject with a 6 grade but their 4th option choice must be STEM Access forming part of your Personal Enrichment Pathway
- For Further Mathematics you will need an 8 or 9
- Short Courses count as half a GCSE
- A positive attitude in your chosen subjects and a respect for school aims, objectives and ethos
- Commitment to the expectations of the Sixth Form and the school community
- Students will not be admitted if they have not completed the appropriate paperwork
Course Summary
Course Details
How will it be delivered and assessed?
The qualification comprises four units, of which three are mandatory.
Two units are externally assessed.
Mandatory content (83%)
External assessment (58%)
Entry requirements
The admissions criteria for the Sixth Form are as follows:
- A minimum of 6 separately identifiable GCSE subjects (or equivalent) at an average grade of 5.5 or above
- At least a grade 4 in English Language or English Literature and a grade 4 in Mathematics
- Meet the entry requirements for at least 3 full A Level / vocational subjects. Each subject has its own specific entry criteria. These can be found on the individual subject pages.
- Students may be able to study a Science subject with a 6 grade but their 4th option choice must be STEM Access forming part of your Personal Enrichment Pathway.
- Short Courses count as half a GCSE
- A positive attitude in your chosen subjects and a respect for school aims, objectives and ethos
- Commitment to the expectations of the Sixth Form and the school community
- Students will not be admitted if they have not completed the appropriate paperwork
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