Physical Education

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.

Essential skills

Students MUST participate in 1 sport competitively outside of school. It is the student’s responsibility to provide the video evidence for this, it consists of 30% of their overall grade.

A strong scientific background will help your understanding within this subject

A Level Course – 7582 Theory (70%)

Paper 1: Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport

Section A: Applied anatomy and physiology

Section B: Skill acquisition

Section C: Sport and Society

Paper 2: Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport

Section A: Exercise physiology and biomechanics

Section B: Sport psychology

Section C: Sport and society and technology in sport

Non-exam assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport (30%)

1. Students assessed as a performer or coach in the full sided version of one activity.

2. Written coursework involving analysis of performance

Assessment Overview

Paper One (35%) 105 marks

Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport – 2 hour paper

Paper Two (35%) 105 marks

Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport – 2 hour paper

Grade 6 in GCSE Physical Education.

In exceptional circumstances, students who have taken a very active part in sport during KS3 and 4 and who have grade 6 in GCSE Sciences (Physics and Biology) or 6,6 in Combined Science and Grade 6 in either English Language or Literature or a Humanity will be considered for A Level study.

University requirements

This will all depend on the field you wish to follow and the university you choose to study at.

Physiotherapy – ABB Teaching – BBB Sports Therapy – CC

Sports Science – AAB Sports Management – BBC Sports Rehabilitation – BBB

Links to Further Education

Physical Education; Sports Science; Osteopathy; Marketing; Paediatrician; Sports Massage; Ergonomics; Sports therapy; Dietician; Social or Youth Work; Teacher; Sports Management; Sport and Exercise Science; Sport and Social Science; Philosophy and Religion and Sports Science; Sports Science and Italian

Links to Careers

Physiotherapist; Dietician; Sports Management; Teacher; Occupational Therapy; Industrial Ergonomics; Sports Therapy; Sports Journalism; Coaching; Outdoor pursuits; Sports Business Manager; Osteopathy