Frequently Asked Questions

 

The College is for 16–18-year-olds. Almost all of our applicants are 16 when they start the academic year, and they come to us straight from Year 11. We only offer full-time A level courses. We consider ourselves to be a Sixth Form College for north London and its environs, and we do not prioritise applicants who live in particular boroughs. However, we prefer to offer places to those who live within a reasonable travelling distance.

 

We specify particular GCSE grades in specific subjects; at least a 5 in English Language and 5 in Mathematics, and an average score across the best 8 GCSE subjects (including English Language and Mathematics) as follows:
3 A levels: 6.0
4 A levels: 7.5

3 or 4 A levels.  Around 90% of our applicants are likely to study 3 A levels.  The other 10% will study 4 A level courses.  In order to be allowed to do this however, you have to achieve a higher threshold of grades than you do for the 3 A level programme.

 

We enrol over 700 applicants from schools in and around north London. We prioritise applicants from our partner schools, The Archer Academy and Friern Barnet School, but they still have to meet the same entry requirements as everyone else. We also prioritise looked-after children and care-leavers. We know that not all applicants offered a place will actually come: some fail to get the grades, others choose to stay at their own school sixth form or go elsewhere. So we offer more places than we actually have.

 

The criteria include your academic potential, journey to College, school report, combination of subjects, as well as your contribution to your current school and participation in extra-curricular activities.  Please be aware that in recent years the College has been heavily oversubscribed in some subjects and so, we cannot guarantee to offer a place to all applicants who meet our minimum criteria.

 

We aim to let everyone know the outcome of their application before the end of April.

 

If you would like to change subjects, please email admissions@woodhouse.ac.uk, clearly stating your full name, reference number and the words ‘COURSE CHANGE’, in the email subject line.

 

We will do our best to accommodate you but cannot guarantee this since other subjects may be full.  We would also need to consider your (predicted) grade profile.  Likewise, if you wish to change courses following the publication of GCSE results we will do what we can to facilitate your request.

 

You may lose your place, but in some cases applicants who narrowly miss the offer grades are accepted if we can fit them in. Sometimes we have to renegotiate the course(s).  Note that all applicants are expected to have passed GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade 5 or above.

 

You would need to email admissions@woodhouse.ac.uk at any time during the admissions and registration process, clearly stating your full name, reference number and the words ‘WITHDRAWN’, in the email subject line.

 

This varies from year to year and often depends on which subjects have been requested. It is not possible to put any sort of figure on this. The more flexible you are about your subject choices, the more likely it is that we can fit you in. If you are keen to have a place, let us know after the GCSE results are published.

 

No, applications received before the deadline are all treated equally. However, we cannot process your application until we have received the report from your school, together with your predicted grades.

 

You will be able to complete a 'New Application' on results day via our website. Instructions on how to do this will be listed on our website nearer the time. You must still have met our minimum entry criteria, and we would need to see a school reference or report. We will consider applicants from our waiting list before new applications.

 

No, we have asked for a confidential school report so we will not let you see this. Should you have any concerns about your reference, you would need to discuss this with your school.

 

No, each applicant is judged on their merits and we operate no quotas of any sort.

 

This may be possible but any changes must be requested quickly and will depend on space availability and your grade profile. Your personal tutor and other staff will support you in this.

 

This happens very rarely. If we have to withdraw a subject we would do our utmost to provide you with a suitable alternative.

 

If you are returning to the UK by August 2024 and will be living with a parent who has the right to remain in the UK for the full duration of your course, then we can consider your application. If you are not studying GCSE/IGCSE, then you will need to get a ‘statement of compatibility’ from UK ENIC (formally known as UK NARIC - National Recognition Information Centre for the UK).

 

We do not hold Tier 4 sponsorship with the UK Border Agency and therefore are unable to consider applicants in this category.

 

 

The College is funded directly by the government and is free to UK citizens.

 

EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens will still be able to benefit from free education as long as they have confirmation of Settled Status or Pre-Settled Status granted by the Home Office.

 

We do require a text book deposit of £50. This allows us to issue students with free textbooks and to lend out library books and laptops. The deposit is returnable at the end of the course, on condition that all outstanding text books are returned.

 

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