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Art, Design & Media | A LEVEL Art (3-D Design) | 5-Art & Design or Design Technology (Product Design/Graphic Products) 4 – English | 34 |\n| Art, Design & Media | A LEVEL Art (Fine) | 5 in Art & Design, 4 in English | 34 |\n| Art, Design & Media | A LEVEL Art (Graphic Design) | 5 in Design Communication/Graphics Products/Art & Design (A Level 3-D Design), 4 in English | 34 |\n| Art, Design & Media | A LEVEL Art (Photography) | 4 in English Language & Photography portfolio | 34 |\n| Art, Design & Media | A LEVEL Art (Textiles) | 5 in Art & Design or Textiles, 4 in English | 34 |\n| Art, Design & Media | A LEVEL Film Studies | 5 in English | 34 |\n| Art, Design & Media | A LEVEL Media | 5 in English | 34 |\n| Business | A LEVEL Business Studies | 5 in English Language, 5 in Maths | 34 |\n| Business | A LEVEL Economics | 5 in English Language, 5 in Maths | 34 |\n| Computing & ICT | A LEVEL Computer Science | 5 in English Language, 6 in Maths | 34 |\n| English/MFL | A LEVEL English 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|\n| Maths | A LEVEL Further Maths | 7 in Maths | 34 |\n| Maths | A LEVEL Maths | 7 in Maths (Grade 6 students will be accepted only if they successfully pass an initial test) | 34 |\n| Science | A LEVEL Biology | 5 in English, 6 in Maths, 6/6 in Science | 34 |\n| Science | A LEVEL Chemistry | 5 in English, 6 in Maths, 6/6 in Science | 34 |\n| Science | A LEVEL Physics | 5 in English, 6 in Maths, 6/6 in Science | 34 |\n| Vocational A-Level Equivalents (x3 or combined with above) |  |  |\n| Art, Design & Media | UAL Subsidiary Diploma in Photography (A LEVEL Equivalent) | 4 in English | 30 |\n| Business | BTEC L3 Cert/Ext Cert Business (A LEVEL Equivalent) | 4 in Maths and English | 30 |\n| Computing & ICT | BTEC L3 Cert/Ext Cert in Engineering (A LEVEL equivalent) | 5 in Maths and 4 in English | 30 |\n| Computing & ICT | BTEC L3 Cert/Ext Cert IT (A LEVEL Equivalent) | 4 in Maths and English | 30 |\n| Education, Leisure and Wellbeing | BTEC L3 Cert/Ext Cert in Applied Psychology (A 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