Wilmslow High School · Sixth Form options

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33 courses and qualifications · A–Z

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Business & finance

Accounting & Finance

V-level · provisional

Explore how organisations use financial information to understand performance and make decisions.

Provisionally offered for September 2027. Course details are subject to confirmation.

Creative arts, design & media

Art & Design

A-level

Develop your ideas, experiment with materials and build a personal body of creative work.

Science & nutrition

Biology

A-level

Investigate living organisms and the processes that connect life at different scales.

Business & finance

Business

A-level

Explore how businesses operate, make decisions and respond to a changing world.

Science & nutrition

Chemistry

A-level

Understand substances, reactions and the patterns behind the chemical world.

Mathematics & computing

Computer Science

A-level

Explore how computers work and develop the thinking needed to solve computational problems.

Mathematics & computing

Core Maths

Level 3 Mathematical Studies

Apply maths to data, personal finance and practical problems alongside your other subjects.

An additional one-year qualification, not a full A-level. Places depend on timetabling.

Creative arts, design & media

Drama & Theatre Studies

A-level

Explore plays, create performances and connect practical theatre with research and analysis.

Business & finance

Economics

A-level

Examine how people, businesses and governments make choices about limited resources.

English & languages

English Language

A-level

Investigate how language works, how people use it and how it creates meaning.

English & languages

English Literature

A-level

Read closely, explore ideas and develop your own interpretations of literary texts.

Business & finance

Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

BTEC National Extended Certificate

Develop business ideas and explore enterprise through applied projects and realistic situations.

Creative arts, design & media

Fashion & Textiles

A-level

Explore contemporary fashion and develop creative ideas through textiles and design.

Science & nutrition

Food Science & Nutrition

Level 3 vocational qualification

Explore the science of food, nutrition and health alongside practical food production.

The qualification is being updated. Full details will follow in the subject guide.

English & languages

French

A-level

Develop your language skills while exploring the cultures of the French-speaking world.

Mathematics & computing

Further Mathematics

A-level

Take your mathematical understanding further through more advanced concepts and problem solving.

Studied with Mathematics as part of a four-subject programme.

Humanities & society

Geography

A-level

Explore changing environments, places and societies through physical and human geography.

English & languages

German

A-level

Develop your language skills and explore society and culture in the German-speaking world.

Humanities & society

Government & Politics

A-level

Explore how government works, how decisions are made and how political ideas shape society.

Humanities & society

History

A-level

Investigate the past, evaluate evidence and build reasoned arguments about change over time.

Humanities & society

Law

BTEC Level 3 · Applied Law

Explore legal rights, the legal system and the application of law to realistic scenarios.

Mathematics & computing

Mathematics

A-level

Explore patterns, develop mathematical arguments and use maths to solve problems.

Creative arts, design & media

Media Studies

A-level

Analyse how media messages are constructed, represented and understood through critical study.

Creative arts, design & media

Music

A-level

Develop your performing and composing alongside musical analysis and the study of music theory.

Humanities & society

Philosophy

A-level

Examine fundamental questions, analyse arguments and develop clear, carefully reasoned responses.

Sport & physical education

Physical Education

A-level

Connect the theory of physical activity and sport with practical performance and analysis.

Science & nutrition

Physics

A-level

Explore forces, energy and the principles that explain how the physical world works.

Creative arts, design & media

Product Design

A-level

Explore the relationship between design, materials and manufacture as you develop and make products.

Science & nutrition

Psychology

A-level

Explore how people think and behave, and how psychologists investigate and explain behaviour.

Humanities & society

Sociology

A-level

Investigate society, social groups and the ideas and research used to understand them.

English & languages

Spanish

A-level

Develop your language skills while exploring cultures across Spain and Latin America.

Sport & physical education

Sport

BTEC National Extended Certificate

Explore the sport sector through applied learning linked to realistic situations.

Equivalent in size to one A-level.

Sport & physical education

Sport

BTEC National Extended Diploma

Follow a broader programme of applied study focused on the sport sector.

Equivalent in size to three A-levels. Discuss your overall programme with the PE team.

The Accounting & Finance V-level is provisional for September 2027. Check course availability, entry requirements and your overall programme with the school before making final choices.

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Make a note of the subjects that interest you and the questions you want to ask. Your form tutor and subject teachers can help you explore your choices.