One Year GCSE

Numbers of Subjects

Students study six GCSEs and our specially created 'Academic Skills' course. Students chose between Business Studies and Biology.

The Abbey Cambridge 'Academic Skills' course

The Abbey Cambridge Academic Skills course is a bespoke programme to develop critical thinking and ICT skills. The course is examined through an internationally accredited qualification at a level equivalent to GCSE.

Entry criteria: English language

Minimum of IELTS 5.0

A student's English proficiency can be judged through sitting the IELTS test or an alternative 'external' test such as Pearson's PTE, or through an approved 'internal' Abbey DLD test (such as the Oxford Placement test 2).

Students who are at IELTS 4.5 can join the full time English programme in September for three terms, January for two terms, April for one term, or July for two months prior to a guaranteed entry into the one year GCSE programme in the following September.

Entry criteria: Academic The minimum entry requirement is 5 passes at a school level equivalent to year 9 in the UK. The admissions staff at Abbey Cambridge will be more than happy to provide advice on the equivalence of international qualifications.

Entry criteria: Student age - 15-16 on entry

Students who are not 16 on the first day of the academic year (taken as September 1st) are classed as of 'Compulsory School Age'. Such students will receive a higher level of supervision in school and in their living accommodation for the duration of the academic year.

Two Year GCSE

Numbers of Subjects

Students study eight GCSEs and our specially created 'Academic Skills' course. Students chose between English Literature and Additional Mathematics.

The Abbey Cambridge 'Academic Skills' course

The Abbey Cambridge Academic Skills course is a bespoke programme to develop critical thinking and ICT skills. The course is examined through an internationally accredited qualification at a level equivalent to GCSE.

Entry criteria: English language - Minimum of IELTS 4.5

A student's English proficiency can be judged through sitting the IELTS test or an alternative 'external' test such as Pearson's PTE, or through an approved 'internal' Abbey DLD test (such as the Oxford Placement test 2).

Students who are at IELTS 4.0 can join the full time English programme in September for three terms, January for two terms, April for one term, or July for two months prior to a guaranteed entry into the two year GCSE programme in the following September.

Entry criteria: Academic

The minimum entry requirement is 5 passes at a school level equivalent to year 9 in the UK. The admissions staff at Abbey Cambridge will be more than happy to provide advice on the equivalence of international qualifications

Entry criteria: Student age - 14-15 on entry

Students who are not 16 on the first day of the academic year (taken as September 1st) are classed as of 'Compulsory School Age'. Such students will receive a higher level of supervision in school and in their living accommodation for the duration of the academic year.