A level Art and Design

Our core entry requirements are six or more GCSEs at grade 5+, including 5+ in English literature, language and mathematics. There are also subject-specific criteria for some subjects as detailed on our websites linked below.

Entry requirements on the Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form website

Entry requirements on the Jane Austen College website

Our application process takes place completely online through our dedicated application website here. Following your application to join us from Help You Choose, we'll contact you

The main purpose of the course is to develop your ability to appreciate and respond to the visual world in a creative way. Throughout the course you will develop and master further skills learnt at GCSE and encounter new media, techniques and methods of working. You will build on your knowledge of materials and practices, develop further your interpretative and analytical powers and explore your imaginative and creative potential. You will also develop a specialist vocabulary and increase your knowledge and understanding of Art. You must be prepared to work hard and participate actively in your course of study to succeed. Underpinning all work will be the use of sketchbooks and the exploration of ideas through drawing and other research media such as photography.

You will study the following disciplines in individual projects at the beginning of the A Level course – fine art, photography, graphic communications, textiles and 3D design, before specialising in at least one as an extended project. The broad nature of this course makes it well suited to students who have studied any of these creative disciplines at GCSE.

GCSE 5+ in an art and design subject, including fine art, graphics, textiles, photography, 3D design

For entry to the school overall, you will need...

• Six or more GCSEs at grade 5+
• 5+ in maths
• 4+ in English Literature and English Language

This course is highly regarded by the universities as an excellent foundation for degree study in any design field. However, it is particularly useful to those of you considering advertising, animation, art foundation, graphics, illustration, multimedia and digital design.