Applying or A levels - GCSE predicted grades?

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Just wondering how do you apply for sixth form schools? Does the school use your predicted grades? And what if these are lowers but you achieve better results due to hard work/tutoring?

Ask the schools / colleges that you are applying for, after looking at their 6th form admissions prospectuses and over-subscription criteria.

Yes, predicted grades are usually used (highly selective sixth firms may rank applicants using these) and there will usually be wriggle room on results day for those whose actual grades are very much higher or lower than predicted. Remember that it is usual to apply to several sixth forms and you can hold offers for several, deciding between them on results day. Most sixth firms have some flexibility for subject moves up to a few weeks into term, but obviously this is dependent on class sizes and popularity.

My understanding is that state school sixth forms are not allowed to offer places based on predicted grades; they should admit based on actual grades in August. It makes it tricky to plan for if admittance is prioritised based on grades. Tiffin school had to change their admissions policy recently because of this.

Private schools will offer based on predicted grades.

I hope so. This makes sense.

You can apply for as many places as you like.
So have a Plan A, a Plan B, and a Plan C.