King Edwards Application Process Opens

We are delighted to announce that our application process for students looking ahead at September 2024 admission to King Ed’s is now open. This is an electronic application, completed via the college website.

The Application Process

Fully completed applications must be submitted electronically by Wednesday 28 February 2024 for consideration of a place at the college. Our new online applicant portal makes it easier than ever for students to make their application to the college. The application is split into nine sections :

Personal Details

Address Details

School Details

Academic and Vocational Qualifications

Music, Dance, Drama & Other Qualifications (if applicable)

About You & Future Plans

Courses

Additional Details & Support

Contacts

A student must enter all of the subjects they are currently studying in Year 11 into the ‘Academic and Vocational Qualifications’ section, along with a predicted grade. Predicted grades could be from a school report, formal GCSE predictions, or indeed what a student believes that they will achieve in August 2024 when GCSE results are published. Please note, we do not require students to submit copies of reports / predicted grades to us. We would ask students to carefully check their qualifications prior to submitting their form, especially to ensure they have correctly entered their GCSE Science qualifications (Combined Science or Triple Science as appropriate).

Wherever possible, we would ask students to use their own personal email address (and not that of a parent) to apply. This is how the application system will keep them updated regarding status changes, and indeed we will communicate all 2024 decisions via email. We have previously experienced issues with students using ‘@icloud.com’ email addresses, largely linked to the capacity of their accounts and the student not ensuring there is capacity to receive emails. Again, this may be useful for students applying to a range of providers to know this, and not just King Ed’s.

Please find guidance below for students when completing the About You and Future Plans sections :

All we want to know is a little bit about you! We would like to know why you want to study the courses you have chosen, any hobbies and achievements or what you believe makes you an ideal candidate for the college.

What to include:

Why you want to come to KE (e.g – why you want to study the subjects you have chosen)

Hobbies/interests

Positions of responsibility

Other facts – travel/volunteering

Work experience

Hints and tips . . .

Plan it out – mind map?

Write in sentences

Check spelling, punctuation and grammar

Get someone else to have a read too

Don’t overthink it!

We also need a short statement on your career aspirations. If you have an idea regarding what career you aspire to after college or university, or indeed if you are not certain then share your ideas with us! We need this so that we can offer any subject advice and guidance to you if needed. You do not need to try to impress us! It is completely fine for you to say that you are unsure at this stage – we know that at your age we were also uncertain as to what we wanted to do in the future.

Communicating Decisions to Students

Conditional offers are made to applicants whom the college believes have the potential to most benefit from a place, based on the information contained in their application form.

Each year we are contacted by students who wish they had applied but who chose not to ahead of the 28 February deadline. If in doubt, students are encouraged to apply! Students are advised that they can apply to multiple colleges, and indeed hold multiple offers too. Our Admissions Team can offer lots of practical advice and will be happy to talk through any dilemmas or concerns students may have.

Decision emails will be sent out to applicants as soon as possible once we have received and considered their full application. We no longer interview students as part of the application process. All offers are conditional on achieving the required entry criteria (these may differ depending on the subjects a student wishes to study). Full details of our entry criteria can be found on our website.

Students who receive a conditional offer from the college will have until Friday 26 April 2024 to accept their place. Again, it is acceptable to hold offers at multiple institutions, attend College Orientation Days, and to make a final decision at a later point (e.g. GCSE Results Day). Applicants who do not respond to their conditional offer by 26 April will have their offer withdrawn.

Our minimum entry requirements to study three subjects at the college are six GCSEs at grade 5 or above. If a student wishes to take four subjects, they will need to achieve seven GCSEs at grade 7 or above. A number of subjects have their own minimum entry requirements, so please check the information provided for each of our subjects on our course guides to find out more. It is worth noting that we stick rigidly to this criteria following the publication of GCSE exam results, and therefore it is always important for students to have a range of options open to them.

Our Open Events are a great way to see what the college has to offer. So far, over 3000 people have registered to attend the events which are a brilliant opportunity to meet with subject teachers, current students and our support services. This year, our Open Events will be on the following dates:

5.00-9.00 pm

9.00-3.00 pm