GCSE Courses

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Students come to MPW for GCSE courses primarily because of our maximum group size of eight and our average of six. The differential between this average and that of a traditional school is even more marked at GCSE than at A level. There can be other reasons too, e.g. that we are co-ed, that we don’t have school uniform etc, but it’s when pupils really need the extra personal attention that they can get in a small class that we can offer the most help.

As a GCSE pupil at MPW, you’ll feel that we’re less like a school than your old school, but you won’t have as much freedom as our A level students.

If you’re under 16 at the beginning of the school year, we’re required by law to provide some compulsory sports and some personal and social education.

We’re required by common sense to provide a much closer level of supervision (e.g. during lesson breaks) than is necessary for our A level pupils.

We’re required by the National Curriculum to provide a range of subjects that is broad. You can’t avoid all the subjects that you don’t like in the same way that the A level students can. You’re going to find that Maths, English, some Science, some Art/Music/Drama, a language, some IT and a Humanities subject are compulsory. Within that constraint, we’re as flexible as we can be in fitting in with your particular likes and strengths. If you’re over 16, we have much more flexibility.