The IB was created in the 1960s, as a response to a desire in the education community for a more internationally recognised and rigorous pre-university qualification. Today it is the world’s most prestigious international qualification, respected and sought after by the world’s best universities. It’s more academically diverse then British A-Levels, allowing students to choose six subjects, as opposed to three or four, keeping their skills broad and minds open.

A core focus of the whole IB curriculum is to develop internationally minded young people, and encourage critical thinking and continuous self-refection, both in academic courses and through extra-curricular activities. For these reasons, many universities actively seek out IB graduates as they already have better developed skill sets to allow them to flourish at degree level.

To ensure this we look for the following as minimum entry requirements:

• At least 6 grade A* - Cs at IGCSE or equivalent
• For HL subjects – grade B or above (Mathematics and Physics require an A grade)
• An outstanding behaviour record or external reference

Some individual subjects will also have their own grade requirements.