To meet your offer, your six best GCSE grades must be at the grades on your offer or above. There are also additional requirements for GCSE Maths and English Language that will be specified in your offer, based on your Priority Group.
For example, if your offer is 666665, that means you need to get five grade 6s, and one grade 5 or higher in your six best GCSE grades. If you don’t meet that threshold, you can’t compensate for a lower grade in one of those six best GCSEs by getting a higher grade in another. For example, if your offer is 666665, and your six best GCSEs are 966655, you haven’t met the offer. The grade 9 doesn’t compensate for the fact you didn’t get 666665 or higher.
Should I just focus on those six best GCSEs then?
No, we look at all of your GCSE results. Whilst those six best GCSEs you achieve are what we will consider to secure your place at college, you have no way of knowing in advance which ones they will be. In addition, you want the best grade profile you can achieve to give yourself the best possible set of options and career pathways when you come to Enrolment.