A Level Retakes
Continue your A level studies to secure your first choice university place
- We will help you achieve the grades your first choice place requires
- Outstanding Russell Group placement record for retake students
- Both full-year and short-course retake options available. Full-year runs September to June and short-course runs January to June
We know how devastated you may feel about having missed out on the grades required to make it to your first choice university place, but think carefully before accepting second best. You’ll spend a long time with your final A level grades and a long time looking back at a university career at an institution and course that you didn’t really want. We know that your top-class university ambitions need not end here and remember that many major employers routinely sift on A level results as well as university class.
èßäAV has an outstanding Russell Group placement record for retake students and our experienced tutors will go the extra mile to ensure you get there. If you’re still unsure if Retakes is for you, we have a range of articles to help you make the right choice.
GCSE Retakes
At GCSE there are limited options for students to study for examination in English Language in November and Mathematics in January. These courses are only suitable for those students who have narrowly missed grade C at first attempt.
èßäAV offer both one-year GCSE courses and short retake courses. Students resitting selected units on short courses will often stick to the same exam board as they have sat before, whereas those studying on one-year courses will typically transfer to èßäAV’s preferred exam board and take the full suite of units that are available.
"èßäAV was a thrilling experience. Having to do a retake unexpectedly was a daunting experience but from the outset, the College made sure I was well prepared for my resits. Greater independence both within the classrooms and outside of the classrooms was a personal highlight for me - having the ability to leave after your classes rather than being confined at school has, I believe, prepared me well for the university-style lectures in my next step of education. I have seen èßäAV as a great transition to prepare me for university."
Grades achieved at èßäAV: A* Progressed to: University College London
"I chose èßäAV on the strength of its exam results and when I came for my admissions meeting I felt like the system seemed robust and that èßäAV could help me achieve what I wanted to. The teaching is exactly what I needed, particularly with regards to exam practice. I found the environment at èßäAV very nuturing. They focus on supporting each individual to achieve what they want; at my previous school I was sometimes made to feel very small if I achieved a mediocre mark but I have never felt like that at èßäAV and the atmosphere is very relaxed."
Grades achieved at èßäAV: A*AA Progressed to: The University of Durham (Psychology)
"This year has been a journey for me. When I started in August my confidence was shot and I didn’t know if I was going to go to the universities I’d always dreamed of so my time at èßäAV has really been one of gaining confidence back and believing in myself but also having a new attitude in terms of the future. èßäAV has really given me back the belief that I can achieve top grades and succeed. They give you the independence to direct your own time; although there is an extra-curricular programme, there is no pressure to take on a lot of extra activities and you focus on what is important to you, which in my case was studying."
Grades achieved at èßäAV: A*A* Progressed to: Cambridge University (History)