IB Bespoke Course
Our IB Bespoke Course is a good choice for students who want a maximum of flexibility in their subject choices. Bespoke students choose five or six subjects from any of the IB subject groups in order to create their own specially-tailored programme.
Bespoke students are typically recommended to study three IB subjects at higher level and two at standard level. It is not necessary for Bespoke students to study the DP core (TOK, Extended Essay, CAS), although they can if they choose to. Students can choose any combination of five or six subjects from any of the IB subject groups (timetable permitting).
Studying a Bespoke curriculum will give you lots of scope to gain UCAS points. Each higher-level subject is worth up to 56 UCAS points and each standard level subject is worth up to 28 points. Therefore a Bespoke student studying five IB subjects with three at higher level and two at standard level can achieve up to 224 UCAS points.
In recent years, our Bespoke students have gone on to top destinations such as King's College London and the University of Bath in addition to higher-level apprenticeships. If you are interested in the Bespoke programme, we recommend researching the entry requirements of the university courses which you are interested in as some providers (e.g. Oxford and Cambridge) will require the full IB Diploma. Universities typically make offers to Bespoke students based on their predicted grades in their three higher-level subjects e.g. 6, 6, 6 or 6, 6, 5.
IB subject choices:
Subject Groups | Subject Choices Available |
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1. Literature | English Literature (S or H) |
2. Languages | French, German, Spanish (all S, H or A); Japanese (A) |
3. Humanities (Individuals and societies) | Economics, Global Politics (both H only), Geography, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Anthropology (all S and H) Environmental Systems (S) |
4. Sciences | Biology, Chemistry, Physics (all S and H) Computer Science (H and S), Food Science (S), Environmental Systems (S) |
5. Mathematics | Mathematics (S or H) Mathematics - Analysis and Approaches Mathematics - Applications and Interpretation |
6. Creative Arts (optional) |
Film, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts (all S or H) NB. If you do not wish to study a group 6 arts subject you may choose another from groups 2/3/4 |