January 2022

Dear Applicant

Application for Townley Grammar Sixth Form September 2022

Thank you for your application to enter the Sixth Form at Townley Grammar School in September 2022.

Your place is subject to you achieving the Sixth Form entry requirements for the school together with specific subject
grades for your chosen course and successful assessment.

You are required to sit a Maths pre-entry assessment paper as directed in the Sixth Form Guide. This will take place
on: Saturday 29th January 2022 at 1:15pm, in the Hall. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your assessment, using
entrance A (bottom gate) which is the furthest gate from the car park. Staff will be on hand to direct you.

The appropriate steps have been taken in line with government guidelines for Covid-19 to minimize the risk of infection
for both staff and students; our test venues have been sanitized and desks placed two meters apart.
Arriving candidates should:

 Follow direction by appointed members of staff

 Wear a face covering when entering the school building, in our dedicated waiting areas and whilst being
escorted to and from the assessment venue
 Sanitize hands upon arrive using your own or the sanitizer provided
 Use your own pen/pencil to sign in as directed by staff

Please do not attend the assessment if you are:

 Self-isolating
 Show symptoms of Coronavirus (Covid-19) – a new continuous cough, a high temperature, a loss of or change
in normal taste and smell

If you are unable to attend on the day, it’s imperative you contact the school by email.
admissions@townleygrammar.org.uk

A high grade in GCSE Mathematics is not necessarily a good indicator for aptitude at A Level Mathematics. The
emphasis at A level is on algebra: its manipulation, its use in representing problems and its relationship with graphs.
Even in the applied units, a solid appreciation of algebra’s ability to model real life situations is key. The algebra
required at GCSE is confined to very basic techniques and proof, where present, is marginalised. The purpose of this
assessment is to decide whether or not you would be suited to take the AS Mathematics course. If we feel that you
would not be suited, we will advise you accordingly.

The Mathematics assessment does not require knowledge of any algebra beyond GCSE but will test your ability to use
it and apply it at a level that the GCSE does not test but that A level expects to be routine. It will assess your ability to
think through problems and select appropriate techniques.
The assessment is to be taken without calculator and is an hour long. Topics that will be included on the assessment
are as follows: solving quadratic equations by factorisation or completing the square, simultaneous equations
including with quadratics, graph sketching, coordinate geometry, sequences, algebraic fractions and proof.

If you require access arrangements or reasonable adjustments to the assessment, this could be applicants with
disability or learning difficulties, please contact Mrs Bradshaw-Smith (Admissions Co-ordinator) on the email address
shown below.

Please email Mrs Bradshaw-Smith admissions@townleygrammar.org.uk to confirm your attendance; if you are unable
to attend it is essential you contact the school.

We will contact you during week commencing 4th April 2022 with the outcome of your assessment and application.

Yours sincerely

Mrs F Cheyns
Assistant Headteacher
In charge of Sixth Form