Sixth Form - Years 12 and 13
“Pupils choose to follow either the A level or the Spanish Baccalaureate in Sciences, Humanities or Social Sciences“
Two Curriculum Pathways
All-round Development
Career Guidance
Access to Best Universities
A Levels
The British Curriculum is a highly personalised programme that allows students to tailor their studies by choosing subjects that best suit their interests.
Advanced Level (A Levels) is a subject-based qualification from the United Kingdom. It is the standard entry qualification for undergraduate programmes by universities worldwide. Studies are now specialised and in much more depth than at (I)GCSE. Entrance to University depends upon attaining good grades at A level together with results already achieved at (I)GCSE.
At this stage, students are required to study a minimum of four A Levels (including Spanish), with very few restrictions on which subjects can be taken. The majority of examinations are taken at the end of Year 13.
Pass grades are awarded from A* to E. For University entrance, good results in 3 subjects are required.
Subjects offered are:
Chemistry
Biology
Physics
Maths
Business Studies
English Literature
French
Spanish (Year 12)
(Computer Science)
Spanish Bachillerato
The Spanish Baccalaureate (upper secondary education)aims to provide students with the training, intellectual and personal maturity, and knowledge and skills they need to develop social functions and play a competitive and responsible role in the world of work, as well as gain access to higher education. All students that have successfully completed secondary education in Spain (ESO), as well as those that have studied in another country and have validated their qualifications, can take the Baccalaureate.
At TEMS we offer two different types of Baccalaureate: Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Students in the first year of Sixth Form (Year 12) study English Language at A.S. level (Advanced Supplementary level).
Students in the second year of Sixth Form (Year 13) continue with an A Level in the same subject.
Physical Education is taught in English.
In French, students follow an A.S. level course and/or sit the DELF exams (Diplôme d’études de langue Française). Level 3 in the first year of Sixth Form (Year 12) and level 4 in the second year of Sixth form (Year 13).
Support classes have been included in the school day for the subjects that are taught in Spanish – Mathematics and Spanish Language – for the first and second years of Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13).
This programme facilitates and improves one of our main goals during this stage of education: for our students to successfully complete their studies in whichever language they have studied; providing them with a wide range of universities to choose from across the world.
With this programme, we set every student of the Montessori School on their path towards the future and achieving their goals. We provide international language preparation: official exams from Cambridge University and the French Institute (DELF). Furthermore, Spanish qualifications (Baccalaureate and University Admission Assessment Test) aid their applications for the top British and US universities.
Outstanding Results
Our students gain places at some of the best Universities across the world.
Personalised, monitored and tailored to the needs of our students, our education guarantees our students professional future. At The English Montessori School we are fully committed to excellence combining the highest teaching standards and delivering quality first teaching in the classroom. These key elements allow TEMS students to achieve outstanding levels of performance in their examinations every year.
Our EvAU results in 2022 reflect the excellent work of our students, supported by our teachers: we have a 100% pass rate and an 8.32 out of 10 in the CAU, in addition to the result in the specific subjects: 12.04/14.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 of our students received Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards for the following results in the June 2021 series of exams: Top in the World Cambridge International AS Level Business, Top in the World Cambridge International AS Level Spanish Language
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In 2017-2018, our students excelled nationally by achieving an average CAU (university admission score) of 8.84 out of 10. Moreover, 72.22% of them achieved grades of 12 or above (out of 14). Thanks to these results, TEMS received an Honourable Mention from that University for its outstanding teaching.
One student received an award from Cambridge University for being the world’s top student with the highest level of Spanish (A LEVEL) in 2018; and another two students received national awards for the AS LEVEL Spanish test.




Career Guidance
Career guidance is provided by the tutor and Head of Sixth form. We help pupils choose universities and courses that best fit their preferences. We act as a guide to pupils when filling in applications, asking for references and writing personal statements, where relevant. We help research new destinations in this ever-changing field.
Pupils also attend the British University Fair and visit some Spanish Universities. They attend talks given by different professionals and have a chance to do work experience.