Why Study Applied Business GCSE at Hornsea School?

Did you know that we have some of the best results in the school?
The first batch of students to take the Applied GCSE Business Studies course secured a 100% A*- C pass rate, including ten A* grades and two students whose scores were in the top five in the country – that’s out of about four and a half thousand candidates! No candidate has yet achieved lower than a C grade.

Did you know that we study real businesses?
We take students to Hollywood Bowl and BP to interview the workers, tour the sites run and, of course, to see how real businesses work. This is great experience.

Did you know that most of our work is done on computers?
A Business Studies course is not complete without the main tool of business – ICT. You will learn how to use the programs in similar ways to those in which they are used in the workplace. All of our students find that their computer skills improve tremendously during the course – not just in typing but also in using spreadsheets, researching the Internet and using DTP packages too.

Why Study Applied Business A-Level at Hornsea School?

Did you know that we have some of the best results in the school?
For the last three years, students in our Sixth Form Centre have on average achieved two to three grades higher than their target grade in Business Studies at both AS and A2 levels. We compare exceptionally well with other schools across the country in Business Studies.

Did you know that students examine a wide variety of local, national and international businesses?
Our students visit firms as diverse as the accountants KPMG, the chocolatiers Café Chocolat and the bathroom equipment manufacturer Ideal-Standard, in order to research material for their assignments. This variety is excellent for commercial awareness and for a business understanding that will give you a higher profile among prospective employers. Many of our students value getting to find out how things really work rather than learning about things from a textbook.

Did you know that an ability to research independently for assignments is the main skill that universities want from undergraduates?
66% of the course assessed through an assignment portfolio. This means that independent learning is a priority and your research skills will be much sharper by the end of the course – a facet that will be truly valued by both employers and by providers of higher education. This also gives you the opportunity to come up with new business ideas and to see if they would really work. Some of our students’ research and ideas have even been used by one firm we study!