UK Students

Central Film School welcomes students with all types of entry qualifications to our courses. Below you will find examples of the minimum qualifications we accept. If your course is not listed or you are classified as a mature student please contact us and a member of our team will be happy to discuss your options with you.

UK Entry requirements

For direct entry to our Undergraduate Degree programmes.

A Level

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS points is equivalent to Grade CC

*Contextual Entry: A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade C

Undergraduate:

A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade BBC

*Contextual Entry: A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade CCC

T Level

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass (D or E)

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass (D or E)

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass (A*-C)

Scottish Advanced Higher (SQA)

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade DD

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade D


Undergraduate:

A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade AA

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade BB

Welsh Joint Education Committee (WJEC) Level 3 Applied Diploma

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade CC

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade C

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade BBC

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade CCC

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (2016)

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction* Distinction*

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction Distinction

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (2016)

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit Pass Pass

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass Pass Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction Merit Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit Merit Merit

BTEC (QCF) 2010 - Diploma

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction* Distinction*

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction Distinction

BTEC (QCF) 2010 - Extended Diploma

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit Pass Pass

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass Pass Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction Merit Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit Merit Merit

City and Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (720)

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction*

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction

City and Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (720) 2019 onwards

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction* Distinction*

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction Distinction

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction* Distinction*

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction Distinction

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit Pass Pass

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass Pass Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction Merit Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit Merit Merit

RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Digital Media

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit

RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma for Music Practitioners

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Distinction

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit

UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Grade Merit

Access to HE Diploma

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to 15 Credits at Merit, 30 credits at Pass

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to 45 Credits at Pass

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to 18 Credits at Distinction, 24 Credits at Merit and 3 Credits at Pass

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to 12 Credits at Distinction, 21 Credits at Merit and 12 Credits at Pass

International Baccalaureate

Foundation Year:
A minimum of 64 UCAS Points is equivalent to Higher Level 5, 5 or Standard Level 5,5,5,5 or a combination of Higher and Standard

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 32 UCAS Points is equivalent to Higher Level 5 or Standard Level 5, 5 or a combination of Higher and Standard

Undergraduate:
A minimum of 112 UCAS Points is equivalent to Higher Level 7,7 or Standard Level 7, 7, 7, 7 or a combination of Higher and Standard

*Contextual Entry:
A minimum of 96 UCAS Points is equivalent to Higher Level 6, 6 or Standard Level 6, 6, 6, 6 or a combination of Higher and Standard

Mature students' qualifications

For undergraduate courses mature students are classified as students who are over the age of 21 at the beginning of their studies. In some cases you may be a mature student who does not hold our minimum entry requirements or your qualifications are no longer valid/available/grading systems have changed. In these instances we would still encourage you to apply and applications will be assessed on a case by case basis by our admissions team, usually through our Accreditation of Prior Learning form.

Practical Filmmakers:

Stories can be factual or fiction, we accept documentary, documentary-style as well as fictional pieces.

Your visual portfolio may include one or more of the following:

Screenwriters:

The art of writing take many forms, so while we like to see scripts, we are also happy for you to express yourself in other ways.

Your visual portfolio should include one or more of the following:

Are you ready to Tell Your Story?

Visual Portfolio Requirements:

We are looking for people who are passionate about filmmaking and storytelling.

We would like you to demonstrate your creativity and storytelling ability and give us an idea of your voice no matter what piece you choose to submit:

BA Practical Filmmaking

 

  • A showreel no longer than 10 minutes (uploaded to vimeo/youtube/personal website). For each piece you submit in your showreel you must state your role must appear in the credits
  • A short film,  3-5 minutes in length (uploaded to vimeo/youtube/personal website) Your name and role must appear in the credits
  • Storyboard or mood board (with accompanying 250 word synopsis)
  • Story told through Photography  (with accompanying 500 words)

BA Screenwriting 

  • A short script (a minimum of 3 pages)
  • A short story or creative writing piece
  • A storyboard or mood board with a short story (500 words)
  • A short film that you wrote or contributed to (uploaded to vimeo/youtube) Your name and role must appear in the credits

 

MA Filmmaking:

  • A showreel no longer than 10 minutes (uploaded to vimeo/youtube/personal website). For each piece you submit in your showreel you must state your role must appear in the credits
  • A short film,  3-5 minutes in length (uploaded to vimeo/youtube/personal website) Your name and role must appear in the credits

MA Screenwriting 

  • A short script (a minimum of 3 pages)
  • A short story or creative writing piece
  • A storyboard or mood board with a short story (500 words)
  • A short film that you wrote or contributed to (uploaded to vimeo/youtube) Your name and role must appear in the credits

 

videos

Where appropriate, give us some context for your visual portfolio, outlining why your submitted these particular pieces.

You can tell us this in a separate statement or include it in your personal statement, but be sure to highlight why this is the best of your work and a true representation of you.

MA

Visual Portfolio requirements:

We are looking for people who are passionate about filmmaking and storytelling.

If you have technical ability, demonstrate this through your showreel,or a scriptwriter, through your writing, but most importantly, we want to get an idea of your voice.

Visual Showreel requirements:

Screenwriters: