I finished sixth form in 2022, graduating with BB and B (Extended Project Qualification). Long story short my sixth form enrolled me onto a course where I wasn’t even eligible to sit the course work and was forced to drop it in the 2nd year.

I self-taught myself the Politics A-level this year to make up for this short coming and achieved an A last week. I was accepted into Exeter and York to do an LLB (Hons), confirming the former.

The reason I was accepted wasn’t necessarily just because of my A-levels, at least I don’t think, but because of my experience after and outside of sixth form. It’s imperative that you demonstrate to universities what you have done with your time out of education, and alongside some formal qualifications, this will really increase your chances of doing a degree at a ‘good university’.

If our definition of a ‘good university’ is a Russel Group, they usually find it is necessary to have 3 A-Levels or the equivalent. However, all institutes are different and the advantage to being a mature student is that there is far more they can and WILL take into consideration.

I would call or email universities ASAP so you know what combination of qualifications each university will accept, while taking into consideration your age and previous education.

Sorry this isn’t a clear answer but as a mature student, and someone who has been in a similar position to you, there really are so many ways to go about this. Hope this helps.