Which medical schools accept A-level resits?

Anglia Ruskin (ARU), Aston University, Brighton & Sussex (BSMS), Bristol, Edge Hill, Exeter, Hertfordshire, Hull York (HYMS), Keele, Kent and Medway (KMMS), King's College London (KCL), Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich (UEA), Peninsula (Plymouth), Sheffield and Sunderland record accepting resit applicants. At 13 of them conditions apply — for example a minimum grade at the first sitting or a higher offer on resit — so read each quoted policy.

Which medical schools do not accept resits?

Glasgow, Imperial College London, North Wales (Bangor) and UCL record that A-level resits are not accepted. 11 more consider resits only in exceptional circumstances or for applicants who previously held their offer: Aberdeen, Barts and The London (Queen Mary), Cardiff, Dundee, Edinburgh, Leicester, Oxford, Queen's University Belfast (QUB), St Andrews, St George's and St Mary's Twickenham.

Do I need a minimum grade at the first attempt to resit for medicine?

At several schools, yes. The policies of Hull York (HYMS), Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Norwich (UEA), Peninsula (Plymouth) and Sheffield name a minimum first-sitting grade such as ABB or BBB.

Do medical schools accept A-level resits? Every UK school's policy (2027 entry)

For 2027 entry, 20 of the 43 UK medical schools with an A-level resit policy on record accept resit applicants — 7 without stated conditions and 13 with conditions such as a minimum first-sitting grade — while 4 do not accept resits (Glasgow, Imperial College London, North Wales (Bangor) and UCL) and 11 consider them only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders.

A-level resit policy by UK medical school

A-level resit policy at 43 UK medical schools, quoted from each school record, with a derived category, for applicants to 2027 entry. Graduate-entry-only courses excluded. Alphabetical.
School	Resits	Policy (as recorded)	Last checked
AberdeenAberdeen	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resits only accepted with serious extenuating circumstances or personal difficulties	Checked 14 Aug 2026
Anglia Ruskin (ARU)Chelmsford	Accepted	Resits accepted.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
Aston UniversityBirmingham	Accepted with conditions	Final qualification profile must normally be achieved in no more than three academic years - one resit attempt only	Checked 14 Aug 2026
Barts and The London (Queen Mary)London	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resits only with extenuating circumstances. UCAS tariff scoring applies only to the 3 A-levels meeting the A*AA requirement (not EPQ or music qualifications).	Unverified (school site blocked our check)
BirminghamBirmingham	No published policy	Birmingham does not publish a resit policy on its medicine selection pages, and its sibling dentistry programme states that resits are not considered. Applicants resitting any qualification should confirm their position with the Medical School before applying rather than assuming resits are accepted.	Checked 11 Sept 2026
Brighton & Sussex (BSMS)Brighton	Accepted with conditions	Resits considered with one dropped grade (i.e. AAB on first attempt then AAA at resit)	Partly checked 14 Aug 2026
BristolBristol	Accepted	Resits accepted - no requirement that all three A-levels be sat in the same year	Checked 11 Sept 2026
Brunel Medical SchoolUxbridge	Considered case by case	Resits considered.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
BuckinghamBuckingham	Considered case by case	Resits considered.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
CambridgeCambridge	Considered case by case	Resits considered case-by-case; competitive applicants typically achieve AAA in one sitting.	Checked 11 Sept 2026
CardiffCardiff	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resits only considered for applicants who held a conditional offer in the previous cycle and provide evidence of exceptional circumstances. GCSE resits accepted within one year of original sitting (English Language any time). No use of predicted A-level grades - achieved grades only.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
DundeeDundee	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resits not accepted (exceptional circumstances only)	Partly checked 14 Aug 2026
Edge HillOrmskirk	Accepted	Resits accepted	Checked 14 Aug 2026
EdinburghEdinburgh	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resits considered with strong justification.	Checked 11 Sept 2026
ExeterExeter, Devon, England, UK	Accepted	Resits accepted - predicted grades can still be considered in shortlisting scores	Checked 14 Aug 2026
GlasgowGlasgow	Not accepted	Resits or additional time to sit qualifications not permitted - required grades and subjects must be obtained at one sitting and at the first attempt	Checked 11 Sept 2026
HertfordshireHatfield	Accepted	Resits accepted.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
Hull York (HYMS)Hull/York	Accepted with conditions	Resits accepted only if first sitting was BBB or higher. Applicants may repeat or restart Year 12 once with no restrictions.	Checked 11 Sept 2026
Imperial College LondonLondon	Not accepted	Resit qualifications not accepted	Checked 11 Sept 2026
KeeleStaffordshire	Accepted with conditions	Resits only accepted with the new achieved grades after completion of A-level resits - predicted resit grades not used in shortlisting	Checked (date not recorded)
Kent and Medway (KMMS)Canterbury/Medway	Accepted with conditions	KMMS does not use predicted A-level or AS grades - selection is on achieved grades. Resit applicants are assessed on final achieved grades only.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
King's College London (KCL)London	Accepted	Resits accepted - KCL has clarified via FOI that "a first resit is considered equally to applicants taking their first sittings" (19 resit applicants received an interview in 2024, 16 received offers)	Checked 11 Sept 2026
LancasterLancaster	Accepted with conditions	Resits accepted: applicants without achieved resit grades must show ABB at first sitting (or up to CCC with mitigating circumstances), then offer becomes A*AA	Checked 14 Aug 2026
LeedsLeeds	Accepted with conditions	From 2026 entry: one A-Level resit attempt accepted without mitigating circumstances.	Checked 11 Sept 2026
LeicesterLeicester	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resit applicants who did not attain required grades at first sitting only considered if they previously held a conditional firm offer from Leicester and have significant mitigating circumstances	Partly checked 14 Aug 2026
Lincoln Medical SchoolLincoln	Considered case by case	Resits considered.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
LiverpoolLiverpool	Accepted with conditions	Resits "may be considered" - must have achieved ABB on first sitting. Offer becomes A*AA on resit.	Checked 11 Sept 2026
ManchesterManchester	Accepted with conditions	Resits accepted, but only one of Year 12 or Year 13 may be resat, a minimum of ABB at the first Year 13 sitting is required for resit grades to count, and the resit offer is AAA	Checked 11 Sept 2026
NewcastleNewcastle	Accepted with conditions	Resits acceptable if the score increases	Checked 11 Sept 2026
North Wales (Bangor)Bangor	Not accepted	A-level resits are NOT accepted. GCSE resits are accepted only if completed within 12 months of the original sitting and before application.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
Norwich (UEA)Norwich	Accepted with conditions	Resits permitted but require ABB or AAC at first sitting and at least one A* in subjects being resat	Checked 14 Aug 2026
NottinghamNottingham	Considered case by case	Resits considered case-by-case; standard expectation is one-sitting AAA.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
OxfordOxford	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resits accepted with extenuating circumstances - must resit all 3 subjects in the same sitting	Checked 11 Sept 2026
Peninsula (Plymouth)Plymouth	Accepted with conditions	Resits accepted with ABB at first attempt (ABC for widening access). If achieved A-level resit grades held, first-sitting requirements waived.	Partly checked 14 Aug 2026
Queen's University Belfast (QUB)Belfast	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resits accepted only for previous Belfast applicants who held a conditional firm offer and must have achieved AAA or A*AB on first attempt	Checked 14 Aug 2026
SheffieldSheffield	Accepted with conditions	Resit accepted with achieved BBB at first sitting; otherwise apply with achieved results.	Checked 11 Sept 2026
SouthamptonSouthampton	Considered case by case	Resits considered with standard AAA requirements in final exams	Checked 14 Aug 2026
St AndrewsSt Andrews	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resits considered with extenuating circumstances.	Partly checked 14 Aug 2026
St George'sLondon	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resits or third year of study accepted with extenuating circumstances only	Partly checked 14 Aug 2026
St Mary's TwickenhamTwickenham, London	Only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders	Resits only considered in exceptional circumstances	Checked 14 Aug 2026
SunderlandSunderland	Accepted	Resits accepted.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
UCLLondon	Not accepted	Qualification resits are not accepted, including re-starting Year 12. GCSE resits are accepted.	Checked 14 Aug 2026
University of Greater ManchesterBolton	Considered case by case	Resits may be considered	Checked (date not recorded)

Considered case by case, with no condition stated: Brunel Medical School, Buckingham, Cambridge, Lincoln Medical School, Nottingham, Southampton and University of Greater Manchester. No published policy: Birmingham. No resit policy in our records: University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Graduate-entry-only courses, where A-level resits do not apply: Chester Medical School (GEM), Pears Cumbria (GEM), Surrey (GEM), Swansea (GEM), Ulster University Medical School, Warwick (GEM) and Worcester Medical School.

How to read this table

Policy (as recorded) quotes the resit rule from the school’s entry requirements where our record holds it, otherwise the shorter summary in the school record.
Resits is our reading of that wording: accepted; accepted with conditions (a minimum first-sitting grade, one resit only, a higher offer); only in exceptional circumstances or for previous offer-holders; considered case by case; or not accepted. The quote is the authority.
GCSE resit rules are different and are not covered here — a few policies mention them where the school states both together.
Not published means the school’s record in our catalogue holds no figure or statement for that cell. We leave the gap visible rather than estimate it; check the school’s own admissions page.
Last checked reports what our verification ledger records for that school: the date its record was checked against the school’s own page, a partial check, or that no check has been completed. Policies change between cycles, so the school’s own page is always the final word.

Frequently asked questions

Which medical schools accept A-level resits?: Anglia Ruskin (ARU), Aston University, Brighton & Sussex (BSMS), Bristol, Edge Hill, Exeter, Hertfordshire, Hull York (HYMS), Keele, Kent and Medway (KMMS), King's College London (KCL), Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich (UEA), Peninsula (Plymouth), Sheffield and Sunderland record accepting resit applicants. At 13 of them conditions apply — for example a minimum grade at the first sitting or a higher offer on resit — so read each quoted policy.
Which medical schools do not accept resits?: Glasgow, Imperial College London, North Wales (Bangor) and UCL record that A-level resits are not accepted. 11 more consider resits only in exceptional circumstances or for applicants who previously held their offer: Aberdeen, Barts and The London (Queen Mary), Cardiff, Dundee, Edinburgh, Leicester, Oxford, Queen's University Belfast (QUB), St Andrews, St George's and St Mary's Twickenham.
Do I need a minimum grade at the first attempt to resit for medicine?: At several schools, yes. The policies of Hull York (HYMS), Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Norwich (UEA), Peninsula (Plymouth) and Sheffield name a minimum first-sitting grade such as ABB or BBB.
Does a resit policy apply to graduate-entry medicine?: No. Graduate-entry courses select on your degree, so A-level resit rules do not apply: Chester Medical School (GEM), Pears Cumbria (GEM), Surrey (GEM), Swansea (GEM), Ulster University Medical School, Warwick (GEM) and Worcester Medical School.

Sources

Each row is drawn from that school’s record in our catalogue, which is checked against the school’s own admissions or course page listed here.

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