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Mattress maker

Occupation · ISCO 7534what the job is

Design and Technology, Mathematics and Modern Foreign Language at GCSE, then a Level 2 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 2

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as GCSEs · 1 standard and 3 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 2 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

3GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE Design and Technology is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

GCSE Design and Technology1.00
A level Mathematics0.31
GCSE Modern Foreign Language0.30

Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: diagram, manufacturing process, template, tolerance.

All subjects and shared ideas3
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Design and Technology1.00diagram, manufacturing process, template, tolerance, marking out
A level Mathematics0.31diagram, accuracy
GCSE Modern Foreign Language0.30quantity, accuracy
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

1Skills England standard match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Furniture manufacturerLevel 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · closest match · shares upholstery fillings, furniture industry · ST0203
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Design and Technology, Mathematics and Modern Foreign Language, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad ZakariaBradford, Bradford · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Modern Foreign Language, A level MathematicsIlford County High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Modern Foreign Language, A level MathematicsSt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington, Bromley · GCSE Design and Technology, A level Mathematics, GCSE Modern Foreign Language
More schools9
Norlington School and 6th FormLondon, Waltham Forest · GCSE Design and Technology, A level Mathematics, GCSE Modern Foreign LanguageSt Paul's Catholic SchoolMilton Keynes, Milton Keynes · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Modern Foreign Language, A level MathematicsThe Norton Knatchbull SchoolAshford, Kent · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Modern Foreign Language, A level MathematicsQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford, Lincolnshire · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Modern Foreign Language, A level MathematicsThe Latymer SchoolLondon, Enfield · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Modern Foreign Language, A level MathematicsDover Grammar School for BoysDover, Kent · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Modern Foreign Language, A level MathematicsTiffin SchoolKingston upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Modern Foreign Language, A level MathematicsThe Henrietta Barnett SchoolLondon, Barnet · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Modern Foreign Language, A level MathematicsBrymore AcademyBridgwater, Somerset · GCSE Design and Technology
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ESCO · 7534

What the job is

Mattress makers form mattresses by creating pads and coverings. They tuft mattresses by hand and cut, spread and attach the padding and cover material over the innerspring assemblies.

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This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.