Physics, A Level

Students should ensure that they meet the entry requirements for the courses they are applying for (available on subject pages) as well as the overall entry requirements (5 grades at level 4 or above but must include English and Maths).

Students need to choose a minimum of three subjects to study. Please note that all of our BTEC courses are single BTEC's and equivalent to 1 A Level, you will need to choose two further subjects if choosing a BTEC course.

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The course covers the following topics

• Measurements and their errors
• Particles and radiation
• Waves
• Mechanics and materials
• Electricity
• Further mechanics and thermal physics
• Fields and their consequences
• Nuclear physics
• Medical physics

The A Level will assess ALL content from both years of the course and will be examined by three 2-hour papers in June of the second year of study. Continuous assessment will be used to inform the students progression in both years.

Note there is no longer a coursework or controlled assessment unit, but coursework skills will be assessed as part of the exam.

• Grade 6 or above in GCSE Maths
• Grade 6 or above in GCSE Physics or Grade 6-6 or above in GCSE Combined Science

After studying A Level Physics students can progress to study a broad range of science-related courses at universities across the country including physics, maths, engineering, natural science, medicine and computing. Students can also progress onto non-science related courses such as law where their achievements in physics have served to develop key skills such as problem-solving and critical thinking.