A Level Economics
at Riverside College Halton, Widnes · college
What the college says
Aimed at School Leavers. Economics looks at an important target in all our lives how to get resources (or money!) and how to use them (or spend it!). It examines this question from the point of view of individuals who get money mostly from working or from benefits, and from the view of society where the government taxes us and spends the money on our behalf. You will look at many issues that will affect you in your life, economics is all around you.
What you need to get on
To study an A Level programme you will need to achieve a minimum of three grade 5s and two grade 4s at GCSE including English Language and Maths at grade 5. Each individual subject carries its own entry criteria and some subjects do require higher grades than this. For individual subject entry requirements and course details, please go to our website and look at the course information section or click on the website link below.
How you are assessed
Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
Cronton Sixth Form College
CRONTON SIXTH FORM COLLEGE Cronton Lane, WIDNES, WA8 5WA
DaytimeClassroom basedCheck the journey
Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · WIDNES
Who else teaches this exact qualification
Same qualification, different college. Entry requirements and how it is taught can differ a lot between them, which is the whole reason to compare.
- Their version
Stratford-Upon-Avon · West Midlands · 2 years
- Their version
London · London · 24 months
- Their version
Sale · North West · 2 years
- Their version
South West · 2 years
- Their version
Dagenham · London · 2 years
- Their version
London · London · 2 years
- Their version
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge · East of England · 2 years
- Their version
London · London · 2 years