A-Level Geography
at Cleeve School, Cheltenham · school or sixth form
What the college says
The course is divided into three components: Physical Geography; Human Geography and a Geographical Investigation. Physical Geography This section is designed to focus on the world's great landscapes, and the natural systems that operate. These are major elements in the natural environment and understanding them is fundamental to many aspects of world geography. The content invites students to contemplate the magnitude and significance of the physical environment at a variety of scales, their relevance to wider geography and their central importance for human populations. Topics studied include: water & carbon cycles; coastal systems; hazards; ecosystems under stress & cold environments. Human Geography Increased interdependence and transformed relationships between peoples, states and environments have prompted attempts at a global level to manage and govern some aspects of human affairs - some more successful than others! Students engage with important dimensions of these phenomena with particular emphasis on international trade and access to markets; and the areas which no nation exerts sovereignty over such as the deep seabed and Antarctica. Topics studied include: Global systems and governance; changing places; contemporary urban environments; population and the environment; resource security. Throughout both sections students contemplate many complex dimensions of contemporary world affairs and their own place in and perspective on them. Study in both of these sections
What you need to get on
Students should have achieved a grade 6 in GCSE Geography.
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
Cleeve School
Two Hedges Road Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
DaytimeClassroom basedCheck the journey
Start dates
- 3 September 2026 · Cheltenham
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
Wimborne · South West · 2 years
- Their version
Worksop · East Midlands · 72 weeks
- Their version
Sheffield · Yorkshire and The Humber · 2 years
- Their version
Leicester · East Midlands · 2 years
- Their version
Benfleet · East of England · 2 years
- Their version
Walsall · West Midlands · 18 months
- Their version
Stoke-On-Trent · West Midlands · 2 years
- Their version
Newcastle Upon Tyne · North East · 2 years