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A Level History

at The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College, Swindon · sixth form college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Unit 1: Britain: Conflict, Revolution and Settlement 1625-1701 Unit 2: Russia in Revolution 1894-1924 Unit 3: Ireland and the Union, c1774-1923 Unit 4: Coursework This can be any area of history you want to choose, as long as historians have disagreed about it. E.g. Was it right to drop the Atomic Bomb.

What you need to get on

GCSE grade 6 in History if studied and grade 5 in English

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

  • The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College

    Inverary Road Wroughton, Swindon, SN4 9DJ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Swindon

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