A Level Physics A
at St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy, Bedlington · school or sixth form
What the college says
Module 1: Development of practical skills in physics (practical skills in a written examination, practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement). Module 2: Foundations of physics (Physical quantities and units, making measurements and analysing data, nature of quantities). Module 3: Forces and motion (motion, forces in action, work, energy and power, materials, Newton’s laws of motion and momentum). Module 4: Electrons, waves and photons (charge and current, energy, power and resistance, electrical circuits, waves, quantum physics). Module 5: Newtonian world and astrophysics (thermal physics, circular motion, oscillations, gravitational fields, astrophysics and cosmology). Module 6: Particles and medical physics (capacitors, electric fields, electromagnetism, nuclear and particle physics, medical imaging).
What you need to get on
General Sixth Form entry requirements as detailed in the Sixth Form Prospectus plus course specific entry requirements of Grade 7 in Physics, Grade 7/7 in Double Science, Grade 6 in Maths.
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
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6ED
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · Bedlington
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