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Chemistry

at The Cotswold Academy, Cheltenham · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

1. Elements of life: The elements and compounds in the universe, the human body and in salt deposits.2. Developing fuels:Fuels, what they consist of, how energy involved in their combustion is measured and the contributions that chemists make to the development of better fuels.3. Elements from the sea: The extraction of halogens from minerals in the sea, together with a study of the properties and uses of these elements and their compounds.4. The ozone story:Important processes occurring in the ozone layer of the atmosphere.?5. What?s in a medicine? Medicines such as aspirin, leading to much functional group chemistry and methods of analysis.6. The chemical industry: How chemists use industrial processes to benefit society.7. Polymers and life: Condensation polymers, proteins and enzymes. DNA and its use in synthesising proteins.8. Oceans: The role of the oceans in dissolving substances and maintaining pH.9. Developing metals: The reactions and properties of the transition metals.10. Colour by design: Dyes and the use of chemistry to provide colour to order.

What you need to get on

Grade 6-6 in GCSE Combined Science or grade 6 in GCSE Chemistry. Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics is also required.

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 Cotswold School

    The Avenue Bourton-On-The-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2BD

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Cheltenham

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