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Chemistry A Level

at Longsands Academy, St. Neots · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Chemistry is the central science underpinning and complementing much of Biology and Physics. From looking at reaction mechanisms and pathways to calculating equilibrium constants it will challenge and develop your problem solving abilities. Chemistry will help you learn how to piece together answers given different information skills vital to solving many of today’s problems from tackling the climate emergency to developing new treatments and medicines. Furthermore, it is highly respected and well regarded A-level that will unlock careers and further studies in a huge array of fields from finance to medicine. Studying Chemistry unlocks many doors to whatever you would like to do in the future. The department takes part in and prepares students for the Chemistry Olympiad. There is a popular weekly clinic after school supporting students in their studies.

What you need to get on

Students must have achieved five strong passes (at least Grade 5) at GCSE level, including: English Language to at least a Grade 5; a Grade 7 in the separate Chemistry or a minimum of Grade 7-6 in Trilogy/Combined Science with a Grade 7 average on your Chemistry papers; Maths should also be a minimum of Grade 6 at GCSE.

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

  • Longsands Academy

    LONGSANDS ROAD, ST. NEOTS, PE19 1LQ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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