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Computer Science

at Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School, London · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their post-16 provisionStrong standard2026see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Computer Science is a practical subject where students can apply the academic principles learned in the classroom to real-world systems. It’s an intensely creative subject that combines invention and excitement, and can look at the natural world through a digital prism. The aims of this qualification are to enable learners to develop: An understanding and ability to apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including: abstraction, decomposition, logic, algorithms and data representation The ability to analyse problems in computational terms through practical experience of solving such problems, including writing programs to do so The capacity to think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically The capacity to see relationships between different aspects of computer science Mathematical skills.

What you need to get on

Minimum entry requirements for all A Level courses are minimum of 8 GCSE subjects, with an average grade of 6 (legacy grade B) or above; including at least a grade 6 or above in GCSE English Language (or Literature) and GCSE mathematics and a grade 6 or above in GCSE Science. In addition, to study this subject you must have a grade 5 or above in mathematics and English Language. 6 or above in GCSE Information Technology/BTEC equivalent at distinction.

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

  • Stepney All Saints School and Sixth Form

    Stepney Way, London, E1 0RH

    DaytimeClassroom based
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