English Literature A Level
at Cranbrook School, Cranbrook · school or sixth form
What the college says
One Shakespeare play and one other drama from either comedy or tragedy from the texts below. Tragedy; William Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello pre-1900: Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe; The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster The Home Place, Brian Friel; A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams Comedy: William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Measure for Measure, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night pre-1900: The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde; The Rover, Aphra Behn The Pitmen Painters, Lee Hall; Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett.
What you need to get on
B or above 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
Cranbrook School
Waterloo Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3JD
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Start dates
- 2 September 2026 · Cranbrook
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