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English Literature A Level

at Cranbrook School, Cranbrook · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE AS level2 yearsFull time

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

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Cranbrook

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