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GCE A Level English Literature

at The St Marylebone Cofe School, London · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

2 Year A Level. Drama and poetry pre-1900 (H472/01): Learners are required to study one play by Shakespeare from a list of set plays. In addition, learners are required to study one pre-1900 drama text and one pre-1900 poetry text from a set list. Assessment is in the form of a 2 1/2 -hour closed-text exam. Comparative and contextual study (H472/02): There is a choice of five topics as follows: • American Literature 1880–1940 • The Gothic • Dystopia • Women in Literature • The Immigrant Experience. Learners choose one topic and study at least two whole texts in their chosen topic area, at least one of which must be from the core set text list. For the second text, learners may choose to study the other core set text or they may choose another text, from the same topic area, from the list of suggested set texts. Assessment is in the form of a 2 1/2 -hour closed-text exam. Literature post-1900 (H472/03): The aim of this internally assessed component is to encourage individual study, interest and enjoyment of modern literature and for learners to develop: • an appreciation of how writers shape meanings in texts through use of language, imagery, form and structure • an understanding of texts informed by an appreciation of different interpretations • an ability to explore connections across texts, such as stylistic, thematic or contextual. OCR will approve that the text(s) chosen meet the criteria for this component which state that: • learners are required to study three literary

What you need to get on

Five 6 - 9 grades at GCSE and a 5 in Maths. Grade 6 in English Language GCSE and English Literature 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

  • St Marylebone CoE School Sixth Form

    14 Blandford Street, London, W1U 4AZ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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