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GCE A Level in Art and Design

at Poynton High School · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level24 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

This is a two year, linear A Level course. Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences that employ a range of traditional and new media, processes and techniques appropriate to the Fine Art course. Knowledge of art, craft and design is developed through research, development of ideas and making, working from first-hand experience and, where appropriate, secondary source materials. Students will be required to participate actively in their course of study, recognising and developing their own strengths in the subject and identifying and sustaining their own lines of enquiry.

What you need to get on

5 grade 4 or above at GCSE level which must include a grade 5 or above in GCSE Art & Design or another Art & Design based subject.

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

  • Poynton High School

    Yew Tree Lane Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1PU

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 3 September 2026 · Stockport

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