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GCE A Level in English Literature

at St Simon Stock Catholic School, Maidstone · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their post-16 provisionExpected standard2026see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

A Level English Literature builds on skills developed at GCSE. It encourages students to explore the relationships that exist between texts and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood. This enables students to investigate and connect texts, drawing out patterns of similarity and difference using a variety of reading strategies and perspectives. It encourages students to debate and challenge interpretations as they develop their own informed personal responses. Students will read widely across a range of texts and connect them across time and topic, thinking about a wide range of relevant contexts, how the text has been received over time and how texts can be interpreted by readers now.

What you need to get on

Minimum of a secure Grade 5 in GCSE English Literature or English Language

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 Simon Stock Catholic School

    Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 0JP

    DaytimeClassroom based
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