GCE A Level in English Literature
at Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull, Solihull · school or sixth form
What the college says
AQA English Literature Specification A. A love of reading literature and writing analytically to put forward your own interpretations of texts is necessary to enjoy this course. You will look at all three genres of novels, poetry and drama and explore the circumstances and times in which texts were written and are received. The skills you have learnt at GCSE English Language and Literature will be enhanced further to ensure you can not only analyse within your own readings, but that you can also explore and apply the views of others before arriving at your conclusion. The course is designed to make you a pensive, informed and assured surveyor of literature and will certainly ready you for further Literature studies. What will I study in Year 12 and Year 13? Throughout the entirety of the English Literature course you will study a total of three units that will span across all forms of literary text as well as a range of time periods. You will study a total of two examination units that will make up 80% of your overall English Literature grade.
What you need to get on
Students choosing to study four A levels* If you wish to study four A levels you must achieve: Six GCSE's at grade 7or above. Mathematics and English at grade 6 or above. Students choosing to study three A Levels If you wish to study three A levels you must achieve: Six GCSE's at grade 6 or above. Mathematics and English at grade 5 or above. If the subject has been studied at GCSE you need to have gained a 6 in that 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
Tudor Grange Academy Solihull
Dingle Lane, Solihull, B91 3PD
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · Solihull
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