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GCE A Level in Physics A

at Chesham Grammar School, Chesham · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

There are five core units in the first year of Physics: all five will be can be sat for the AS level, at the end of the first year of study, and for the students going on to do A Level there are an addition four core units and one optional unit all to be sat at the end of the A level course. Both assessments involve no formal coursework, just a core set of qualitatively assessed practicals and examinations at the end of the respective course. AS Examinations AS Award 7407 There are five core topics which are studied 1. Measurements and their errors 2. Particles and radiation 3. Waves 4. Mechanics & Materials 5. Electricity A level Examinations Award 7408 There are three core topics which are studied in addition to the AS topics 6. Further mechanics and thermal physics 7. Fields and their consequences 8. Nuclear physics There is then one additional optical topic to be chosen out of the five below 9. Astrophysics 10.Medical physics 11.Engineering physics 12.Turning points in physics 13.Electronics

What you need to get on

GCSE Grade 7 or above in Physics or 7-7 in a combined Science course

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

  • Chesham Grammar School

    White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1BA

    DaytimeClassroom based
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