GCE A Level in Physics
at Poynton High School · school or sixth form
What the college says
A Level Physics covers a broad range of topics including measurements and their errors, particles and radiation, waves, mechanics and materials, electricity, periodic motion, thermal physics, fields and their consequences and nuclear physics. There is one optional topic chosen from a range of courses and students at Poynton will study Turning Points in Physics.
What you need to get on
5 grade 4 at GCSE level including a grade 6/6 in the Science Dual Certificate or a grade 6 in this subject plus a grade 6 in at least one other science. Physics students must also be continuing their study of maths at A level.
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
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Start dates
- 3 September 2026 · Stockport
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