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GCE A2 Level Physics (Edexel)

at Hatch End High School, Harrow · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

A level Physics is suitable if you: • want to enquire about the most fundamental concepts governing the universe. • enjoy applying your mind to solving problems • want to use Physics to progress onto further studies in Higher Education or support other qualifications or enter Physics based employment. Edexcel A level Physics gives you the opportunity to study a core of key concepts in greater details. Many of the ideas first covered at GCSE will be revisited but with a greater emphasis on explaining and deriving from first principles equations that govern fundamental Newtonian laws. Whilst studying A Level Physics you will develop practical skills that include making observations, collecting data, analysing experimental results and formulating conclusions. For A Level Physics you will study mechanics and further mechanics together, electricity and capacitors, materials, waves and SHM, magnetic fields and particle physics, and astrophysics. There is a possibility of a Physics international trip to Cern in Geneva, Switzerland also a visit to the Fusion reactor in Oxford, students may also attend a Particle Physics Master Class at UCL and Physics practical workshops at the University of Cambridge.

What you need to get on

6 GCSE 9-4 grades including Maths (4+) and English Language (4+)

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

  • Hatch End High School

    Headstone Lane Hatch End, Harrow, HA3 6NR

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Harrow

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