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Physics A

at Eaton Bank Academy, Congleton · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

We offer the ‘OCR Physics A (Advancing Physics)’ course (Specification Code, A Level – H556). This is a new curriculum and we have chosen the ‘Physics A’ course as it builds on the students’ knowledge of the laws of Physics and allow them to solve problems over a wide range of topics. With the new curriculum, there is a greater emphasis on practical work, with a minimum of 10 undertaken over the course (though we do far more.) These will be competency assessed, and at least 15% of exam questions are now based on knowledge and understanding of practical work. There is also a greater significance placed on the mathematics with 40% covering mathematical skills. The subjects studied in the first year will be: Forces, Mechanics, Motion, Electricity, Waves, Quantum Physics and Materials. In the second year: Thermal Physics, Further mechanics, Capacitance, Fields and Particles, Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics.

What you need to get on

We are happy to take students with a Grade 5 or better in Science and Maths.

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

  • Eaton Bank Academy

    Jackson Road, CONGLETON, CW12 1NT

    DaytimeClassroom based
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