Physics A Level
at Valentines High School, Ilford · school or sixth form
Ofsted rated their post-16 provisionStrong standard2026see the detail
What the college says
You will be studying the specification: OCR Physics A. Details of the specification can be found at www.ocr.org.uk 1) development of practical skills in physics, Practical skills. 2) Physical quantities and units, Making measurements and analysing data, Nature of quantities. 3) Motion, Forces in action, Work, energy and power, Materials, Newton's laws of motion and momentum. 4) Charge and current, Electrical circuits, Waves, Quantum physics 4) Termal physics, Circular motion, Oscillations, Gravitational fields, Astrophysics and cosmology. 6) Capacitors, Electric fields, electromagnetism, Nulclear and particle physics, Medical imaging
What you need to get on
GCSE grades 6+6 in Science, 5 in English Language & 7 in 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
VALENTINES HIGH SCHOOL
348-360 Cranbrook Rd Gants Hill, Ilford, IG2 6HX
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