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Physics

at Bosworth Community College, Leicester · college

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The course builds upon GCSE Physics to explore in more detail topics like force, materials, particles, electricity, simple harmonic motion and fields. There is also an option during year 13 to chose to study in more detail things like medical physics, astrophysics, engineering physics, turning points in Physics or electronics.

What you need to get on

All students intending to take A-Levels at Bosworth Academy will be expected to have at least grade 5 in both GCSE English Language and Maths as well as 3 other GCSEs at grade 5 or equivalent. Students studying GCSE Combined Science need to have achieved a minimum Grade 6-6. Students studying GCSE Separate sciences need at least two Grade 6s and a level 5 (with one of the 6s being in Physics). Students also need to have achieved a Grade 6 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

  • Bosworth Academy

    Leicester Lane Desford, Leicester, LE9 9JL

    DaytimeClassroom based
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