Key Stage 5

All of our A Level courses follow a two-year linear format with the final assessment taking place at the end of the course.

We offer a broad range of option groups that enable students to study both arts and sciences. Alongside the subjects available at GCSE, students can choose to study Economics, Further Mathematics, Politics, Psychology and Philosophy at A Level. We also provide a Cambridge Level 3 Technical Award in Engineering.

All students follow one of four pathways with the expectation that they will sit all of the subjects started in Year 12 in September as A Level examinations in Year 13 during Summer term. (Engineering has a different assessment model and is followed by those students, in addition to their other A Level subjects).

The four pathways are as follows:

• three A Level subjects
• three A Level subjects plus the Extended Project Qualification
• four A Level subjects
• four A Level subjects plus the Extended Project Qualification.

In addition to the above all students in Year 12 and 13 will have:

• a weekly fifty minute lesson of Personal, Social, Health and Education delivered through a timetabled form period.
• a weekly afternoon of games/enrichment.

The EPQ is started in the Spring term of Year 12 and completed during the autumn term of Year 13. Students considering university courses where an interview forms part of the application process are strongly encouraged to study for the EPQ.

Reporting and Assessment grades

In years 12 and 13, current working at grades are reported using the A Level(A*-E) grades.

For more information regarding assessments, please click here.