Physics

AS and A Level


Phys­ics is an excit­ing and satis­fy­ing subject to pursue beyond GCSE if you are curi­ous, enjoy intel­lec­tual puzzles and like solv­ing prac­tical prob­lems. You will develop a range of skills and abil­it­ies that will make you highly employ­able in scientific, tech­nical, busi­ness and profes­sional fields.

To study Phys­ics at A level you must have stud­ied Higher Tier GCSE Science, Maths and English. You should have achieved Grade B or higher in Phys­ics GCSE or Addi­tional Science GCSE. You should have the abil­ity to think for your­self, to use your initi­at­ive and to persevere with new and chal­len­ging ideas is essential.

In each year of the course there are two extern­ally assessed units plus an intern­ally assessed prac­tical skills unit.

Specific­a­tion: OCR  Phys­ics AS  H158  A H558
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% indic­ate contri­bu­tion of marks to the A level

AS
Unit G481 : Mech­an­ics - 1 hour - 15%
Unit G482 : Elec­trons, Waves and Photons  - 1¾ hours - 25%
Unit G483 : Prac­tical Skills in Phys­ics 1  -  10%

A2
Unit G484 : The Newto­nian World - 1 hours - 15%
Unit G485 : Fields, Particles and Fron­ti­ers of Phys­ics - 1¾ hours   -  25%
Unit G486 : Prac­tical Skills in Phys­ics 2   -  10%

Phys­ics combines well with Maths, Chem­istry, Biology, Busi­ness Stud­ies, ICT and Geography at A Level.

As well as bene­fit­ing from skilled special­ist teach­ing, a pleas­ant labor­at­ory and first class equip­ment in school, you will also enjoy oppor­tun­it­ies to attend lectures by lead­ing research­ers at the Cambridge Univer­sity Phys­ics Centre.

Comments from students who have completed our Phys­ics A level course already:
“You get to do a lot of excit­ing prac­tic­als.”
“It’s very hard work because it’s an intens­ive course, but it’s very reward­ing when you get good results.”
“Small class size means you get lots of atten­tion, and it’s good for prac­tic­als because you have plenty of space and good equipment.”