Computer Science

Please apply for all courses via Help You Choose. Applications will open on October 21st.

In order to ensure success in the Sixth Form, we have designed different pathways to suit your individual needs. Please see below for the specific entry criteria. In addition to this, students will need to check the specific entry criteria for their chosen subjects by checking each course descrpition.

The General Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure about which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible by gaining UCAS points with their Module Two Option.

Module One: three A Levels

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Combined Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible.

Module One – either one of the three below options:

Two A-levels and one specialist qualification (equivalent to one A Level)

One A-level and two specialist qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Three specialist qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Module Two: Enrichment Course

Module Three: Academic Coaching

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Specialist Pathway

This pathway is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take. Please refer to our on offer to view the range.

Module One: Advanced Specialist Qualification

Module Two: Work Placement

Module Three: Enrichment Course

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Extended Pathway

This pathway is for students aspiring to study at Oxbridge or one of the Russell Group Universities or who want to follow a high-demand course such as Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Law or Engineering.

Module One: Three A Levels

Module Two: One Advanced Subsidiary Level

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 5 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 5 or above.

The T Level Pathway

This course is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take.

Module One: T Level Course

Module Two: Industry Placement

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

Computer Science is both a practical and theoretical subject, where you will apply the academic principles learned in the classroom to real-world systems. It is also a creative subject, where you will explore the possibilities of computing, and will learn to look at the world through a digital prism.

AS/Year 12 Unit

• Fundamentals of Programming.

• Fundamentals of Data Structures.

• Fundamentals of Algorithms.

• Theory of Computation.

Focuses on the designing, writing and testing of programs.

• Fundamentals of Data Representation.

• Fundamentals of Computer Systems.

• Fundamentals of Computer Organisation and Architecture.

• Consequences of Uses of Computing.

• Fundamentals of Communication and Networking.

A Level/Year 13 Unit

• Fundamentals of Programming.

• Fundamentals of Data Structures.

• Fundamentals of Algorithms.

• Theory of Computation.

Focuses on the designing, writing and testing of programs.

• Fundamentals of Data Representation.

• Fundamentals of Computer Systems.

• Fundamentals of Computer Organisation and Architecture.

• Consequences of Uses of Computing.

• Fundamentals of Communication and Networking.

• Fundamentals of Databases.

• Big Data.

• Fundamentals of Functional Programming.

AS Assessment One on-screen examination and one written examination each worth 50%

A Level Assessment One on-screen examination and one written examination each worth 40% and one non-examined assessment worth 20%

You will need to achieve the pathway criteria, please see the prospectus for further information

You will need to achieve a Grade 4 or above in GCSE Mathematics from a higher tier paper.

It is excellent preparation for students looking to take Computing Studies at degree level or for anyone considering any kind of career in Computing.