Physics

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.

Physics uses old and new models to explain how the world around us works. We will study those models that explain the very small; particles and subatomic particles. In addition we will also study models that explain the very large; planets, stars, galaxies and strange objects such as black holes. There are also many topics in between to explain for example why you do not fall out of a rollercoaster, or measuring the height of a cliff by dropping objects off it. It opens doors to many opportunities from Medicine to Engineering and Astronomy. Without Physicists, the modern world would stop.

AS/Year 12 Units

EM radiation and quantum phenomena

Waves

Mechanics and Materials

Electricity

Particles and radiation

A Level/Year 13 Units

Gravitational, Electric, and Magnetic Fields

Thermal Physics

Nuclear Physics

Practical skills

Data analysis

Periodic motion

Option unit: Astrophysics

AS Assessment Two written examinations (each worth 50%)

A Level Assessment Three written examinations (each worth 33%) and completion of the CPAC assessment

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

You will need to achieve a Grade 5 or above in GCSE Maths

You will need to achieve a Grade 6 or above in Core Science and Additional Science

Physics opens many doors, firstly into Higher Education and then into a range of careers including: Medicine, Banking, Accountancy, Engineering, Research, Computer Programming or Space Exploration to name but a few.