English Literature
Royal Grammar School Guildford - Surrey
01483880600
High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
Course summary

The study of English Literature will help you become a more perceptive, critical, and interesting person. You will read texts that challenge your understanding of the world around you; you will work as part of a group, discussing and arguing your opinion on a range of topics; and you will establish an understanding and appreciation of different cultures and time periods throughout history.

Entry requirements

Having read the complete works of Dickens, Shakespeare, and Hardy is not a prerequisite for success at English Literature A Level (although it would help!). Instead, we are looking for hardworking and intellectually curious students who bring enthusiasm to class discussion and a willingness to challenge the world around them. If you are not particularly well-read at the start of the course, then you certainly will be by the end of it!

How you'll be assessed

Pearson Edexcel (9ET0) - English Literature A Level. Component 1: 30 %. Drama - tragedy: 2 hours 15 mins open-text exam. Component 2: 20% Prose - colonisation and its aftermath: 1 hour 15 mins open-text exam. Component 3: 30%. Poetry - 2 hours 15 mins open-text exam. Component 4 NEA: 20%. Non-examined Assessment (Coursework) 3,000 word comparison essay on two texts (based on the student’s choice of texts and question).

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthoritySurrey
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeBoys
ISI ReportView Report
Boarding FeeUnknown
Sixth Form Fee£22,572
AddressHigh Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB