These qualifications are linear. Linear means that students will sit all the AS exams at the end of their AS course and all the A Level exams at the end of their A Level course. Subject content 1 Measurements and their errors 2 Particles and radiation 3 Waves 4 Mechanics and materials 5 Electricity 6 Further mechanics and thermal physics 7 Fields and their consequences 8 Nuclear physics
a grade 6 in Physics or a grade 7 in Combined Science and ideally a grade 7 in Maths
Paper 1 Sections 1 – 5 and 6.1 (Periodic motion) Exam – 60 marks of short and long answer questions and 25 marks of multiple-choice questions on content Paper 2 Sections 6.2 (Thermal Physics), 7 and 8 Assumed Knowledge from sections 1 to 6.1 Written Exam – 60 marks of short and long answer questions and 25 marks of multiple-choice questions on content Paper 3 Section A: Compulsory section: Practical and data analysis Section B: Students enter for one of sections 9 or 12 Written Exam – 45 marks of short and long answer questions on practical experiments and data analysis 35 marks of short and long answer questions on optional topic.
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Region | South East |
Local Authority | Reading |
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Gender Type | Co-Educational |
ISI Report | View Report |
Boarding Fee | £33,690 - £48,105 |
Sixth Form Fee | £24,540 - £29,910 |
Address | Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7ED |
These qualifications are linear. Linear means that students will sit all the AS exams at the end of their AS course and all the A Level exams at the end of their A Level course. Subject content 1 Measurements and their errors 2 Particles and radiation 3 Waves 4 Mechanics and materials 5 Electricity 6 Further mechanics and thermal physics 7 Fields and their consequences 8 Nuclear physics
a grade 6 in Physics or a grade 7 in Combined Science and ideally a grade 7 in Maths
Paper 1 Sections 1 – 5 and 6.1 (Periodic motion) Exam – 60 marks of short and long answer questions and 25 marks of multiple-choice questions on content Paper 2 Sections 6.2 (Thermal Physics), 7 and 8 Assumed Knowledge from sections 1 to 6.1 Written Exam – 60 marks of short and long answer questions and 25 marks of multiple-choice questions on content Paper 3 Section A: Compulsory section: Practical and data analysis Section B: Students enter for one of sections 9 or 12 Written Exam – 45 marks of short and long answer questions on practical experiments and data analysis 35 marks of short and long answer questions on optional topic.