Course information
Physics
Leighton Park School - Reading
01189879600
Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7ED
Course summary

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

Entry requirements

a grade 6 in Physics or a grade 7 in Combined Science and ideally a grade 7 in Maths

How you'll be assessed

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.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityReading
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeCo-Educational
ISI ReportView Report
Boarding Fee £33,690 - £48,105
Sixth Form Fee£24,540 - £29,910
AddressShinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7ED