Pupils will complete the A level Mathematics course in the first year of study (end of Lower Sixth), then continue to study the A level Further Mathematics course in Upper Sixth. Both A levels (Mathematics and Further Mathematics) will be sat at the end of Upper Sixth. A level Further Mathematics is a linear qualification in which all papers must be taken in the same examination series. Candidates must take the mandatory Core Pure, and then either a major paper in Statistics or Mechanics, with one further optional minor paper in one of the other applied discipline, or the mandatory Core Pure paper and then three further optional minor papers.
Pupils wishing to study Further Mathematics at A level are expected to have studied GCSE at the Higher Tier and achieved at least a grade 8, and ideally a grade 9 (or an A* grade in CIE IGCSE Mathematics). Further Mathematics cannot be studied without A level Mathematics. A level Further Mathematics is designed for pupils with an enthusiasm for Mathematics, many of whom will go on to degrees in Mathematics, Engineering, the Sciences and Economics, or any subject where Mathematics is developed further than in A level Mathematics. A level Further Mathematics is both deeper and broader than A level Mathematics, and builds from GCSE and A level Mathematics. A level Further Mathematics prepares pupils for further study and employment in highly mathematical disciplines which require knowledge and understanding of sophisticated mathematical ideas and techniques.
Mandatory paper: Core Pure (Y420) taken by all pupils. 2 hours 40 minutes exam (50%) Options: Either one major and one minor, OR three minors Major Options: Statistics or Mechanics. 2 hours 15 minutes exam (33%) Minor Options: Mechanics, Statistics, Numerical Methods. 1 hour 15 minutes (16%)
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Somerset |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £30,300 - £40,650 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Day £20,550 - £24,390 |
| Address | Radstock, BA3 4RJ |
Pupils will complete the A level Mathematics course in the first year of study (end of Lower Sixth), then continue to study the A level Further Mathematics course in Upper Sixth. Both A levels (Mathematics and Further Mathematics) will be sat at the end of Upper Sixth. A level Further Mathematics is a linear qualification in which all papers must be taken in the same examination series. Candidates must take the mandatory Core Pure, and then either a major paper in Statistics or Mechanics, with one further optional minor paper in one of the other applied discipline, or the mandatory Core Pure paper and then three further optional minor papers.
Pupils wishing to study Further Mathematics at A level are expected to have studied GCSE at the Higher Tier and achieved at least a grade 8, and ideally a grade 9 (or an A* grade in CIE IGCSE Mathematics). Further Mathematics cannot be studied without A level Mathematics. A level Further Mathematics is designed for pupils with an enthusiasm for Mathematics, many of whom will go on to degrees in Mathematics, Engineering, the Sciences and Economics, or any subject where Mathematics is developed further than in A level Mathematics. A level Further Mathematics is both deeper and broader than A level Mathematics, and builds from GCSE and A level Mathematics. A level Further Mathematics prepares pupils for further study and employment in highly mathematical disciplines which require knowledge and understanding of sophisticated mathematical ideas and techniques.
Mandatory paper: Core Pure (Y420) taken by all pupils. 2 hours 40 minutes exam (50%) Options: Either one major and one minor, OR three minors Major Options: Statistics or Mechanics. 2 hours 15 minutes exam (33%) Minor Options: Mechanics, Statistics, Numerical Methods. 1 hour 15 minutes (16%)