Whatever your academic direction, you use computers to look at information or to solve a problem. Computer Science gives you those skills and helps you appreciate the thinking behind the tools and the ability to design and craft new ones. A grade 8 in GCSE Mathematics or equivalent is needed and students will need their own laptop computer (Windows/Mac/Linux i.e. not a Chromebook).
An overall average of a grade 6 at GCSE or IGCSE in all subjects is required for entry to our Sixth Form, with a minimum of a grade 7 in the subjects you wish to study at A Level (a minimum of a grade 8 in Further Maths). In addition, you will be expected to take on greater responsibility for your own independent learning as part of the transition from life at school to university and further career.
Paper 1 (40%) 2 hour 30 minutes on screen exam Programming Fundamentals of programming, data structures and algorithms Theory of computation Paper 2 (40%) 2 hour 30 minutes written exam Fundamentals of data representation, computer systems, computer organisation and architecture, communication and networking, databases and functional programming Consequences of uses of computing Big Data Non-examination assessment (NEA) (20%) 50 hours of class time in the U6 Use the knowledge and skills gained through the course to solve or investigate a practical problem The options are many - from a business management solution to programming hardware.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Oxfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £40,650 - £49,800 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £24,420 |
| Address | Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE |
Whatever your academic direction, you use computers to look at information or to solve a problem. Computer Science gives you those skills and helps you appreciate the thinking behind the tools and the ability to design and craft new ones. A grade 8 in GCSE Mathematics or equivalent is needed and students will need their own laptop computer (Windows/Mac/Linux i.e. not a Chromebook).
An overall average of a grade 6 at GCSE or IGCSE in all subjects is required for entry to our Sixth Form, with a minimum of a grade 7 in the subjects you wish to study at A Level (a minimum of a grade 8 in Further Maths). In addition, you will be expected to take on greater responsibility for your own independent learning as part of the transition from life at school to university and further career.
Paper 1 (40%) 2 hour 30 minutes on screen exam Programming Fundamentals of programming, data structures and algorithms Theory of computation Paper 2 (40%) 2 hour 30 minutes written exam Fundamentals of data representation, computer systems, computer organisation and architecture, communication and networking, databases and functional programming Consequences of uses of computing Big Data Non-examination assessment (NEA) (20%) 50 hours of class time in the U6 Use the knowledge and skills gained through the course to solve or investigate a practical problem The options are many - from a business management solution to programming hardware.