A Level Physics - Invicta Grammar School

Applications Open: 14th November 2025

Applications Close: 13th March 2026

Entry Requirements: - Five GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, including English, and the individual subject entry requirements.

How to Apply: Please apply via the Kent Choices website.

How many subjects can you choose: - You MUST choose 3 subjects (these can be mixture of A-level or BTEC's). Please DO NOT choose anymore than 5 subjects.

Please note that if you are intending to study a course at Invicta Grammar School as part of your course choices, you can only study one Invicta course (maximum) alongside two Valley Park courses.

If you wish to make any changes, you can do so via your application page or send us a message.

Your application will be acknowledged and conditional offer letters will be sent out after the closing date.

Physics Students will develop essential knowledge and understanding in Physics and, where appropriate, the applications of Physics, and the skills needed for the use of this in new and changing situations. They will also develop mathematical skills to explain the quantitative nature of Physics together with practical skills and an understanding of the link between theory and experiment. They will acquire sufficient understanding and knowledge to become confident citizens in a technological world and be able to take, or develop an informed interest in matters of scientific importance. As a result they will be able to recognise the usefulness and limitation of scientific methods and to appreciate how they can be applied in other disciplines and in everyday life and develop an appreciation of how Physics has developed and is used in present day society. Ultimately they will be able to show the importance of Physics as a human endeavour which interacts with social, philosophical, economic, industrial and environmental matters. An A Level in Physics is a very useful qualification. It can be used as an entry point into a whole variety of careers not all of which are directly associated with Physics. As a working physicist you may find yourself: trying to predict the stock market in the City, testing satellites for space missions, developing new materials for industry, developing new electronic devices and components, working within medical Physics in a hospital, teaching the next generation of physicists in a secondary or primary school, trying to predict the next major earthquakes to hit San Francisco, Japan, or Birmingham, developing flight simulation software, optimising industrial manufacturing or transformation processes, developing a new measurement instrument, performing materials testing and characterisation for special applications, launching a new software company or product, performing urban planning and optimisation. In other words the skills developed will be useful in almost any career. The subject is a linear course with three final assessment papers at the end of the course. Students will either study AS Physics or A Level Physics. Students will carry out practical endorsements throughout the two-year course, but this will only be endorsed on the two-year A Level course. This endorsement will be an overall pass or fail grade is awarded through internal teacher assessment, the grade of which will appear on the student’s certificate. A love of both Physics and Mathematics is required for the course, alongside a natural curiosity to explain how the world around us behaves on both the macroscopic and microscopic level. You should have a very strong mathematical astuteness as the mathematical demand of the Physics A Level is much higher than you would have experienced at GCSE.

Grade 7 or above in Physics, or 7-7 in combined science AND a grade 7 in Mathematics.

This course can be studied as part of the Valley Park Curriculum offer where students within the Valley Invicta Academy trust may avail of courses on offer in our partner schools across the trust.