Chemistry A Level

Applications Open: 7th November 2025 at 9am

Applications Close: 30th January 2026 4pm

Entry Requirements: - 5 GCSE's Grade 4 and above, including Maths and/or English plus additional subject specific entry requirements.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

What do brewing, pharmaceuticals, forensic analysis, cancer drugs and pyrotechnics have in common? Chemistry!

It is the foundation for lots of career paths, degree courses and training opportunities for when you leave education. Chemistry is everywhere in the world around you! It's in the food you eat, clothes you wear, water you drink, medicines, air, cleaners, you name it. Chemistry sometimes is called the "central science" because it connects other sciences to each other, such as biology, biomedical science, physics, geology and environmental science.

The course we deliver builds on the foundation skills and knowledge you have developed at GCSE, going into greater depth and studying applications of Chemistry real life situations. The course is split into Physical, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, including Atomic Structure, Bonding, Energy and Rates of reaction, Equilibrium, Oxidation and Reduction, Aldehydes, Ketones, Esters, Halogenoalkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols and Analysis.

These ideas are extended with further study in Year 13, where we look at applications of biologically significant molecules in industry, including the synthesis of Aspirin, measuring activation energies in chemical reactions and redox titrations.

The final examinations, taken in Year 13, consist of three two-hour papers.

Students also conduct a range of practical investigations, awarding the CPAC qualification alongside their A Level grades.

Grade 6-6 or above in GCSE Combined Science or Grade 6-9 in GCSE Chemistry. Grade 5-9 in GCSE Mathematics.

Chemistry is directly required for medicine, veterinary science, and is also highly relevant for the food industry, retail sales, transportation, chemical engineering, accountancy… and many more!