Computer Science A Level

Admission is based solely on actual GCSE results. No conditional offers will be made in advance of GCSE results day.

Applications to join Year 12 should be made on GCSE results day in August 2026 by 12pm.

Students applying after this deadline will be eligible to join the school if they meet the criteria and there are places still available in Year 12 on the courses they wish to follow.

Entry Requirements: - All students joining Year 12 will have achieved:

• A minimum of 52 points across 8 GCSE subjects;

• A minimum of grade 5 in Mathematics and English Language or English Literature;

• The subject requirements for the A Level subjects to be studied.

All A Level courses have specific requirements related to course content. Please refer to the detailed information for each course.

It is important to take time to read the individual course requirements and specifications.

How to Apply: - Please apply via our school website: www.dartfordgrammargirls.org.uk on GCSE results day in August 2026 by 12pm.

We are not accepting applications via KentChoices.

Please check our school website for more details.

Computer Science (AQA)

This A Level course is designed to broaden your knowledge of how computers work and to help you further develop your skills of computational thinking.

• Fundamentals of programming
• Fundamentals of data structures
• Systematic approach to problem solving
• Theory of computation

• Fundamentals of data representation
• Fundamentals of computer systems
• Fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture
• Consequences of uses of computing
• Fundamentals of communication and networking
• Fundamentals of databases
• Big Data
• Fundamentals of functional programming

• A computing practical project

Paper 1: 2 hour on-screen examination (worth 40% of the A Level)

Paper 2: 2 hour written paper (worth 40% of the A Level)

Plus a practical project (worth 20% of the A Level)

Grade 6 in Computer Science (or grade 7 in Mathematics if not studied at GCSE)

This course will complement any mathematics, science or engineering course, and will especially prepare you for any computer related course.