Geography A Level Edexcel

Applications Open – 3rd November 2025

Applications Close – 31st July 2026

Entry Requirements –We do have entry recommendations for some courses, especially A-levels, as we would not want you to start a course that would not be suitable for you. We want to give you the best chance of future success.

The course programmes are flexible: students can mix Level 3 courses with Level 2 courses, or A-levels with BTECs. We provide impartial advice and guidance and seek to put you on the courses you want and are likely to be successful in.

Students are expected to study up to 3 A level equivalent subjects (this can be from either A levels and/or Level 3 BTEC subjects) building their own personalised combination of Level 3 subjects OR a full time Level 2 course.

The sixth form runs on a flexible timetable with some courses running until 6.00pm. This flexibility means we can offer as much as possible, to as many as possible, as often as possible.

How to Apply – Please apply via Kent Choices.

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A level geography covers a wide range of contemporary themes and issues. Geography, and the world we study, is ever-changing, which is why there is a focus on fundamental processes that reflect the world around us and foster an understanding of what could impact its future. The specification requires students to:

• Develop a range of geographical skills – this includes quantitative skills (mathematical and statistical), qualitative skills (interviews, creative and social media, geographical representations), and geospatial skills (which might be more quantitative in nature: for example, geographical information systems (GIS); or qualitative: for example, interpreting photos, sketches and drawings).
• Build on fieldwork skills – fieldwork is a vital part of studying geography, and it is a compulsory factor of the course. A level requires a minimum of four days.

First Year:

Dynamic Landscapes - Tectonic processes and hazards and landscape systems, processes and change (coastal landscapes and change).

Dynamic Places – Globalisation and shaping places (regenerating places).

Second Year:

Physical Systems and Sustainability - The water cycle and water insecurity and the carbon cycle and energy security.

Human Systems and Geopolitics – superpowers and global development and connections (migration, identity and sovereignty).

Within the A level there will also be an Independent Investigation which is a 20% contribution to A Level qualification.

We would recommend a grade 6 at GCSE in geography and a grade 6 at GCSE in English Language.

This course will enable you to study Geography or related degrees, for example, geology/meteorology at university.