History A Level

Applications Open: - Friday 14 November 2025

Applications Close: - 13 February 2026. Applications may be considered after this date but it is strongly advised to apply before this deadline.

Entry Requirements: - Admission to courses - This is based on your needs and staff advice, but you should be aware of these points: 1. You will need to obtain a minimum of six GCSE passes at Level 5 or above including Mathematics and English (a minimum of a grade 5 in the reformed GCSE qualifications in English and Mathematics) and grades 9-6 in their preferred A-Level subjects or nearest equivalents. 2. Subjects have clear entry requirements. You will find these under the course details or from Subject Heads.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices (Internal and External Students)

External Applicants - please click here (This form is for external candidates and parents/carers to book a slot to ask any questions about the admissions process and Sixth Form at Highsted Grammar School). Please be aware that it is first come, first served. We will try our best to accommodate your preferences but this might not always be possible).

Internal candidates - should contact their Head of Year directly.

There is abundant evidence that History is of enormous importance in that it is central to any concept of citizenship. It fosters the spirit of independent thinking and inquiry that is essential to any society. All national cultures are deeply rooted in perceptions of history and thus the study of History enables students to have an understanding of the world in which we live.

This course is taught as a full A Level across two years. Units that are studied in Year 12 are: (Paper 1) Britain, 1625-1701, covering the English Civil War to the Glorious Revolution, (Paper 2) Russia in Revolution, 1894-1924, covering the reign and fall of Nicolas II to the Bolshevik seizure and consolidation of power. In Year 13 students will study: (Paper 3) Civil Rights in the United States 1850-2009, from emancipation to the election of Barack Obama and (Paper 4) the compulsory coursework unit concerning responsibility for the Holocaust.

Grade 6 or above in GCSE History. For students that did not study History at GCSE; six GCSE passes at grade 6 including English Literature.