Mathematics A Level

Applications Open: Monday 3rd November 2025

Applications Close: Friday 24th July 2026

Entry Requirements: Our general entry requirements are:-

• A Levels – advanced courses, two year study programme, with an average entry requirement of at least five grade 5+ qualifications, including English and mathematics. Some subjects may have additional entry requirements.

• BTEC Level 3 – advanced courses, two year study programme, with an average entry requirement of at least five grade 4+ qualifications, including English and mathematics. Some subjects may have additional entry requirements.

• T Level - technical course, two year study programme, with an average entry requirement of at least five grade 5+ qualifications, including English and mathematics.

• BTEC Level 2 – One year programme, which could lead on to further studies, with an average entry requirement at least five grade 2 or above, including English and mathematics.

How to Apply: Please apply via Kent Choices

If applying to T Level Engineering, please include a second choice set of subjects within the same application.

Course aims

The course enables students to build a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and reasoning beyond what is taught at the GCSE level. It encourages students to be persistent in tackling challenging problems and aims to promote confidence, foster enjoyment and provide a strong foundation for those who opt to study the subject further. Learners will use their knowledge to make logical and reasoned decisions in solving complex problems. They will draw diagrams and sketch graphs to help explore mathematical situations and interpret solutions. By studying this course, learners will appreciate the beauty, elegance and importance of mathematics in both pure and applied forms, understanding its impact throughout history and in modern society.

Course content

The course covers three main areas of mathematics: pure mathematics, statistics and mechanics. Students will develop an enhanced understanding of a range of topics that they will already be familiar with from the higher tier GCSE in mathematics. These include algebra, trigonometry, geometry, statistics and sequences. They will apply their knowledge of these topics to solve a range of problems. Students will also cover a variety of new topics including differentiation, integration, exponentials, logarithms, mechanics, binominal distributions and hypotheses testing. Students will need to draw on a range of skills from across all topics to solve problems and interpret questions focused on different contexts.

Assessment

This is a linear course, which is examined via three 2 hour written examination papers. Two of the papers examine pure mathematics, whilst the third paper assesses students’ knowledge and understanding of the statistics and mechanics elements of the course. The three papers carry equal weighting. Calculators are allowed in the examinations.

Additional course entry requirements

In addition to the general requirements for access onto A level courses, students would be expected to achieve a grade 7 in mathematics GCSE and at least grade 5 in statistics GCSE (if offered at the school).

Progression and career opportunities

Whilst some of our students opt to continue their mathematical studies at university, many also take this course to prepare for higher education in related areas such as engineering, economics, physics, teacher training or more general courses. Many employers offer apprenticeships to candidates with an A level mathematics qualification. In addition, this qualification will help students to pursue a career in the field of insurance under-writing and finance. Transferable skills such as problem solving and analytical, logical approaches are also highly valued by a range of employers.