Religion & Philosophy A Level

Applications Open - 21st November 2025

Closing Date for applications is Friday 13th February 2026.

Applications are still welcomed after the February closing date, and we will still try to ensure that each person's subject options are possible.

Entry Requirements - Please see our prospectus for grades needed

How to Apply -

ALL applications are to be made via KentChoices - if you do not have log in details, please speak to your school. If you are applying from outside of our area or an Independent school please email ccvioffice@ccgrammarschool.co.uk

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Closing Date for applications is Friday 13th February 2026.

Applications are still welcomed after the February closing date, and we will still try to ensure that each person's subject options are possible.

What is the course about?

The course encourages learners to adopt an enquiring, critical approach to the study of religion, philosophy and ethics. The A Level should prove an excellent addition to your completed A Level profile, whether you are following a Humanities, Arts or Science based course.

For whom is the course suitable?

If you have an interest in asking questions about the existence of God, human existence, ethics or values; if you have an interest in religion in general or if you wish to follow a philosophical and ethical approach to study, then this course will provide you with the opportunity to study those areas of interest.

Teaching Methods and Homework commitment

Students will learn through a variety of teaching methods so that all may benefit from the course. There will be opportunities to visit places of interest such as churches during the course. Students are assessed regularly through essay assignments and mock examinations. Extra revision classes, textbooks and course materials also support the learning.

What could I go on to do at the end of the course?

Successful completion of this A Level will give access to a range of possible career and educational opportunities. Employers and universities value the range of transferable skills acquired by the students throughout their A Level which include synthesising, interpreting and evaluating information from a variety of scholarly sources and the need for research to be effectively communicated. Students who have completed this course have gone on to study a host of disciplines including medicine, sciences, journalism, business studies, philosophy and theology, anthropology, archaeology, robotics, engineering.

Method of Study and Assessment

Component 1 – Philosophy of religion

· Ancient philosophy (Plato and Aristotle)

· Soul, mind and body

· Arguments about the existence or non-existence of God

· Religious experience

· The problem of evil

· Religious language

Written Exam Paper - 2 Hours (33.3% of A Level)

Component 2 - Moral Philosophy (Ethics)

· Normative theories (natural law, situation ethics, Kant, utilitarianism)

· Business ethics

· Euthanasia

· Meta-ethics

· Conscience

· Sexual ethics

Written Exam Paper - 2 Hours (33.3% of A Level)

Component 3 – Religious thought (Christianity)

· Augustine

· Death and the afterlife

· Christian moral principles and action

· Religious pluralism

· Gender and society

· Secularisation

Written Exam Paper - 2 Hours (33.3% of A Level)

Website URL: For more information please go to http://www.ccgrammarschool.co.uk

See Prospectus on school website for details.