AS-levels

To view a list of AS courses currently available, click here.

Overview

Wentworth is an ideal environment in which to undertake both years of a student's sixth-form career. As well as the small class-sizes that many of our students find helpful, and a comprehensive system of exam preparation and practice, our lower-sixth course offers a unique programme designed to bridge the skills gap between GCSE and A-level, with a high level of academic and pastoral support from subject tutors and the Head of Year.

Wentworth offers a broad range of two-year courses with no restriction on the subjects that can be studied in combination. Our flexibility in course choices and combinations allows students to keep their options open. The pace of a two-year course suits most students, especially those who are making the transition to A-level. A two-year course also gives the student the opportunity to explore a subject in greater depth and the time to consolidate ideas, and for many students the slightly slower pace of the two-year programme results in achieving higher grades, with students able to retake individual exam units where necessary to help improve their final marks.

Students generally take four subjects at AS-level, before committing to three A-level subjects in the second year, though an increasing number of students decide to take all of their AS subjects through to completion at A2.

At interview we will be happy to discuss the number and choice of subjects appropriate to each student based on their abilities, interests and university plans. During the lower sixth students are also offered advice on work experience which might assist in their choice of university course, and are thoroughly prepared for the completion of their UCAS forms which will be submitted to universities early in the second academic year.