A-Levels

Our A-Level Programme is taught over two year (September start) and eighteen month (January start) durations. There is also the option for students to study a one term short course programme. Students take four subjects in their first year/first two terms and four or three subjects in their second year. Students with an English level of below IELTS 7.5 (or equivalent) will also study Academic English during their first year of study.

2019 A-Level Pass Rates
Grades	A*	A*-A	A*-B	A*-C	A*-E
Abbey College Cambridge	34%	71%	92%	98%	100%
National Average	7.8%	25.5%	51.6%	75.8%	97.6%

Subjects available

ACCOUNTING

Learn the ‘language of business.’

ART & DESIGN

Artistic skill underpins every creative practice.

BIOLOGY

Study living things and the processes that sustain them.

BUSINESS STUDIES

Understand business activity from small scale to multinational organisations.

CHEMISTRY

See life at molecular, atomic, sub-atomic levels.

ECONOMICS

Understand the forces that drive the world around us.

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Study poetry, prose and drama.

Further Mathematics

Broaden and deepen your maths knowledge.

GEOGRAPHY

What happens when landscapes and humans collide?

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

How is power wielded around the world?

HISTORY

Learn from the past.

MATHEMATICS

Model reality, describe discoveries and open the doors to the unknown.

PHYSICS

Study the most fundamental and widest reaching science.

PSYCHOLOGY

Study science of the mind.

Course details and entry requirements

COURSE START DATES AND DURATION

September (2 year programme)

January (18 month programme)

ENGLISH REQUIREMENT

Minimum IELTS 5.5, or equivalent level qualification.

Students can sit an online English test administered by the college as proof of English level.

AGE REQUIREMENT

16 – 19 years old on entry

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

5 GCSE passes at Grade C or equivalent.

Students without a pass at grade C in GCSE or IGCSE English Language, or with an Academic English score below 7 overall must join an Academic English course for the duration of their first academic year. This will be timetabled alongside the students A-Level lessons.To find out more about the UK Education system and equivalent level qualifications please visit our UK Education System page.

A-Level Short Course Programme

With our short course programme you can experience life as a student at Abbey College Cambridge. We offer one, two and three term programmes studying our A Level subjects.Once completed you can return home to continue your studies, or if you wish you can choose to continue studying at Abbey College Cambridge.For further information on our short course programme please email admissions@abbeydld.co.uk or call +44(0)3300 536082.