A-Level Accounting
Develop your knowledge and understanding of the purposes of accounting, and learn to apply this knowledge to a variety of accounting problems.
WHAT IS A-LEVEL ACCOUNTING?
Accounting has been called the ‘language of business’; accountants measure the results of an organisation’s economic activities, and convey this information to a variety of users, including investors, creditors, managers and regulators. Accounting can be divided into many fields such as financial, management, or tax accounting, and external auditing.
WHY STUDY A-LEVEL ACCOUNTING?
Professional accountancy is vital for economies to prosper whilst remaining fair and transparent. As such the profession is very highly valued, and graduates with accountancy are in high demand within the global financial services industry. Alongside traditional accountancy careers, studying the subject can enable you to progress to careers in banking and finance. You will also have a unique opportunity to apply your skills across a wide range of industries.
WHAT WILL I STUDY IN A-LEVEL ACCOUNTING?
Our A-Level Accounting course follows the most recent AQA Accounting Specifications. Students study two equally weighted units.
1. Financial Accounting
2. Accounting for Analysis and Decision-making.
Assessment
Both units are assessed by written papers.
GOOD SUBJECT COMBINATIONS TO TAKE WITH A-LEVEL ACCOUNTING
A-Level Accounting can be studied alongside a wide range of A-Level subjects. Students studying Accounting at Abbey College Cambridge often study A-Level Business Studies, A-Level Mathematics and/or Further Mathematics, A-Level Economics and A-Level Politics in combination.
A-LEVEL ACCOUNTING RESULTS AND DESTINATIONS
| Year | A* | A*-A | A*-B |
| 2024 | 14% | 29% | 57% |
| 2023 | 0% | 64% | 82% |
| 2022 | 17% | 17% | 33% |
Recent destinations of our A-Level Accounting graduates include:
City, University of London to study Economics
KCL to study Accounting and Finance
University of Manchester to study Economics and Politics
University of Bath to study Accounting and Management
University of Leeds to study Business Economics
In March 2024, over 40 of our Y12 Accounting A-level students, along with students with aspirations in Finance, spent the day at Essex University to visit the award winning Business School, which includes a fully operational Bloomberg trading desk with terminals. Students experienced a simulation of real-time trading! They also enjoyed a tour of the campus that is celebrating 60 years of existence in 2024.
