Geography helps students to understand both human societies and the natural environment. The key questions in geography are: why do societies and environments vary from place to place, and how have they come to be as they are? The A Level course builds on the IGCSE foundations and draws together the different topics in geography under a common theme of contemporary global change. Through the study of dynamic and contemporary content, girls will understand and interact with issues which affect people and places at a range of scales from local to global. The table below gives an overview of the teaching. Several trips have been arranged as part of the A Level course. During the Lower Sixth year, as part of the Places unit, students will undertake a place study of Spitalfields, East London. They will also have the opportunity to go to Iceland to study glaciers, volcanoes and waterfalls and to examine the human geography of one of the most sustainable places on the planet. In the summer of the Lower Sixth year, a field course to Blencathra in the Lake District will be the focus of the independent investigation, worth 20% of the overall mark. Students are encouraged to take advantage of links with the Royal Geographical Society and attend lectures outside school. There is a vibrant Geography Society run by the Sixth Form, in which contemporary issues are discussed and debated and a thriving Geography Book Club. The geography magazine, Aspect, is written and edited entirely by the Lower Sixth and presents an opportunity to gather experience in journalism and editing.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £26,831 |
| Address | Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0PG |
Geography helps students to understand both human societies and the natural environment. The key questions in geography are: why do societies and environments vary from place to place, and how have they come to be as they are? The A Level course builds on the IGCSE foundations and draws together the different topics in geography under a common theme of contemporary global change. Through the study of dynamic and contemporary content, girls will understand and interact with issues which affect people and places at a range of scales from local to global. The table below gives an overview of the teaching. Several trips have been arranged as part of the A Level course. During the Lower Sixth year, as part of the Places unit, students will undertake a place study of Spitalfields, East London. They will also have the opportunity to go to Iceland to study glaciers, volcanoes and waterfalls and to examine the human geography of one of the most sustainable places on the planet. In the summer of the Lower Sixth year, a field course to Blencathra in the Lake District will be the focus of the independent investigation, worth 20% of the overall mark. Students are encouraged to take advantage of links with the Royal Geographical Society and attend lectures outside school. There is a vibrant Geography Society run by the Sixth Form, in which contemporary issues are discussed and debated and a thriving Geography Book Club. The geography magazine, Aspect, is written and edited entirely by the Lower Sixth and presents an opportunity to gather experience in journalism and editing.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
