Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College, London:
Wonderfully located near Kensington Palace, Ashbourne College in Kensington, West London, England, is an Independent Sixth Form College offering GCSE and A level pre-university education to international and UK students. Following the university ethos, the college combines informality and an adult approach to education, at both A level and GCSE, with a disciplined system in which each student's work is carefully monitored. The college is fully co-educational and considers its primary strength to be its small size, coupled with its friendly and caring approach. The School is diverse, with approximately 50% of students coming from overseas.
A Level:
Our A level programmes are usually for students between the ages of 16 and 18, who are looking to use the A level qualification to assist their application to UK universities. Students usually take 3 or 4 subjects for A level study.
A Level Subjects:
- Accounting
- Arabic
- Art and Design
- Biology
- Business Studies
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Classical Civilisation
- Computer Science
- Drama and Theatre Studies
- Economics
- English Language
- English Literature
- Film Studies
- French
- Geography
- German
- Government and Politics
- Graphic Design
- History
- History of Art
- Information Technology
- Italian
- Japanese
- Latin
- Law
- Mathematics and Further Mathematics
- Media Studies
- Philosopy
- Photography
- Physics
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Textiles
GCSE:
Our GCSE and Pre-GCSE (Middle School) programmes are generally a pre-requisite to A level education. Students will usually take between 8 and 10 GCSE subjects. Ashbourne offers a group of core subjects, which all students must take. In addition, students can then choose a few more subjects from a variety of different options.
GCSE Subjects:
- Arabic
- Art and Design
- Business Studies
- Classical Civilisation
- English Language
- English Literature
- French
- Geography
- German
- History
- Information Technology
- Italian
- Latin
- Mathematics
- Photography
- Religious Studies
- Science
- Spanish
- Textiles
Easter revision courses:
Ashbourne offers Easter revision courses at both GCSE and A level standard. Our aim at Easter is to motivate students to strive for the highest grades at A level and GCSE, and to develop Independence and self-reliance. Rather than working passively and unsupervised at home, students who enroll on A level or GCSE courses are directed in their revision in small groups.