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Finished GCSE and waiting to start Year 12?

A-level Chemistry Head Start

This course is for students who have completed GCSE or IGCSE Chemistry and have not started A-level yet. The scored questions use GCSE content only.

Start the GCSE foundation check Use the seven-day plan

Before your first A-level lesson

Check the foundations, not the new course

You are not expected to teach yourself A-level Chemistry during the summer. This page checks the GCSE knowledge and mathematical skills that teachers use immediately.

Maths and units

Standard form, ratios, rearranging equations, significant figures and volume conversions.

GCSE chemical quantities

Relative mass, amount in moles, concentration and simple equation ratios. These are mainly Higher Tier skills.

GCSE practical skills

Apparatus, readings, variables, repeats, graphs and sensible precision.

Who this is for

Students moving from GCSE, IGCSE or Combined Science into A-level Chemistry. GCSE courses vary, so every question has a short reminder.

What is not tested

No orbitals, mechanisms, rate equations, equilibrium constants or other A-level-only content appears in the readiness score.

GCSE foundation diagnostic

Readiness check

Choose 12 or 24 questions. Use the reminder whenever a topic was taught differently, or has simply gone rusty.

All questions are GCSE-level. Some mole and titration questions are Higher Tier or separate-Chemistry material. The reminder button gives the method without revealing the final answer.

Choose the length

GCSE refreshers

Foundation practice

All six drills stay at GCSE level. Each fresh question includes a reminder, so students can relearn the method before checking the answer.

One week

Seven-day GCSE-to-A-level refresh plan

About 25 minutes per day. Every activity below stays on this page until the final mixed check.

  1. Day 1

    Formulae and equations

    Recall common ion charges, write ionic formulae and balance symbol equations.

    Open the formula drill
  2. Day 2

    Standard form and units

    Practise calculator entry, cm³ to dm³ and sensible significant figures.

    Open the maths drill
  3. Day 3

    Moles

    Use amount = mass ÷ relative formula mass, then try concentration and an equation ratio.

    Open the mole drill
  4. Day 4

    Atoms and bonding

    Check particles in atoms and ions, electron arrangements and explanations of simple structures.

    Open the atoms and bonding drill
  5. Day 5

    Organic basics

    Review simple names, molecular formulae, homologous series and functional groups from GCSE.

    Open the organic basics drill
  6. Day 6

    Practical measurements

    Select apparatus, read scales, identify variables and use repeats appropriately.

    Open the practical drill
  7. Day 7

    Mixed check

    Repeat the readiness check. Compare the weak areas and reminders with your first attempt.

    Repeat the check

After the refresh

What will change at A-level?

This final section is a preview only. It is not included in the diagnostic score.

Atomic structure

Shells become subshells and orbitals. Isotope data may come from a mass spectrum.

Organic chemistry

You will use displayed, structural and skeletal formulae, then learn mechanisms and synthesis routes.

Calculations

Several familiar equations are joined into longer problems. Units and mole ratios matter at every step.

Ready to look around?

The board pages organise the A-level resources by AQA or OCR A and by year. There is no need to attempt the harder generators before the topic has been taught.

Browse AQA Year 12Browse OCR A Year 12