Curriculum

 

Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) is taught throughout the School, as is Information and Communication Technology (ICT).  Games periods are timetabled for all year groups.

 

Junior School

 

Form               Age      Subjects studied

 

Year 3             7-8       English, Mathematics, Science, Art, Design & Technology,

                                    Geography, History, Music, Physical Education, Religious

Year 4             8-9       Studies, a modern foreign language.

Year 5             9-10     French is introduced in Year 5.

Year 6             10-11  

 

 

Middle School

 

Form               Age      Subjects studied

 

Year 7             11-12   English, Mathematics, Science, Art, Design & Technology,

                                    French, Geography, History, Music, Physical Education,

                                    Religious Studies, ICT

Year 8             12-13   In Year 8 an additional Modern Language is added, either

                                    German or Spanish.  Latin is introduced for a top stream of

                                    pupils.

Year 9             13-14   In Year 9 Science is taught as three subjects: Biology, Chemistry

                                    and Physics.

 

Upper School

 

Form               Age      Subjects studied

 

Year 10           14-15   Ten GCSE subjects are studied: English, English Literature and

                                    Mathematics.  Pupils normally study one Modern Language and

Year 11           15-16   may study two.  At least one Science subject from Biology,

                                    Chemistry and Physics must be taken, though a pupil can take

                                    all three.  One or more of History, Geography and Religious

                                    Studies must be taken.  The other subjects from which choices

                                    are made are: Art, Business Studies, Design & Technology,

                                    Music, ICT and Physical Education.

 

Sixth Form

 

Form               Age      Subjects studied

 

L6                    16-17  Students normally study four subjects to AS Level.  These may

                                    be chosen from Art, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry,

                                    Computing, Design, Economics, English Language,

                                    English Literature, French, Further Mathematics, Geography,

                                    German, History, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education,

                                    Psychology, Physics, Politics, Religious Studies, Spanish

                                    and Theatre Studies.

U6                   17-18   Students normally pursue three of their AS Levels through to

                                    A2, thereby gaining three full A Levels, though it is possible

                                    to take A2s in four subjects.

 

 

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