Our amazing departments across the school show the students love of learning on a daily basis.  Each department ensures students are nurtured and exposed to a range of opportunities both within the topics covered in the classroom and beyond in extra-curricular and co-curricular activities.

In Year 7-9 students are enriched with a broad curriculum content, we ensure that students are supported and challenged in their learning within each subject area.

Subjects studied in Year 7-9 are:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• RE
• French
• History
• Geography
• Computing
• Art
• DT
• Music
• PE
• Living Faith –includes citizenship, sex education and enterprise/WRL
• Sport and Physical Activity

In Year 10-11 students follow a personalised curriculum following their subject choices at the end of Year 9.  There is a core curriculum all students are required to follow; they then choose options to continue to study in Year 10 and 11.

As with Year 7-9 students are supported and challenged in their learning throughout the two years. Students build on and extend their knowledge in these subject areas and beyond in both extra-curricular and co-curricular work.

 

Subjects studied in Year 10-11

Core Curriculum:

• English Language
• English Literature
• Mathematics
• Double Combined Science or GCSE’s Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• RE
• French
• History or Geography
• Living Faith (non-examined) –includes citizenship, sex education and enterprise/WRL
• Sport and Physical Activity (non-examined)

 

Additional subjects available to choose:

• Business studies
• PE
• Computer Science
• History
• Geography
• Art
• DT
• Music

 

Personalisation at KS4

In KS4 some students follow a personalised curriculum path which can include increased focus on English and Maths and the taking of vocational qualification such as Business Tech and/or Sport Tech Award.

In Year 12 Students start with 4 subjects or a Vocational Tech Award. Some students take a subject at one of the other Consortium schools.

In Year 13 the majority of students continue with 3 A-level subjects or their Vocational Tech Award. In addition, students study Living Faith and Core RE.

 

Subjects studied in Y12-13:

Academic Subjects

• Art
• Biology
• Business
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Design Technology
• Economics
• English Literature
• French
• Further Maths
• Geography
• History
• Maths
• Physics
• Psychology
• Religious Education-Philosophy and Ethics
• Vocational Business Tech Award
• Vocational Sport Tech Award