Curriculum Provision

Curriculum Provision: Subjects Years 7-11 (From September 2025)

Subject	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9	Year 10	Year 11
Art	**	**	**	Opt	Opt
Business Studies*			**	Opt	Opt
Careers Education	**	**	**	**	**
Computer Science	**	**	**	Opt	Opt
Design (Food, Textiles, Design Technology)	**	**	**	Opt	Opt
Drama	**	**	**	Opt	Opt
English	**	**	**	**	**
Geography	**	**	**	Opt	Opt
History	**	**	**	Opt	Opt
First Foreign Language (French or German)	**	**	**	***	***
Second Foreign Language (Spanish)		**	**	***	***
Mathematics	**	**	**	**	**
Media Studies*			**	Opt	Opt
Music	**	**	**	Opt	Opt
Physical Education (including dance in KS3)	**	**	**	**	**
Personal Social Health & Economic Education (PSHEE) including Sex & Relationships Ed	**	**	**	**	**
Religious Education	**	**	**	**	**
Science (Double Science or separate sciences are taught at KS4)	**	**	**	**	**

Key:

** = Compulsory Opt = Optional

* = Media and Business are introduced in Year 9 as part of the Computing curriculum

*** = Students will have the choice to study either Language 1, Language 2 or both at GCSE level.

In Year 9, students study Business/Media/Computing. This is compulsory.
There is optional GCSE in PE for Year 10 & Year 11.
At GCSE, along with the compulsory subjects, students are required to take either History or Geography within their subject choices.
For information about the curriculum content for each subject please access each subject area on the website.
For details of the Sixth Form curriculum please see our Sixth Form prospectus.

Year 9 GCSE Options (Entry 2026)

In September 2026, current Year 9 students will start on an important new stage in their school career as they enter Key Stage 4. Although these students have already begun studying GCSE content in some subject areas (mathematics, science and RE), in Year 10 and 11 they will have the opportunity to study from a wide range of subjects to prepare themselves for further education, and for the world of work.

To learn more about core subjects and option subjects available to students, please review the Year 9 Options Booklet:

Year 9 Options Booklet - GCSE Courses 2026 Entry

Year 9 Students are invited to an Options Evening on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 (see this letter which was shared in Parent Digest). After the Options Evening there will be the Year 9 Consultation Evening on Wednesday, 28 January (SBNT) and Thursday, 5 February 2025 (PML), which will be another opportunity for parents to query any option choices their child may wish to make.

Students will be given instructions on how to make their choices in the coming weeks. They will be asked to complete the process between Monday, 9 February and Friday, 27 February 2026.

Last updated 20 January 2026