Curriculum Provision
Curriculum Provision
Curriculum Provision: Subjects Years 7-11 (From September 2024)
|
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 2025)
In September 2025, 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 below:
Year 9 Options Booklet - GCSE Courses 2025 Entry
Year 9 Students are invited to an Options Evening on Wednesday 29 January 2025 (see this letter which was shared in Parent Digest). After the Options Evening there will be the Year 9 Consultation Evening on Thursday 6th and Tuesday 11th February 2025, which will be another opportunity for parents to query any option choices their child may wish to make.
Students will make their selections through Microsoft Forms and will be given detailed instructions on how to access the platform. The process will be open from Monday, 24 February, to Friday, 7 March 2025, and students are expected to complete their choices within this timeframe.
Last Updated: January 2025
