Our curriculum intends to unlock future opportunities for our students by supporting, promoting and instilling the values of Learning - Respect - Success.

Please contact Mrs Pope for further information about the curriculum. There is also additional information on the individual subject areas on the website. The contact names of Heads of Department are also provided if you have subject specific queries that they may be able to answer.

The school operates the timetable over two weeks.  Each lesson is one hour long.

Key Stage 3

Years 7, 8 and 9 follow a similar curriculum.  In year 8 German or Spanish is introduced to able linguists.  Pupils studying two languages in years 8 and 9 have 6 periods per week whilst other pupils have an extra period of either Geography or History. The termly overview for each year group showing all subjects is available to download below.

	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
Art and Design	2	2	2
Design and Technology	4	4	4
Drama	2	2	2
English	7	7	7
French (and German or Spanish) for some Year 8 and Year 9 students)	5	5(6)	5(6)
Geography	4	4	4
History	4	4	4
Mathematics	7	7	7
Music	2	2	2
Physical Education	4	4	4
Religious Education	2	2	2
Science	6	6	6
Tutor Time	1	1	1

Key Stage 4

Students follow a broad and balanced curriculum, with the core subjects ensuring breadth, whilst the addition of the option choices in key stage 4 allow students to pursue and develop their own particular interests and strengths.

The Core Curriculum

The school operates the timetable over two weeks.  Each lesson is one hour long.

Subject	Lessons	Accreditation
English	8	2 GCSEs
Maths	7 (Year 10) 8 (Year 11)	1 GCSE
Science	10 (Year 10) 9 (Year 11)	2 GCSEs
Core PE	4
PDC	1

Option Subjects in Years 10 and 11

Students select 4 option choices at the end of Year 9, to be studied during key stage 4. Please remember that we cannot guarantee every student all her or his preferred choices but will provide a balanced range of subjects. 

(5 periods each per subject per fortnight)

Options currently operating across Years 10 and 11 are: Business Studies, Classical Civilisations, Computer Science, Dance, Design and Technology, Engineering Manufacturing, Food Preparation & Nutrition, Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Textiles, Hospitality and Catering, Drama, Geography, History, French, Spanish, German, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education, Sociology, Triple Science – Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

In addition, Statistics and Astonomy are offered as after-school options.

Please note that not all options run in both year groups.

The Options Booklet for 2024-26 is available below for illustration purposes. The booklet is amended each year as changes take place within the key stage offer.