The school aims to provide an ambitious, broad, adapted and fully inclusive curriculum for all students through a formal programme of lessons and a full range of extra-curricular activities.
Curriculum Intent
Our curriculum is designed to develop:
- students’ existing interests and passions
- discovery of new ideas, perspectives and skills that will broaden horizons both within and beyond the classroom.
- high standards of academic achievement where outcomes empower students to progress to Higher Education.
- wellbeing, strength of character, and resilience that will help students to cope with choices and overcome challenges.
- global awareness, cultural capital and a clear understanding of fundamental British values.
- opportunities to make full use of their skills, qualities and attributes in order to prepare them effectively for adult and working life.
Key Stage 3
In Years 7 to 9 the aim is to improve our students’ knowledge to lay the foundations that prepare them for the rigours and challenge of Key Stage 4 and beyond.
Students follow the full range of subjects at Key Stage 3, including: English, Mathematics, Science, Food and Nutrition, Resistant Materials, a Foreign Language (French or Spanish), Geography, History, Art, Music, Drama, Physical Education, Religious Education, Computer Science and Citizenship.
Key Stage 4
Students make subject choices in Year 9, in order to start their GCSE courses in Year 10. These choices are based upon their Key Stage 3 experience. Some subjects may introduce GCSE related content in Year 9 to ensure students are fully aware of the content offered by subjects, and whether this is content that inspires them.
The Key Stage 4 Curriculum has a strong focus on the core EBacc academic subjects of English Language and Literature, Mathematics and Science as well as Languages and Humanities.
Our option structure ensures that all students follow the EBacc curriculum as core. We are proud of entry levels in excess of 90% in recent years. These subjects provide strong preparation for further study, enable social mobility and deepen students’ understanding of the world they will live, work, and thrive in.
Students are able to access the wider curriculum offer, covering a whole range of subjects by choosing additional optional subjects. These subjects include: Art and Design, Food Preparation and Nutrition, Design Technology, Music, Drama, Computer Science, Media Studies, Business Studies, Physical Education, Health and Fitness, Separate Sciences, Sports Studies, Enterprise and Marketing, Statistics, and Further Maths.
The curriculum is further enriched by a range of trips and visits of varying duration that occur throughout the five-year journey, at a national, local and international level. There are also various internal enrichment opportunities to access within school both of a sporting and academic nature. A sample include: Spelling Bees, Digital Leaders, Coding, GCSE Statistics, Musical Clubs – both instrumental and vocal, STEM Clubs, Reader Leaders, Literacy Ambassadors, Debating, Maths Challenges, Creative Writing and many more.
These ignite passions and interests that can be sustained beyond school and into later life.