Curriculum
Lower School The Lower School curriculum aims to provide breadth, balance and variety of activity. All pupils follow a common curriculum in the first two years, as outlined below, with figures representing the number of 50-minute periods per two weeks allocated to a subject. First Year
Third Year
Second Year
English
6
English
6
English
6
Mathematics
6
Mathematics
6
Mathematics
6
Junior Science
6
Junior Science
6
Physics
4
Modern Language 1
5
Modern Language 1
4
Chemistry
4
Latin
3
Modern Language 2
4
Biology
4
History
3
Latin or Class. Civ.
4
Modern Language 1
4
Geography
3
History
4
MFL2 / Italian / Latin
6
Religious Studies
3
Geography
4
Latin or Class. Civ.
3
Art
3
Religious Studies
3
History
4
Drama
2
Art
3
Geography
4
Design Technology
3
Drama
2
Religious Studies
3
Music
3
Design Technology
3
Art
3
IT & Computing
3
Music
3
Theatre Studies
3
Physical Education
2
IT & Computing
2
Design Technology
3
Games
4
Physical Education
2
Music
3
Extended Study
4
Games
4
Computer Science
3
Tutorial period
1
Physical Education
2
Games
4
Notes:
Notes:
Pupils choose one of French or German or Spanish as their first modern foreign language. Friday afternoons are devoted to the Extended Study Programme, comprising six different units over the school year.
Pupils choose an additional modern foreign language alongside the continued study of the Language studied in the First Year. Pupils study either Latin or Classical Civilisation.
Class Sizes
Notes: MFL2 indicates modern language 2. Pupils start a two-year course leading to Religious Studies short course GCSE at the end of the Fourth Year. The option subjects are chosen from Art, Music, Design Technology, Theatre Studies, Latin, Classical Civilisation, or Computing. At least one of these options must be from the four creative subjects.
On entering the Lower School, pupils are taught within classes of, on average, 22. Once in the Sixth Form, classes are smaller still with an average class size of 8 this year. Small teaching groups throughout the School are supported by the very latest technology and modern facilities including an extensive use of 1:1 digital learning.
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