Academic Overview

Junior School 

The curriculum in the Junior School broadly follows that set out in the National Curriculum, but we are not restricted by it, setting challenges and demands, as appropriate for children who, by and large, read and think at a level beyond their chronological age.

We devote more time to Science, Physical Education (including a swimming lesson every week), Music and Drama than most schools. Results in Maths, English and Science in the end of Key Stage 2 SAT's are consistently and considerably above the national averages.

We contend that a broadly based, challenging curriculum in association with a comprehensive range of extra-curricular activities, visits and events, is the key to happy and, ultimately, successful children.

 

Senior School 

Academic success is at the heart of what we do and our students are supported in this by a curriculum that promotes breadth of study in the early years to acquire subject knowledge and develop the key skills that students will need for success at GCSE and beyond.

In Years 7-9 all students study the same core subjects as a class group (aside from Maths and Modern Languages which are setted according to ability, attainment or past knowledge). When they reach Year 9, students are given the opportunity to choose three additional 'options' to study alongside these core subjects.

Throughout these formative years, boys and girls are encouraged to think carefully about their emotional, social and physical wellbeing through our PSHE programme. The school also has a combined Philosophy and Religion course which allows students to explore spiritual and ethical ideas. There are also opportunities beyond the timetable for students to explore these ideas in greater depth if they wish to.

At GCSE, students are given greater freedom of choice and new subjects are introduced. All students take 10 GCSE exams at the end of Year 11, with some taking an extra GCSE in Further Maths. A mixture of both GCSE and IGCSE exams are offered. IGCSEs are directly equivalent in terms of university applications but we believe strongly that they provide better courses which are more suited to our students and certainly a more valuable preparation for A Level. For a list of our exam boards and specifications, click here. 

Throughout the Senior School, the curriculum is broad and wide-ranging but also maintains an important balance, ensuring that students have a consistent solid grounding in Maths, English and Science.

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Find out more about the curriculum and individual subjects here.