In years 7, 8 and 9, all pupils study the full breadth of the curriculum including lessons in  Art, Fine art and Photography, Biology,  Chemistry, Computing, Technology(Design, Food and Engineering,  English with drama, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Physical education and Games, PSHE, Religious education and two languages chosen from French, German and Mandarin.

A discrete lesson of PSHE is taught in form groups once per week and delivered by the Head of year in Year 7 and a PSHE specialist teacher in Years 8 and 9.

Reporting and Assessment grades

Each subject has designed their assessment grids to reflect the progress throughout the school year and Key Stage 3. Assessment grids can be accessed via department pages

Year 7:

We would expect our Year 7 students to be achieving grades 1-4, with EP used as an exceptional performance.

Year 8:

We expect most students in Year 8 to be achieving grades in the range 3-5, with EP used as an exceptional performance.

Year 9:

We expect most  students in Year 9 will be achieving grades in the range 5-7, with EP used for exceptional performance

For more information regarding assessments, please click here.