Key stage 4
The curriculum in Key Stage 4 (Years 10 & 11) gives students some choice but within an overall framework that ensures they enjoy a broad and balanced education. All students follow a common core of subjects and supplement this with four option choices.
Year 10
Equivalent weekly totals
In Year 10 students have 3 hours for each of the sciences over 2 weeks plus 1 hour Science tutorial. This means that they have a total of 5 hours per week in the sciences. Students are set in English, Mathematics and Science.
| English | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 1/2 |
| Biology | 1 1/2 |
| Chemistry | 1 1/2 |
| Physics (inc. Science tutorial) | 2 |
| Option 1 (MFL) | 2 1/2 |
| Option 2 (Humanities) | 2 1/2 |
| Option 3 | 2 1/2 |
| Option 4 | 2 1/2 |
| PE | 1 1/2 |
| RS – Core | 1 1/2 |
| PSHE | 1/2 |
Year 11
In Year 11 there is an increase of English teaching by ½ hour and an increase in Science by 1 hour per week.
| English | 3 1/2 |
| Mathematics | 3 |
| Biology | 2 |
| Chemistry | 2 |
| Physics | 2 |
| Option 1 (MFL) | 2 1/2 |
| Option 2 (Humanities) | 2 1/2 |
| Option 3 | 2 1/2 |
| Option 4 | 2 1/2 |
| PE | 1 1/2 |
| RS – Core | 1 |


