The curriculum has three aspects relating to the Lower School (Years 7 - 8) the Upper School (Years 9 - 11) and the Sixth Form (Years 12 - 13). The Lower School offers a broad range of subjects leading to our own Common Entrance Achievement Awards at the end of Year 8.
The Upper School is engaged on a slightly smaller number of subjects but with a greater choice. The Sixth Form offers a full range of 23 A level subjects.
The curriculum is also divided between academic and non-academic subjects.
The non-academic subjects are Philosophy, Drama, ICT (Years 7 - 8), Music, Singing and Sports.
Year 7
| Art | English | French | Geography | Design & Technology |
| History | Latin | Maths | Sanskrit | Science |
Year 8
13 academic subjects
* Greek is taken by some
Art | Biology | Chemistry | English | Design & Technology |
French | History | Geography | Greek* | Maths |
Latin | Maths | Physics | Sanskrit |
|
Year 9 -11
All boys take the following academic subjects:
English Language | English Literature | Mathematics |
Other subjects are shown in the GCSE matrix below.
Band 1 | Band 2 | Band 3 | Band 4 | Band 5 | Band 6 |
Chemistry | Chemistry | Physics | Physics | Biology | French |
Biology | Geography | Geography | Chemistry | Physics | Biology |
History | Latin | ICT | Classical Civilisation | History | German |
Music | Design & Technology | Art | Art | Design & Technology | |
German | Drama |
| ICT | Latin |
|
| Sanskrit |
This matrix is valid for the current Year 9 (2012/13).
A boy can do one subject from each column.
All boys will take the following non-examinable subjects: Drama (in Year 9), Philosophy, PSHE, Citizenship (Year 10), Singing and Sports.
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