| Early years |
Early Years – the Foundation Stage – refers to the
education of children between the ages of 3 and 5 years and is
organised into the Nursery Class (children aged 3 - 4 years) and
the Reception Class (children aged 4 - 5 years). The Foundation
Stage Profile sums up each child’s progress and learning
needs at the end of the Reception Class |
Years 1 and 2
(Infants) |
Key Stage 1 begins in Year 1 (children aged 5 – 6 years),
and is completed by the end of Year 2 (children aged 6 –
7 years). Key Stage 1 SATs take place in Year 2, usually in May,
and these determine performance levels in English and Mathematics. |
Years 3 to 6
(Juniors) |
Key Stage 2 begins in Year 3 (children aged 7 – 8 years),
and is completed by the end of Year 6 (children aged 10 –
11 years). Performance in the core subjects is carefully monitored
during the four years of KS2 using QCA interim assessments, standardised
reading and spelling tests, and verbal and non-verbal measure
of potential. |
| Years 7 to 9 |
In these years, girls and boys follow a wide-ranging curriculum
designed to allow them insights into as broad a variety of subjects
as possible.
The foundation stones are of course, English and Mathematics,
and a special feature of our programme is the study of two Modern
Languages, French and German, from the age of 11.
Spanish is added at age 13 as a third language for many students.
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| Years 10 and 11 |
Students follow a GCSE programme which included Mathematics,
English and usually at lest two modern languages. All students
take GCSE Dual Award science and then normally three or four
other subjects |
| Sixth Form |
Students entering the Lower Sixth
follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme. The IB Diploma balances breadth with specialist study by requiring students to take six subjects including literature, mathematics, a foreign language and science. |
