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The curriculum, stage by stage.

Broad in the Lower School, chosen with care in the Middle School, deep in the Sixth Form.

Lower School
Lower School
Mon English and mathematics English and mathematics Sciences Languages Humanities Arts and music Games and the river
Tue English and mathematics Sciences Sciences Languages Humanities Study and tutorials Games and the river
Wed English and mathematics English and mathematics Languages Humanities Arts and music Arts and music Study and tutorials
Thu English and mathematics Sciences Languages Humanities Sciences Games and the river Games and the river
Fri English and mathematics English and mathematics Sciences Languages Arts and music Humanities Study and tutorials
3 study periods a week
Middle School
Middle School
Mon English and mathematics English and mathematics Sciences Languages Humanities Study and tutorials Games and the river
Tue English and mathematics Sciences Sciences Languages Arts and music Humanities Games and the river
Wed English and mathematics English and mathematics Sciences Humanities Languages Arts and music Study and tutorials
Thu English and mathematics Sciences Sciences Languages Humanities Games and the river Games and the river
Fri English and mathematics English and mathematics Sciences Arts and music Humanities Languages Study and tutorials
3 study periods a week
Sixth Form
Sixth Form
Mon English and mathematics Sciences Study and tutorials Humanities Study and tutorials Games and the river Games and the river
Tue Sciences Study and tutorials English and mathematics Humanities Sciences Study and tutorials Games and the river
Wed English and mathematics Sciences Humanities Study and tutorials English and mathematics Study and tutorials Study and tutorials
Thu Sciences English and mathematics Study and tutorials Humanities Sciences Games and the river Games and the river
Fri English and mathematics Study and tutorials Sciences Humanities Study and tutorials Study and tutorials Study and tutorials
10 study periods a week
  • English and mathematics
  • Sciences
  • Languages
  • Humanities
  • Arts and music
  • Games and the river
  • Study and tutorials
One square per period, Monday to Friday. Study time grows as pupils do.

Lower School

Ages 11 to 13, Years 7 and 8

Every subject stays open. Pupils learn to take notes, to revise, to ask a question in a room of twenty and to get a test wrong without fuss.

Core
English, Mathematics
Sciences
Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Languages
French, Spanish, Latin
Humanities
History, Geography, Religion and philosophy
Arts
Art, Music, Drama, Design
A Lower School week
Day08:4009:4010:5011:5013:5014:5016:00
MonEnglishMathsBiologyFrenchHistoryArtRowing
TueMathsChemistryPhysicsLatinGeographyTutorHockey
WedEnglishMathsSpanishReligionMusicDramaPrep
ThuMathsPhysicsFrenchHistoryBiologyGamesRowing
FriEnglishMathsChemistryLatinDesignGeographyTutor
A Year 7 timetable, Monday to Friday. Seven periods; games on three afternoons; two study periods with a tutor.

Middle School

Ages 13 to 16, Years 9 to 11

English, mathematics and the sciences for everyone, then four options chosen with a tutor. Sets are by subject, so each pupil is taught at the right pace in each room.

Choose four options

Tick any four. Most pupils take a language and a humanity; nobody has to.

Your Year 9 timetable

  1. EveryoneEnglish language and literature
  2. EveryoneMathematics
  3. EveryoneBiology, chemistry and physics
  4. Not chosen yet
  5. Not chosen yet
  6. Not chosen yet
  7. Not chosen yet

A planning sketch for a fictional school: nothing is saved or sent.

Sixth Form

Ages 16 to 18, Years 12 and 13

Three A levels taught in seminars of eight or fewer, with an extended project for anyone who wants to follow one question for a year. Free periods are for study, and there are more of them each term.

Tutor
Eight or fewer at the table. By the end of the hour every chair has spoken.

Project briefEP / Year 12

The extended project

Question
Your own, agreed with a supervisor in the first fortnight of Year 12.
Time
One year, alongside three A levels, in your study periods.
Make
An essay of about five thousand words, an artefact or a performance.
Defend
A twenty-minute talk to the Sixth Form, then questions.
Support
One supervisor, a meeting every other week, a log you keep.

Concept terms for a fictional school.

A levels on offer

Sciences and mathematics
Mathematics
Further mathematics
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Computing
Humanities
History
Geography
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
English literature
Languages and arts
French
Spanish
Latin
Art
Music
Drama

How we report

Families receive a short written report each half term and a full report each summer. Tutors telephone home before a problem becomes a pattern. We do not publish league tables and we do not teach to them.

Next open morning

Saturday 7 November

Open morning, 09:30

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