Key Stage 3 Curriculum
The curriculum in Years 7, 8 and 9 – Key Stage 3 – is rich and stimulating.
Our Key Stage 3 curriculum is connected by four main strands. Each department delivers its own content and the curriculum is mapped to ensure key concepts and ideas are developed and explored from a range of angles over the three years.
We look at:
- Our own identity
- Our place in society
- Our world around us
- Our skills and future lives
Throughout Key Stage 3, we want our students to discover a love for learning and knowledge that will help them select their GCSE courses and continue to progress successfully throughout their education.
In Year 7, students are organised into equal-ability classes, using primary school data. Mathematics uses ‘sets’ from Year 7 with Science setting in Year 9. These sets are frequently reviewed and further Year 7 testing can result in some pupils moving classes. Many students study two Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and go on to study at least one language at GCSE.
We hope students enjoy learning in school and that the information here helps you share and develop your ideas and knowledge with your families at home. If you have any questions, please contact your subject teacher. To read about our curriculum approach in more detail, please visit our Curriculum Overview page.
What we are learning
Click below to find out ‘What we are learning’ in each of the Key Stage 3 year groups each term. There’s an overview of each subject, so children and families can understand and discuss the themes that we learn about and how our curriculum content evolves throughout your school career.
