Depart­ments

At Friends’ School we are able to offer a wide vari­ety of courses with the oppor­tun­ity to study from a choice of over 16  to GCSE level and from over 25 in the Sixth Form.

A broad curriculum is followed at Key Stage 3 up to the end of Year 9. Whilst we cover the National Curriculum our pupils do not take the  national Key Stage 3 tests in Year 9 as this gives us greater flex­ib­il­ity in prepar­ing for GCSE courses.

In the second half of Year 9 pupils make choices about which subjects they will then study to GCSE level in Years 10 and 11. Most pupils will study for 9 or 10 GCSEs but there is provi­sion to reduce this for some to allow for greater study time.

In the sixth form the major­ity of students take 4 AS subjects in addi­tion to General Stud­ies in their first year. Then one subject is usually dropped for the more intens­ive A2 courses in the second year.  Some students may take a one year course of GCSEs and AS levels in the sixth form.

Please click on the subjects in the menu bar to find out what is involved in the study of these subjects at Friends’ School.