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Curriculum
The curriculum is taught in a two-week timetable cycle with 50 one hour lessons. The school day is made up of five lessons, one 25 minute break and a 45 minute lunch break.
The period allocation for each subject is shown below:
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | ||||
| Subject | Periods | Mix | Periods | Mix | Periods | Mix |
| English | 7 | Mixed | 7 | Streamed | 8 | Set |
| Maths | 7 | Streamed | 8 | Set | 8 | Set |
| Science | 8 | Mixed | 8 | Streamed | 8 | Set |
| Humanities | 5 | Mixed | 5 | Mixed | 6 | Mixed |
| Computing | 2 | Mixed | 2 | Mixed | 2 | Mixed |
| MFL | 6 | Mixed | 6 | Mixed | 4 | Mixed |
| Creative | 5 | Mixed | 5 | Mixed | 5 | Mixed |
| PE | 4 | Boys & Girls | 4 | Boys & Girls | 4 | Boys & Girls |
| DT | 5 | Mixed | 4 | Mixed | 4 | Option |
| PSHE | 1 | Mixed | 1 | Mixed | 1 | Mixed |
| Yr 10 | Yr 11 | Yr 12 and 13 | ||
| English | 8 | 8 | Block A | 10/9 |
| Mathematics | 7 | 7 | Block B | 10/9 |
| Science | 10 | 10 | Block C | 10/9 |
| PE | 4 | 4 | Block D | 10/9 |
| PSHE | 1 | In Tutorial | Block E | 10/9 |
| Block A | 5 | 5 | PSHE | 1 |
| Block B | 5 | 5 | PE | 1 |
| Block C | 5 | 5 | ||
| Block D | 5 | 5 | ||