Seniors Curriculum

Sunday Times Schools Guide 2025 - Independent Secondary School of the Year North West

Students achieve excellent examination results but it is their intellectual curiosity and preparing them to have an impact in life that holds the key to their success. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum that goes beyond statutory requirements.

In Years 9 and 10 students can tailor their studies according to their individual strengths and future career plans and students start working towards GCSEs and IGCSEs in selected subjects from Year 9.

Years 7 & 8

Years 7 & 8

The aim of the first two years in Seniors is to provide a broad academic foundation and to start preparing students for the subjects that they will go on to study at GCSE/IGCSE and in the Sixth Form.

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Years 9 - 11

Years 9 - 11

In Year 9, students study nine core subjects and select an additional four subjects to study. Students start to work towards GCSEs and iGCSEs in Year 9.

In Year 10, students will refine their subject choices further and study six core subjects and select four optional subjects.

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Beyond the Curriculum

Beyond the Curriculum

As an independent school we look to go beyond the National Curriculum to develop wider life skills during Years 7 and 8.

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ADMISSIONS 11 - 16 YEARS
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Exam Results 2026

Congratulations to all our students who have collected their A Level and GCSE exam results.

A Levels – almost half of all grades achieved A*/A and 76% awarded A*/B grades
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GCSEs – over half of all grades awarded at highest 9-7 grades
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