The Upper School
Our Upper School is made up of Years 6, 7 and 8. Year 6 is a transition year in which we tend to lay the early foundations for those children in Years 7 and 8 who are heading towards the Common Entrance Examinations.
In Year 7 and 8 we teach to the I.S.E.B. Common Entrance syllabuses and in June each year the Year 8 children sit their exams in English, Mathematics, Science, French, Latin, History, Geography and Religious Studies.
Interspersed with these examinable disciplines, we offer a variety of practical and character-building subjects such as Art, Drama, P.E. Design Technology, Music, Current Affairs, Life Skills, General Studies, ICT and Games.
The pupils’ academic progress is reported to parents by way of FSM effort grades and the National Curriculum levels. To help understand all of our learners, a wide variety of strategies are used throughout the school to monitor pupils’ academic progress. Standardised testing takes place in English, mathematics and reasoning at the end of Key Stage 2 and at the end of the Summer Term for Year 7. Years 7 and 8 also sit examinations at the end of the Autumn Term. Apart from the C.E. exams, our testing is internal.
