Welcome to the Year 9 options section of our website. 

Over the next few weeks, Year 9 students will be deciding which subjects to study in Years 10 and 11. Some subjects you have to carry on studying (these are known as the core subjects); others are optional.  This section of the website gives information about the Key Stage 4 curriculum, which you will start in September. The good news is, you have some choice in the subjects you will be studying! It is important that the subjects you and your parents/carers choose are the right ones for you — the ones you will be happy and successful doing. We hope that the information on these pages will support you in making these choices. 

Other pages on this section of the website include:-

• Year 9 Options Booklet 2025 – detailed information about subjects you will study during Years 10 and 11.
• Types of qualifications and the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc).  As a school, we are committed to the English Baccalaureate as this offers a broad and balanced curriculum and keeps your options open for further study and future careers.  Students will study GCSE French as one of the core subjects in Years 10 to 11 and must choose either History or Geography as one of their three option choices.  For further information on the EBacc, please visit the E Baccalaureate Explained section of the website.
• Helpful advice when choosing your options, including details of useful websites and frequently asked questions
• Key reminders when choosing your options

The option choice form will be issued on Wednesday 12^th March 2025, with the deadline for returning this form Monday 17^th March 2025.  This is to allow you a few days extra after the taster lessons in Business, Drama and Sociology to make your decisions.

Good luck with choosing your options Year 9!

Mr Naisbitt                                         Mrs Connop

Assistant Headteacher                   Progress Leader for Year 9