Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11)

There are a range of GCSE qualifications and other accredited courses to meet the needs of all our students and each course offered has a clear progression pathway to Post-16 education and employment.

We place a strong emphasis on ensuring academic rigour with our curriculum; because of this, we are able to offer the vast majority of our students the opportunity to gain the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc) qualification.

Students are guided in their choices but have complete equality of opportunity to follow a curriculum that meets their needs, interests and further aspirations.

All students follow the academic core:

RE is studied by the vast majority of students throughout KS4. Studying RE supports us in addressing the needs of our students. It supports the development of understanding of the British values and offers a wider understanding of different religions which promotes community cohesion. RE enables our students to build their skills of empathy and appreciation of diversity, as well making a significant contribution to the Personal Development curriculum.

Students also have a wide range of choice for their option subjects and all subjects are given three hours curriculum time per week with students completing three option subjects.

The following courses are all offered to lead to a GCSE qualification:

For some students a GCSE course is not the appropriate qualification for them to study. In order to ensure that our curriculum meets the needs of all of our students, we offer the following accredited courses:

For further information regarding the curriculum in Years 10 and 11, please see the curriculum guides in the curriculum section of the website or contact:

Mrs S. Casey (Deputy Headteacher)
scasey@wrhs1118.co.uk