St Gregory’s Catholic School Curriculum

St Gregory’s offers a broad, diverse and balanced curriculum that begins in the Lower School and enables students to make appropriate and fully-informed choices as their learning progresses into the Upper School and the Sixth Form. These choices include subjects for the English Baccalaureate at GCSE and the facilitating subjects in the Sixth Form required by the top universities.

Years 7-9

The following subjects are taught in Lower School:

• Religious Education
• Science
• Maths
• English
• Computing
• PSHE
• Physical Education/Games
• Modern Foreign Language (French or Spanish)
• Geography
• History
• Art
• Music
• Technology

From September 2024, we have introduced streaming across a number of subjects at KS3. An emphasis on reading skills and literacy will inform groupings for English, RE, MFL, History, Geography and Music. Assessment outcomes in Maths at KS2 and CATs will inform groupings for Maths and Science. PE and technology groupings will be mixed and Tutor groups will remain independent of streaming.

Year 10 and 11

At St Gregory’s, students study a two-year GCSE curriculum in most subjects. Science will begin teaching some GCSE concepts from Year 9. Students can be introduced to GCSE style assessments gradually, helping them develop exam skills over a longer period. The extra time enables teachers to delve deeper into complex topics, ensuring students have a more comprehensive understanding.

Sixth Form: Years 12 and 13

The Sixth Form at St Gregory’s Catholic School offers a broad range of subjects to successfully springboard students into higher education, apprenticeships and employment. High quality teaching coupled with a range of experiences outside of the classroom inspires, builds self-esteem and the confidence to achieve.

Students study a two-year A Level and/or BTEC National equivalency course. All students follow a full-time study programme and most study three subjects.

Students have the choice of the following A Level subjects:

• Art and Design: Fine Art
• Biology
• Business
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• English Language
• English Literature
• Film Studies
• French
• Further Mathematics
• Geography
• History
• Mathematics
• Physical Education
• Physics
• Psychology
• Religious Studies
• Spanish
• Statistics
• Textiles

Students have the choice of the following BTEC National courses:

• Applied Science (BTEC)
• Criminology (Applied Diploma)
• Media – Creative Digital Media Production (BTEC)
• Music Performance (BTEC)
• Sport (BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate)

Enrichment:

Students partake in a number of activities designed to develop organisational, interpersonal and leadership skills as well as build a sense of commitment to the school community. The acquired skills foster experiences of empowerment, responsibility, empathy, maturity and personal challenge required for young people to flourish in their life beyond school.

Enrichment activities:

Drama/musical productions
Sport
Field trips
Day and Residential trips
University visits
Conferences
Community
Head students and leadership roles
Public speaking
Peer mentoring
Work experience
Theatre trips
Futures week
Fundraising
Leavers Ball

*All students follow a weekly programme of Core RE.

*All students partake in weekly Sports and Physical Activity in the Sixth Form.