The Curriculum

Our primary purpose is to give each boy every encouragement and opportunity to flourish academically. Class sizes are small and the staff to pupil ratio is high. Boys move up in form annually in September and the more able ones may move ahead of their year group so that their academic abilities can be developed without restraint.

The curriculum is ultimately governed by the syllabus laid down for the Common Entrance Examination which is required for entry to Senior Independent Schools. This encompasses more than the requirements of the National Curriculum and in addition a generous allocation is made in every boy's timetable for Music, Art and Physical Education. All boys study English, Mathematics, Science, French Technology, History, Geography and Scripture from the outset. They normally begin Latin in the third year and German thereafter. Boys sitting for scholarships are also taught Greek. The school has a well equipped computer centre and computing is taught to all boys as a subject in its own right as well as being used in other subjects as an aid to learning.

Examinations take place at the end of the Autumn and Summer terms and full reports on each subject are sent to parents at the end of every term. In addition, to enable parents to follow their son's progress, a report sheet is sent out several times during each term showing a boy's attainment and effort in each subject.