Curriculum Overview

In the Middle School, students continue to deepen their academic understanding while beginning to shape their individual interests. Alongside nine GCSEs, every student undertakes one of our specialist St Albans School courses, choosing from Medicine, Additional Mathematics, Astrophysics, High Performance Sport or Global Challenges. These academically ambitious programmes encourage students to look beyond examination specifications, engage with contemporary issues and develop the habits of enquiry that characterise successful learners.

Curriculum Overview

All pupils will receive 10 qualifications - 9 GCSEs and 1 School-designed course assessed by Higher Project Qualification.

Core subjects

• Maths

• English Language

• English Literature

• Triple Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics as three GCSEs), or

• Combined Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics as two GCSEs).

Pupils taking Triple Science will select three additional option subjects. Pupils taking Combined Science will select four additional option subjects.

Optional subjects

• Art

• Computer Science

• Design and Technology

• Drama

• Economics

• Geography

• Greek

• History

• Latin

• Modern Languages

• French

• German

• Spanish

• Music

• Physical Education

• Religious Studies

School-designed course topics*

• Additional Maths

• Astronomy

• Global Challenges

• High Performance Sport

• Medicine

*Subject to change depending on availability.

GCSE Options at St Albans School