Holmwood House School is now extending its provision up to the age of 16 (Year 11). This is a natural progression for the school who, for the last 100 years, has been successfully educating pupils up to the age of 13 (Year 8) and this now gives pupils the opportunity to stay on until Year 11 and study for their GCSEs. Many of our staff are secondary trained and further high quality staff will be recruited as our facilities are developed for the specialist subjects.
Year 9 – From 2023
Core Subjects
- English Language
- English Literature
- Maths
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics
- A modern foreign language (French or Spanish)
- PE
- PSHE
- Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
- IT
- Performing Arts
Options – three from this list
- A second modern foreign language
- History
- Geography
- Art
- DT
Year 10-11 from 2024
Core Subjects – 5 or 6 GCSEs
- English Language
- English Literature
- Maths
- Science (Triple Science initially – moving to Double for some – Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
- PSHE
Options – three from this list – 3 GCSEs
- French
- Spanish
- History
- Geography
- Art
- DT
- PE
- Drama
Curriculum Booklet
For more information about exam boards and an overview of the curriculum for each subject please click here to read our GCSE curriculum booklet
Enrichment
The school will be enhancing and adding to its extra-curricular activities specifically for this age group, while extending the super-curricular activities which enable pupils to take subjects beyond the scope of the taught curriculum.
