Our curriculum ethos remains the same in Year 9 as it is through Years 7 and 8. We offer:

• a broad and balanced curriculum designed to engage and challenge students;

• an ambitious and aspirational curriculum understanding the importance of achieving the best qualifications to maximise chances of success beyond school;

• diverse and coherent curriculum choices, developing the knowledge, skills and understanding through study that will remain with students long after examinations.

 

In Year 9 most of the curriculum is still made up from familiar core subjects: English, maths, science, a language, geography, history, DT, PE, philosophy and religion and PSHE.

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However, for the remaining 5 lessons each week, Year 9 students can choose from a small range of options in art, dance, drama, music, business studies, computing and PE theory.

 

Please see below the information slides explaining the process of selecting curriculum choices:

Information Guide

 

The descriptions below help to aid students in their decision making.  For further information, please speak to subject teachers, tutors or to Mr Greenish.

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Additional information (updated 18 May 2026)

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The choices you make in Year 8 may be influenced by the subjects you would like to study at GCSE. There is further information about the different GCSE courses on offer on the Year 9 options page here:

https://www.gwacademy.co.uk/y9options

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