Welcome to St Peter's Curriculum

Curriculum Intent

Our curriculum is designed to enable all pupils to experience high-quality learning and grow into unique and knowledgeable young adults, with opportunities to develop as thoughtful, caring, serving members of our school and the wider community. Our ethos aims to equip them with sound moral values, ready to play their part in making our future better. We strive to give all pupils a broad and balanced education and equality of access to opportunities. We believe in a rich offer across all subjects in KS3 to provide a wide range of knowledge and experiences. It is important that all pupils have a strong foundation in a broad range of subjects, including the Humanities, Languages, Arts and practical subjects, whether or not they pursue these in examinations. We also believe that a strong Curriculum for Life is essential to develop the skills, values, and understanding needed to make informed choices throughout life.

In KS4, we want all pupils to have access to a solid academic core and the ability to shape their curriculum to respond to their interests and aptitudes. Given the ability profile of a high proportion of our pupils, we consider it paramount that we give access to a broad range of post-16 choices, including a diverse range of A levels.

Religious Education (RE) is a core part of our Catholic ethos and is central to the curriculum. It provides students with opportunities to reflect on their beliefs, values, and the teachings of the Catholic Church. However, we recognize the statutory right of parents to withdraw their child from RE should they wish to do so. Parents considering this option are encouraged to discuss it with the Headteacher to understand the full implications of withdrawal.

Each subject page will show you what is studied during the 5 years pupils are with us, along with staffing, specifications and any external resources used.

If you wish to learn more about a particular subject, please contact the school and ask for the Head of Department. You can find the list of staff for each department on their subject page or on our Who's Who page.

Curriculum Model

The following table illustrates our current curriculum model sharing the number of periods allocated to each year group/subject over the two-week cycle. We operate a two-week timetable - 30 periods each week - 60-period cycle.

The aim of our Curriculum at Key Stage 4 is to provide a broad and balanced range of subjects that suit a range of learners, enabling them to follow their own interests and talents. We aim to provide courses that they will enjoy and allow progression locally in post 16 provision. 

With this in mind, we currently offer the following courses as part of our Options programme. 

KS4 Courses