Options Process

Help to make informed choices

Students make their GCSE options choices during the early spring of Year 8. Every student is supported through this process and introduced carefully to subjects that are new at KS4 so they can make informed choices.

We combine the Year 8 Options Evening with Parents Evening so that parents can talk to their child’s teachers about appropriate choices as well as their progress in that subject during Year 8. Where there are new subjects on offer at KS4, staff are present to consult with parents about the courses on offer in detail.  To meet the needs of all learners, we offer four routes through KS4; each designed around pathways into Post 16 education, employment or training

Year 8 Options Process 2026

• The Y8 options process opens today.
• The Options Teams channel will also be available from the today, and assemblies for the year group will take place on the 19th, 20th and 21st Jan 
• Y8 Parent’s Evening is then on the 22nd, with the options form opening on the 23rd  
• The deadline for completion of the form is Monday 9th Feb 

GCSE Curriculum

All students will study GCSE English, GCSE Maths, GCSE Science. All students will also study Core PE and RS, but these two subjects are non-examined. In addition students study four other GCSE subjects. To choose these subjects students select one subject from each column of the table below.