Academic

• Introduction
  • Curriculum Overview
  • Prep
  • ICT Provision
• GCSE and A Level Choices
• Subjects
• 2010 Exam Results
• 2009 Exam Results
• 2008 Exam Results
• 2007 Exam Results
• Leavers' Destinations

Curriculum Overview

The school broadly follows the National Curriculum (11–16) but also offers opportunities beyond it.

Remove / Inters / Lower Transits (age 11–14)

All girls follow the same course for the first three years. Girls study the National Curriculum core subjects (Mathematics, English and Science) and the foundation subjects (History, Geography, Art and Design, Music, PE, Modern foreign Languages and Information and Communication Technology). Design and Technology is studied except the Art and Design umbrella.

There is also the statutory provision of Religious Education. In addition to these subjects the girls have lessons in Drama, Dance and PHSCE. The Lower Transits (Year 9) may start Spanish as a second foreign language, having had an introductory course in Inters (Year 8).

There is some provision for sex education and careers education, using a combination of class lessons and outside speakers. 

This gives girls choice and flexibility about which of the science's they continue with, so they can work to their strengths. In the LTs an evening presentation is held and a booklet giving details of the courses on offer is sent home to prepare parents and girls for the discussion with staff before choices are made for GCSE.

Upper Transits / Shell (age 14–16)

All girls continue with PE during these two years. All girls take GCSEs in English, Mathematics, a Modern foreign language, at least one Science, one Humanity and a short course GCSE in each of RS and ICT . Most girls take 9 or 10 subjects in total.

Study (age 16–18)

The Sixth Form years are the climax of the educational experience we offer at Wychwood. There is again much help with subject choices and a booklet is prepared to help girls with these all-important decisions. Most girls study 4 AS levels and 3 A2s, chosen from the subjects taken at GCSE and from the new subjects on offer at this stage.

Study I and Study 2 have one Games lesson a week and are encouraged to pursue other sporting activities where possible.

General Studies may also be timetabled for part of the year.

Promoting skills across the National Curriculum

The universal skills of communication, improving own learning and performance, and creative thinking are embedded in the curriculum content. Other skills may be subject specific (e.g. painting in Art and Design) or common to several subjects (e.g. enquiry skills).

Most Key Skills are also embedded in the curriculum content.

The non-examined Key Skills of Working with Others, Improving own Learning and Performance, and Problem Solving may be found in non-curricular activities such as Duke of Edinburgh Award, Assemblies, Form Plays, Young Enterprise, Council and work experience.