Key Stage 3 (L4-LR)
For the first half term of year 7, pupils are taught in class groups. After that, there is flexible setting according to ability. Work is reinforced by twice-weekly homeworks and by regular testing. A summary of the course content can be seen below:
L4 (Year 7)
U4 (Year 8)
LR (Year 9)
L4 (Year 7)
| 1.) Number Work I | 10.) Algebra I |
| 2.) Number Work II | 11.) Algebra II |
| 3.) Set Theory | 12.) Fractions |
| 4.) Coordinates and Straight Line Graphs | 13.) Percentages |
| 5.) Quadrilaterals | 14.) Area and Perimeter |
| 6.) Angles | 15.) Use of a Calculator |
| 7.) Decimals | 16.) Statistics |
| 8.) Metric System | 17.) Volume of Cuboids |
| 9.) Directed Numbers |
U4 (Year 8)
| 1.) Number Work | 9.) Area |
| 2.) Probability | 10.) Ratio |
| 3.) Pythagoras' Theorem | 11.) The Circle |
| 4.) Fractions | 12.) Volume of a Prism |
| 5.) Algebra I | 13.) The Equation of a Straight Line |
| 6.) Algebra II | 14.) Reflections |
| 7.) Polygons | 15.) Constructions |
| 8.) Percentages | 16.) Curved Graphs |
LR (Year 9)
| 1.) Algebra I | 8.) Factorisation |
| 2.) Pythagoras' Theorem and Trigonometry | 9.) Percentages |
| 3.) Area of a Trapezium, Arc Length, Sector Area | 10.) Statistics |
| 4.) Inequalities | 11.) Quadratic Equations |
| 5.) Simultaneous Equations | 12.) Travel Graphs |
| 6.) Probability | 13.) Straight Line Graphs |
| 7.) Formulae and Sequences | 14.) Drawing Curved Graphs |