All students in Years 7 - 11 follow a programme of 2 ¼ hours curricular PE every week.

At Key Stage 3 students follow a broad and prescribed curriculum. Each class will have one single lesson (45minutes) and one double lesson (1 hour 30 minutes) on a variety of different activities.

A typical programme of study can be found below.

Year 7

At Years 12 and 13 students engage in 1 ½ hours of structured physical activity every week in the compulsory Sport & Fitness lesson. The aim of these lessons is to encourage the Sixth Form students to maintain an active lifestyle beyond the years of compulsory Physical Education. Students will have the opportunity to take part in a huge variety of activities including:

There is a thriving A Level Physical Education course available to students in Years 12 and 13. The course follows the AQA exam board and attracts both internal and external students, producing good value added results year on year. Please click on the following link for more information and details of the course.  

The course consists of four units; three theory exams and one courework in year 13.

Students will cover subjects areas such as:

• Applied anatomy and physiology,
• Excerise Physiology
• Biomechanics
• Skill Accquistion
• Sports Psychology
• Sports and soicety
• Contemporary issues in Physical activity & Sport

Students will also complete the 30% coursework unit covering:

• Performance and Coaching
• Evaluation and Analysis of Performance for Improvement (EAPI)