Years 9-11

    Endless possibilities

    The senior school starts in Year 9 (D) where the majority of our pupils begin their Bryanston journey. Boarding and day pupils spend the first year settling into the school, learning the Bryanston Method, and getting to know peers, tutors, teachers and House Parents.

    This allows our Year 10 (C) pupils to start their two year GCSE course as established and confident pupils.

    We don’t make assumptions about where someone’s strengths lie and encourage every pupil to explore a breadth of subjects before they decide on their choices for GCSE.

    Together with their tutor, pupils are supported in their choice of subjects as they move through the school.

    Beyond the curriculum, pupils engage in all that Bryanston life has to offer, ranging from our pioneering programme to our vast selection of ECAs.

    All pupils are given opportunities throughout the junior years to involve themselves in performances and sporting events and to explore where their passions lie.

    Biology - two boys in class

    Year 9 (D)

    The aim in the first year is to establish the balance between academic work and life outside of the curriculum, which will develop and flourish as the pupils move through the subsequent years.

    Pupils are engaged in class for 39 out of the 44 timetabled periods. They may have a music lesson in one of the five remaining.

    Therefore, all pupils will have between three and five periods during the week to do their assigned work, alongside evening prep times. Tutors play a crucial part in helping pupils acquire the right skills to succeed in these early steps towards independent learning.

    Boarding school pupils on way to class

    GCSE years

    Choices of courses for GCSE/IGCSE are made in the summer term of the first year with support from tutors and subject teachers. All pupils take Maths, English, Science and at least one Modern Foreign Language.

    A conventional GCSE programme will embrace an appropriate range of subjects and strike the right balance between breadth and the opportunity for excellence. This usually requires pupils to be in taught classes for 35 of the 44 periods, and there is a deliberate and incremental development of assignment period opportunities to enhance independent learning. These also allow teachers the time to see pupils individually to review and correct work as necessary.

    We also offer a pre-IB year for overseas pupils who wish to study here in Year 11 (B) and continue into the Sixth Form on the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

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    Application process

    Find out more about the Years 9-11 application process.

    Sport

    Children can choose from over 20 sports, taking part purely for pleasure or to compete at the highest levels.

    Performing Arts

    We teach pupils how to develop their talents and to develop skills that extend beyond dancing, acting, music and singing.

    Boarding

    It is essential for pupils to come back to a family- feel environment when the school day is over.

    Day Pupils

    Day pupils join a boarding house and are included in every aspect of the daily life of the school with their peers.

    Bryanston Method

    Our tutors develop a close relationship with each pupil, helping them to become more organised, motivated, innovative and independent.

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