Key Stage 4

In Years 10 and 11, students take two GCSEs leading to qualifications in English Language and English Literature. During the two years, students complete a folder of controlled assessment which contributes to their final GCSE grades. English controlled assessment tasks include writing in two different forms, a response to a Shakespeare play and an analysis of a novel from a different culture. Students also complete a number of speaking and listening tasks. The English Language controlled assessment element amounts to 40% of the overall mark. Two exams, assessing students’ reading and writing skills, make up the further 60%. 

Alongside GCSE English, GCSE Media Studies is offered as an option subject. In Media Studies, students engage in the analysis and production of a range of media forms, including magazines, advertising and television.