For Senior School (13+), each day holds seven lessons at one hour long, with fewer on days with games sessions.
The academic curriculum is enhanced with a wide choice of activities, sports, music, drama, CCF, trips and opportunities to serve others. Games sessions are held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, with separate activity sessions, and all participate.
Subjects studied are:
- Mathematics
- English language and literature
- French
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- History
- Geography
- Theology
- Music
- Art
- Drama
- Food technology
- Physical education
- Design and technology
- Digital literacy
- Personal, Health, Social Education (PHSE)
Download a sample Senior School timetable
GCSE Options
During the Lent Term, Third Form pupils make important decisions about what to study at GSCE. Parents will be invited to attend an information evening and will receive a booklet detailing the available subjects.
In the Fourth and Fifth Form, pupils follow a compulsory curriculum that leads to GCSEs in English language, English literature, mathematics, French or Spanish and science. Set 1 will take separate GCSEs in biology, chemistry and physics. Alongside the compulsory curriculum, students can choose three other GCSEs. Typically, options will include:
- Art
- Business Studies
- Computing
- Design and Technology
- Drama
- Food
- French
- Geography
- History
- Latin
- Music
- Physical Education
- Theology
Top mathematicians take an additional mathematics examination at the end of the Fifth Form as well as the standard GCSE mathematics examination.
Bloxham at 13+
Hear from our Deputy Head, Boarding, Matt Bull and Bloxham pupils about life at Bloxham at 13+.