Curriculum overviews

Our curriculum is at the heart of St Mary's.  We are proud of the breadth and depth of learning experiences we can offer our pupils from Year 5 to Year 8.  Pupils joining us in Year 5 benefit from the opportunity to follow subjects such as textiles, resistant materials, cooking & nutrition and art, using specialist equipment in dedicated rooms.  Science is taught in well-equipped laboratories, and we can offer specialist facilities in music and PE.  All pupils study maths, English and the humanities which are taught as discrete subjects; history, geography and theology & ethics.  Our curriculum vision is to equip all our pupils with the knowledge and skills to thrive as forward-thinking, outward-looking citizens in a global 21st Century society.  Subjects such as Modern Foreign Languages and PSHCEE are key to us achieving this, and we are delighted to be able to offer both French and Spanish at St Mary's, taught by specialist teachers, along with a progressive, modern approach to PSHCEE.  

We continually review and adapt our curriculum to ensure that it is contemporary, relevant and suited to our pupils' needs.  You can view current curriculum plans by clicking on the subject tabs on the left-hand side of this page.

 

Curriculum hours  2023/24

KS2

Subject	Year 5	Year 6
English	6	6
Maths	6	6
Science	2	2
History	1	1
Geography	1	1
PE	2	2
Music	1	1
RE	1	1
French	1	1
ICT	1	1
DT	2	2
Art	1	1

 

KS3

Subject	Year 7	Year 8
English	5	5
Maths	4	4
Science	3	3
History	2	1
Geography	1	2
PE	2	2
Music	1	1
T&E	1	1
MFL (French or Spanish)	2	2
ICT	1	1
DT	2	2
Art	1	1