Our Curriculum Structure
Students follow a two-week timetable to maximise learning and the curriculum planning is reviewed regularly to ensure all learners needs are being met. Below outlines the current experience in each year group:-
Year 7 (2025 - 2026)
This cohort is following a 3-year Key Stage 3.
Within the two-week timetable (each lesson is 1 hour & 40 mins) students have:
|
Subject |
Number of lessons over two weeks |
|---|---|
|
English |
5 |
|
Maths |
5 |
|
Science |
4 |
|
History |
2 |
|
Geography |
2 |
|
French |
2 |
|
Design Technology (Textiles, Product Design, Food – modular) |
3 |
|
Creative (1 lesson in Music, Art and Drama each) |
3 |
|
IT |
1 |
|
L4L |
1 |
|
PE |
2 |
All curriculum areas cover the National Curriculum Programmes of Study.
Year 8 (2025 - 2026)
This cohort is following a 3-year Key Stage 3.
Within the two-week timetable (each lesson is 1 hour & 40 mins) students have:
|
Subject |
Number of lessons over two weeks |
|---|---|
|
English |
5 |
|
Maths |
5 |
|
Science |
4 |
|
History |
2 |
|
Geography |
2 |
|
French |
2 |
|
Design Technology (Textiles, Product Design, Food – modular) |
3 |
|
Creative (1 lesson in Music, Art and Drama each) |
3 |
|
IT |
1 |
|
L4L |
1 |
|
PE |
2 |
All curriculum areas cover the National Curriculum Programmes of Study.
Year 9 (2025 - 2026)
This cohort is following a 3-year Key Stage 3.
Within the two-week timetable (each lesson is 1 hour & 40 mins) students have:
|
Subject |
Number of lessons over two weeks |
|---|---|
|
English |
5 |
|
Maths |
5 |
|
Science |
4 |
|
History |
2 |
|
Geography |
2 |
|
French |
2 |
|
Design Technology (Textiles, Product Design, Food – modular) |
3 |
|
Creative (1 lesson in Music, Art and Drama each) |
3 |
|
IT |
1 |
|
L4L |
1 |
|
PE |
2 |
All curriculum areas cover the National Curriculum Programmes of Study.
Year 10 (2025 - 2026)
This cohort followed a 3-year KS3. Students who are Target Level 5 or below follow the Hepworth pathway, students with Target Level 6+ follow the Bronte pathway.
Within the two-week timetable (each lesson is 1 hour & 40 mins) students have:
|
Subject |
Number of lessons over two weeks |
|---|---|
|
English |
5 |
|
Maths |
5 |
|
Science |
6 |
|
EBacc (Option:- French, Geography or History) |
3 |
|
Option 1 |
3 |
|
Option 2 |
3 |
|
Option 3 |
3 |
|
PE (Core) |
1 |
|
L4L |
1 |
Options studied at KS4 are:
|
BRONTE PATHWAY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Compulsory subjects |
EBACC |
Options (Students will study 2 of these subjects) |
|
English Language |
History or |
History |
|
English Literature |
Geography |
Geography |
|
Maths |
|
Technology |
|
Science |
|
Separate Sciences |
|
French |
|
Hospitality & Catering |
|
Core PE |
|
Computer Science |
|
Learning 4 Life |
|
Creative I-Media |
|
|
|
Music |
|
|
|
Drama |
|
|
|
Art |
|
|
|
Health & Social Care |
|
|
|
PE |
|
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|
RE |
|
|
|
Sport |
|
HEPWORTH (if you want to follow the Aspire Pathway you have to study either Geography or History and French) |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Compulsory subjects |
EBACC |
Option block 2 (Students will study 3 of these subjects) |
|
English Language |
History or |
History |
|
English Literature |
Geography |
Geography |
|
Maths |
|
French |
|
Science |
Technology | |
|
Core PE |
|
Hospitality & Catering |
|
Learning 4 Life |
|
Separate Sciences |
|
|
|
Computer Science |
|
|
|
Creative I-Media |
|
|
|
Music |
|
|
|
Drama |
|
|
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Art |
|
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Health & Social Care |
|
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|
PE |
|
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|
RE |
Year 11 (2025 - 2026)
Year 11 is the final GCSE year. Some vocational public examinations were taken at the end of Year 10.
Within the two-week timetable (each lesson is 1 hour & 40 mins) students have:
|
Subject |
Number of lessons over two weeks |
|---|---|
|
English |
5 |
|
Maths |
5 |
|
Science |
6 |
|
EBacc (Option:- French, Geography or History) |
3 |
|
Option 1 |
3 |
|
Option 2 |
3 |
|
Option 3 |
3 |
|
PE (Core) |
1 |
|
L4L |
1 |
Options studied at KS4 are:
|
ASPIRE PATHWAY |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Compulsory subjects |
EBACC |
Options (Students will study 2 of these subjects) |
|
English Language |
History or |
History |
|
English Literature |
Geography |
Geography |
|
Maths |
|
Technology |
|
Science |
|
Separate Sciences |
|
French |
|
Hospitality & Catering |
|
Core PE |
|
Computer Science |
|
Learning 4 Life |
|
Creative I-Media |
|
|
|
Music |
|
|
|
Drama |
|
|
|
Art |
|
|
|
Health & Social Care |
|
|
|
PE |
|
|
|
RE |
|
|
|
Sport |
|
ASPIRE CHOICE PATHWAY (if you want to follow the Aspire Pathway you have to study either Geography or History and French) |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Compulsory subjects |
EBACC |
Option block 2 (Students will study 2 of these subjects) |
|
English Language |
History or |
History |
|
English Literature |
Geography or |
Geography |
|
Maths |
French |
French |
|
Science |
Technology | |
|
Core PE |
|
Hospitality & Catering |
|
Learning 4 Life |
|
Separate Sciences |
|
|
|
Computer Science |
|
|
|
Creative I-Media |
|
|
|
Music |
|
|
|
Drama |
|
|
|
Art |
|
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Health & Social Care |
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|
PE |
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|
RE |
Please get in touch via enquiries@minsthorpe.cc , should you have any further questions or to speak directly to our Assistant Principal (Curriculum & Progression), Mrs Lewis.