Year 9 Options

Year 9 Options Process 2024/25*

Our Year 9 Options process runs from January to March. The options structure is below, followed by links to all the documents related to the process. 

Students need to select four options in total - two from the blue box (Core Curriculum: Optional Subjects) and two from the purple box (Personalised Curriculum).  Where subjects appear in both boxes, students only need to select them once - this can be in either category.

Further information can be found in the Year 9 Options Booklet and Assembly slides.  

**This information is correct as of January 2025. 

 *Subjects by invitation only

Year 10 - change of option requests

The options process was very thorough and students have been thoughtfully placed onto the right courses. We hope to avoid students requesting changes once the timetable has been completed and students have embarked on their courses.

If you feel the need to request a change of option for your child, you should do so as soon as possible. These requests will only be considered up to the end of September of Year 10. After this point it really is too late to start a course having missed four weeks of learning; this is over 10% of the year’s lessons.  

Option changes will only be considered where there is a valid educational reason for the change and a catch-up plan is in place and agreed by the Director of Faculty in the new subject. Due to the nature of timetabling and some courses being at full capacity, it is not always possible to make a change.

To raise a change of option request, please complete this form, which can be downloaded here or from the files below. Forms can also be obtained from Student Reception. Option changes can only be implemented once all stages of this form have been appropriately completed.