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When do pupils make their subject choices for GCSE?
Year 9 pupils and their parents make GCSE choices during the Spring Term, following a GCSE options presentation in February.
In February of Year 9, pupils and parents are invited to a GCSE options presentation. At this point, the GCSE Course booklet for the following year is published, outlining all available subjects and course content.
All pupils take GCSEs in the core subjects:
- English Language
- English Literature
- Mathematics
- Science (either Combined Science worth 2 GCSEs, or three separate sciences in Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
- Religious Studies
- Business
- History
- Geography
- Classical Civilisation or Latin
- Music or Music Tech
- Modern Foreign Language (French and Spanish)
- Drama
- Fine Art, Fashion and Textile Design or 3D Design
- Physical Education
- Computer Science
- British Horse Society Challenge Awards and BHS Stage 1 and 2
- Leiths Level 2 Certificate in Culinary Skills
Able mathematicians may also take Further Mathematics.
Leweston offers a bespoke approach to GCSE choices with no pre‑set option blocks. After the February presentation, pupils select the courses they wish to study, and the timetable is then constructed around these choices, usually during March.
Once the timetable is fixed, any late changes may be subject to a narrower range of options.