In the Senior School, the girls are initially set in Year 7 according to their results in the Entrance and End of Year Examinations and feedback from their previous teacher. Girls remain in two sets in Years 7, 8 and 9 where setting is monitored carefully through end of unit tests and changes being made where necessary.

The units of study for Years 7, 8 and 9 are:

Year 7

Arithmetic: Place Value and Decimals
Logic
Patterns and Sequences
Angles
Arithmetic: Fractions
Areas and Perimeters
Data Collection and Presentation
Quantitative Data
Negative Numbers
Graphs
Volume
Arithmetic: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Algebra: Linear Equations
Probability of One Event
Time and Timetables

Year 8

Factors, Multiples and Primes
Pythagoras’ Theorem
Nets and Surface Area
Rounding and Estimating
Ratio and Proportion
Arithmetic: Fractions and Percentages
Data Analysis
Mathematical Diagrams
Algebra: Brackets
Probability: Two Events
Angles, Bearings and Maps
Formulae and Equations
Money and Time
Straight Line Graphs
Polygons
Circles and Cylinders
Units of Measure
Speed, Distance and Time
Similarity
Questionnnaires and Analysis

Year 9

Basic Operations
Indices and Standard Form
Fractions and Percentages
Probability
Linear Graphs and Equations
Transformations
Statistical Diagrams
Ratio and Proportion
Area, Perimeter and Volume
Sequences
Estimation and Approximations
Algebraic Manipulation
Constructions and Loci
Graphs, Equations and Inequalities
Pythagoras’ Theorem
Trigonometry
Cumulative Frequency and Averages
Quadratic Functions
Sampling

In Years 10 and 11, girls are divided into two sets according to their level of entry for the GCSE examinations. We follow a syllabus produced by the examination board and use the prescribed textbooks.