We wish to provide a challenging and bespoke academic and cultural education to children who are capable of attending Grammar school, but would prefer to be educated in a Catholic, comprehensive and inclusive setting.
A robust, highly academic curriculum delivered through an outstanding comprehensive educational context is the aim of the programme. Students from all backgrounds are welcome to apply and be a part of the Grammar Stream at SJF. The unique difference between this and the local grammar school offer is movement into and out of the Grammar Stream is fluid. Students can move in or out depending on progress and performance, making the grammar stream a ‘reality for all’ and encouraging real social mobility.
KS3
- Bespoke Schemes of Learning (SoL) created to challenge and extend high attainment students.
- Latin as a studied KS3 subject
- Access to Music Lessons delivered by specialist peripatetic teachers
- Grammar stream specific extracurricular programme
- Debating Society
KS4
- Academic Options Programme: students will be expected to take at least one humanities subject (History or Geography), at least one language (French, Latin and/or a GCSE in their home language)
- All Grammar Stream students will be expected to achieve the eBacc qualification
- Bespoke SoL in core subjects (English, Mathematics, Science, RE) with differentiated learning and more challenging out of hours learning in Options subjects
- Access to Music Lessons delivered by specialist peripatetic teachers
- Grammar stream specific extracurricular programme
- Debating Society
- Russell Group University / academic careers access plan
KS5
- Students taking an academic route (A Level Programme) with the potential of four A level courses
- Access to Music Lessons delivered by specialist peripatetic teachers
- Russell Group University / academic careers access plan
- Grammar stream extracurricular programme (including debating society) with individual support for Oxbridge applicants
