Rye St Antony School, Oxford, UK

The Prep Boarding School Curriculum

Our small class sizes enable teachers to meet the individual needs of every pupil and we offer a broad and diverse curriculum.

Curricular topics include numeracy, literacy, the sciences, the humanities, computing, music and drama, sport, languages – and each of these provides opportunities to investigate and discover, whether children are working independently or with one another.

Prep School Teachers use varied and creative teaching methods which are tailored for the individual pupil, whatever the pupil’s ability.

As well as working with their Form Teachers, our Prep School pupils have the opportunity of working with specialist teachers in French, ICT, Science, Music, Drama, PE, Art and Home Economics.

Key Stage Two in reading at this top girls only boarding school are well above the national average and pupils’ attainment increases by three to four grades above the national curriculum levels for every year group.

The Senior Boarding School Curriculum

The core subjects of English, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry are taught in small class sizes within purpose-built facilities, along with languages such as French, Spanish and Latin. Religious Education, History and Geography are also taught by specialist teachers as part of the curriculum.

In the curriculum subjects of Physical Education, Drama, Art and Design, Music, ICT and Home Economics, pupils are able to make use of the excellent facilities  of this best girls boarding school from the large purpose built sports hall, courts, pitches and fitness suite, Drama and Art studios, to the Home Economics kitchen and modern ICT Suite. When it comes to taking GCSEs, AS and A Level subjects, pupils at this top girls boarding school in England are given full support and guidance in which subjects they go on to choose and are helped to make informed decisions which suit their abilities and interests. In the first years of Senior Boarding School, pupils study a total of 16 subjects before they focus on 10 GCSE options and four to five AS and A Level choices.

The beauty of studying in the Sixth Form Boarding School is that you are given the opportunity of studying the subjects which really interest you and which might lead to your future career. Our experienced team of Sixth Form Advisers will work closely with you to help you decide which subjects are best for your interests, ability and career choices. AS and A Level subjects need to be combined carefully to ensure you are studying the optimum choices for University or further education or future career preferences. In general, girls  at Sixth Form boarding school take four to five AS/A Level subjects alongside the comprehensive Sixth Form programme which offers options in philosophy and ethics, sport, community service and university preparation. Sixth form boarding school options are offered on demand and girls can choose from an average of more than twenty AS/ALevel subjects.