Year 9 students, parents and carers. Welcome to the options 2025 page.

Here you will find a link to our options booklet, detailing everything you need to know about your option choices.

If you have aspirations to go to a top university in the future your option choices should include Spanish and a Humanities choice of either History or Geography, which means you will study towards an EBacc certificate. More information on subject choices can be found inside the booklet.

This year, to get the most appropriate subject choices for all students, you will rank your top 8 subjects. When you have read the booklet and attended the options evening you should follow the link to choose your option preferences. Here you will select subjects in order you would wish to take them. So, your number 1 choice is the first you would pick. You will list your top 8 in order from your most preferred down to your 8th choice. We will then process all student selections and provide students with their best possible options to complete in years 10 and 11. We typically have a 97% success rate in providing students with their first choices!

Make sure you consider your preferences carefully as changes in September when courses are started are difficult to manage.

Good Luck!

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