Year 9 Options 2026

On Thursday 5th March 2026, between 6pm and 9pm, we will be holding our Year 9 Options Evening which aims to provide you with the opportunity to meet with all of your child’s subject teachers as well as those whom they haven’t had contact with in Key Stage 3. This will be an opportunity for you and your child to discuss subject content.

At the start of the evening Mr Preston, Headteacher, will hold a short presentation to set the scene and to ensure that all students are able to make fully informed decisions about the GCSE options available for them to study in Year 10.

After this your child will have a map indicating where all the subjects are situated as they will not necessarily be in their teaching rooms.

Year 9 Option Timeline

• Grade cards sent home via Arbor – Friday 23rd January 2026
• Year 9 issued provisional recommendations – Tuesday 27th January 2026
• Year 9 Options assembly 1 – Monday 2nd February 2026
• Parents Evening - Thursday 5th February 2026
• Year 9 Options assembly 2 – Friday 27th February 2026
• Students will have an opportunity to access computer rooms where they can access Unifrog to research and inform them of career paths as well as ensuring that they can access their webcode for their option choices.
• Recommendations sent home – week of 2nd March
• Online Options Booklet available for parents/students
• Online subject specific powerpoints available for parents/students
• Options Evening for Parents and Students – Thursday 5th March 2026
• Online Booking System open for students and parents to access – Thursday 5th March 2026
• Options online form deadline – Monday 16th March 2026
• Offers out to students – May/June 2026

Help your child make the best GCSE choice