Year 8

The Second Year at Abingdon are an incredibly exciting time of exploration for your child, and our broad curriculum is designed to support that journey.While we emphasise academic rigour, we also ensure there are plenty of opportunities for your child to have fun, undertake independent research, and develop their creative skills. This balanced approach provides a solid educational foundation, preparing them to flourish as they progress throughout the school.We offer an exceptionally wide curriculum in the Lower School so your child can experience a maximum number of subjects before they narrow down their choices for GCSE.The curriculum in Lower School is very broad so pupils are exposed to a wide range of subjects before they begin to narrow them down for the Middle School years. Alongside English and Maths, children study the humanities (History, Geography, Philosophy and Theology), the sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics), all four of the practical arts (Art, Product Design and Engineering, Drama, Music), Computing, Latin and a selection of Modern Foreign Languages. Pupils also follow PE and Sports programmes.The emphasis in Lower School is on exploration and excitement – we want to see our students enjoying their learning free from the constraints of public examinations. The curriculum therefore has an academic rigour but also plenty of opportunity to have fun, undertake individual research and be creative.