How are new pupils classes organised?
Our experience is that pupils will vary in their rates of progress during their school career so it is important that the School can respond appropriately. It is also the case that confidence is a major factor in achieving success and progression. For these reasons, we try to group pupils according to their ability in individual subjects (otherwise known as setting). For instance, it would be perfectly possible for a pupil to be in the highest ability Maths set but in a middle ability English set and for their sets to change over the year. Many parents (but few pupils) become obsessed with the set that they are in but you need to remember that all our pupils do well at GCSE and at Advanced Level. In other words, the set does not limit their ability to achieve. Indeed, being in the right set, which does not necessarily mean the highest set, will enhance your child’s opportunities.
