Year 7

Various topics in number (decimals, fractions, percentages, prime numbers), space, shape and measures (coordinates, area, symmetry, triangles, quadrilaterals, reflection, rotation and translation); introduction to algebra (simplifying expressions and solving simple linear equations); principles of probability theory (leading into future data handling work). In spring, everyone takes part in the UK junior maths challenge.

Year 8

Manipulating negative numbers; estimation; using calculators sensibly; indices; mental arithmetic; solving linear equations with brackets; finding formulae for sequences; plotting graphs for linear and simple quadratic functions; Pythagoras’ theorem; transformation geometry; area and circumference of circles. In the summer term there’s the UK junior maths challenge again.

Year 9

Trigonometry; indices; percentages; mental arithmetic; algebra; graphs; area; volume; transformations; more data handling (questionnaire design, frequency distributions, relative frequency, probability, averages and scatter graphs). Everyone takes part in the UK intermediate maths challenge in the winter.

Year 10

Upper and lower bounds; approximation; percentages; proportion; quadratics; equations using fractions; inequalities; speed/time graphs; the difference method; Venn diagrams; cumulative frequency; Pythagoras' theorem; trigonometry. We all do the intermediate maths challenge again in the winter.

Year 11

Irrational numbers; surds; solving two simultaneous equations, one linear and one non-linear; equations with algebraic fractions; further work on quadratic equations; inequalities; using graphs to solve equations; tangents to a curve; differentiation; equations of tangents; turning points; motion of a particle in a straight line; congruence; circle theorems; converting measurements; surface areas and volumes; similarity; vector geometry; trigonometry; sets; compound probability; histograms; revising previous work. As well as the intermediate maths challenge in February, some students might take part in the senior one in the autumn term.

Year 12

Extending pure maths (further algebra; functions; coordinate geometry; sequences and series; differentiation; integration; trigonometry; logarithms) and statistics (mathematical modelling; descriptive statistics; simple and conditional probability; correlation; linear regression; discrete random variables; the normal distribution). Everyone takes part in the UK senior maths challenge in the autumn term.

Year 13

Algebra; trigonometry; integration; mechanics (vectors, forces and Newton's laws of motion). You can take part in the senior maths challenge again if you like.

Further maths

We also offer the most dedicated mathematicians the option to take an extra A level in further maths.

Year 12

Students on the further maths route cover all the modules of the normal A level maths course this year (two-thirds pure maths, one-sixth statistics and one-sixth mechanics).

Year 13

After completing the normal A level course last year, this year covers further mechanics and statistics. There's more work on motion, projectiles, kinematics, dynamics and new statistical distributions.