Welcome

I wish you a warm welcome to Cobham Free School (CFS) senior department, where we have the highest expectations, the highest aspirations and a strong, supportive community where everyone is welcome. With small class sizes, we are able to get to know each of our students individually and provide them with excellent teaching, excellent facilities, and a wide and varied curriculum.

We have a strong focus on CFS values that are very much aligned to the British Values and these are promoted across the curriculum, in the pastoral programmes and in the way staff and students are expected to behave. 

Pupils thrive at CFS where warm and supportive relationships are fostered both within the classroom and through our cultural and extra-curricular activity programme, which enables students to develop the knowledge and skills required to excel in the future.

Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9)

At Key Stage 3, the  curriculum prepares students for studies at Key Stage 4 while also providing them with a broad and enriching education. Emphasis is placed on ensuring all students have a solid foundation in Mathematics and English, and pupils needing extra support are offered effective intervention using  carefully selected schemes to help close any gaps in their learning.

In addition to Mathematics and English, the curriculum at Key Stage 3 includes Science, Latin, Modern Foreign Languages (Spanish), Music, Art, Design Technology, Sport, Drama, Computing, Pastoral, Health and Social education (PHSE) and Philosopy, Religious and Ethics (PRE), Learning to learn (Year 7), Oratory (Year 8), Future Focus (Year 9). All lessons are delivered by subject specialists.

A key part of our Key Stage 3 curriculum is the timetabled Extracurricular Activities (ECAs) afternoon on a Friday to ensure senior students take the opportunity to benefit from the wide range of experiences on offer. 

In Year 9 students are able to select their options for GCSE studies. They are given expert guidance from the CFS teaching staff, attending option interviews to help with their decisions. Parents are also given information at an option evening , providing the opportunity to receive advice on how to support their children in making their choices.

Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11)

At Key Stage 4 students take courses in subjects they have selected for their GCSE examinations. All students are expected to take the Ebacc subjects Maths, English (Literature and Language), Science (double or triple),  a language (Spanish or Latin) and Humanities (History or Geography). In addition to these core subject areas students may select from a range of options including: Music, Design Technology, Art, Drama, Computing, PRE, Food Preparation and Nutrition, Business, Economics and Sports Science.

All students continue to receive PE, PRE and PHSE lessons. These subjects are built into the timetable but not taken as examination subjects. 

Students may complete the Duke of Edinburgh, UKMT Mathematical Challenges and AQA Certificate Level 2 Further Mathematics to provide further opportunities to gain accreditation.