Curriculum & Assessment Information

Below you will find supporting information on each of the Year 8 subjects.

You can view an outline of the curriculum covered in Year 8, listing the topics covered in each half term.

You can now see the Advent assessment information for each subject. Here you will be able to see which week your assessments are taking place, what topics you will be tested on and also advice on how you should go about preparing.

The Pentecost assessment information has been compiled into one booklet which can be found here.

The Advent assessment information has been compiled into one booklet which can be found here.

Advent Assessment Window: 14 November – 9 December

End of Year Assessment Window: 5 June – 23 June

In Year 8, students are awarded a standardised score out of 100 in each subject. This then places them into one of 5 quintile grading bands. For more information on how our Key Stage 3 grading system works, please click here.

For more detailed information on how students are performing in each subject, both formal and informal assessment data is recorded in GO 4 Schools.

Advent Assessment Schedule

WEEK COMMENCING 14 NOVEMBER 21 NOVEMBER 28 NOVEMBER 5 DECEMBER
SUBJECT Geography*

History

RE

Computer Science

English

French

Mandarin

Music*

Science

Spanish

Mathematics PE (Theory)
ON-GOING ASSESSMENT Art, Design & Technology, PE (practical)