Hereford Cathedral School

At A Level, quite deliberately, the school chooses each year to construct Years 12 and 13's timetables around pupils' choices, and not the other way around; thus there are no predetermined "Option Blocks". The school aims to run any course in which numbers are economically viable. Pupils usually opt to study for 3 A Levels and 1 AS Level (although it is possible to study for 4 A Levels or different combinations if required) from the following subjects:

• Art
• Art Textiles
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Classical Civilisation
• Classical Greek
• Design Technology
• English Language and Literature
• English Literature
• Economics
• French
• Further Maths
• Geography
• History
• History of Art
• Latin
• Maths
• Music
• Music Technology
• Philosophy and Ethics
• Physics
• PE
• Spanish
• Theatre Studies

Advice is given to all students regarding their A Level choices and this advice includes an interview with each Year 11 pupil by the Headmaster.  Most pupils study three subjects to A2 Level and one subject to AS Level, but other combinations are not unusual. The Sixth Form curriculum of examination subjects is supplemented by an innovative General Studies Course for both the Lower and Upper Sixth which is non-examined and has numerous contributions from non-teaching specialists in their own field.

2 ppw              General Studies
3 ppw              Games
8 ppw              AS Level subjects
8 ppw              A Level subjects

Sixth Form pupils have provision for Private Study which includes use of the Gilbert Library, the Careers Library, the Sixth Form Centre and Specialist areas (with the permission of the appropriate Head of Department). In some cases, the Head of Sixth Form may insist that a pupil attends Supervised Private Study.The aim of the Sixth Form Curriculum is to provide as much flexibility as possible so that pupils can choose to study the subjects of their choice.