STEM Education
“Absolutely fantastic, aspirational growth mindset. Absolutely unapologetic about high expectations. What an incredible school.” – parent/carer feedback
Introduction and Ethos
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Our offer focuses on hands-on learning, which is often how boys learn best. Equally, students who prefer the theoretical will be well-suited by our curriculum, where subject-specialist teachers are well-equipped to ensure students make maximum progress. Within lessons, these same expert teachers strive to drive oracy through effective questioning before students put their learning into writing; our mantra is practice makes permanent. You can find more information about the curriculum in the subject pages.
Beyond the Classroom
The extra-curricular programme gives students the change to enhance their classroom learning as well as learning new skills or developing passions. Some examples from recent years include: 
- Bike Maintenance Club
- Electronics Club
- Engineering Club
- Mathematics Challenge Club, led by Year 12 further maths students mentoring younger keen mathematicians
- Medic club, for Year 12 biologists with an interest in medicine at university
- Participations in the UK Maths Trust’s Maths Challenges, at Junior, Intermediate and Senior level
- Science Problem-Solving Club
- Woodworking Club
- Year 7 Science Club
Find out more about each specific subjects’ offer on their subject page.
Rewards
Across the STEM subjects, students can receive regular rewards. For example, they can:
- Earn house points in lessons for “above and beyond” effort
- Be nominated for subject-specific cups, trophies, presentations and scholarships at our annual Junior Awards (Year 9) and Senior Awards (Years 11-13) events
- Receive specialist Academic or Progress ‘colours flashes’ and ties, to be worn with pride for a sustained contribution.
Success Stories
Recent success stories have included:
- Elliot Heath, science – a place at Cambridge to study psychology and behavioural sciences
- Aayan Ahmed, science and maths – pursuing his dream of becoming a doctor with a medicine degree at Leicester
- Ethan Nunes, technology – exploring his love of mechanical systems with a global design engineering degree at The Engineering & Design Institute
- Mikaeel Shah, maths – following his passion and talent for maths by studying that degree at Cambridge, following representing the UK in an international maths competition in 2024.
Other key destinations in the last few years include:
- Cardiff University – architecture
- City, University of London – account & finance
- Imperial College London – aeronautical engineering
- Kingston University – computer science
- Queen Mary, University of London – aerospace engineering
- Royal Holloway – management with marketing
- St Mary’s University, Twickenham – sport & exercise science
- University College London - biomedical sciences
- University of Bath – mathematics & physics
- University of Bristol – data science
- University of Nottingham - mechanical engineering
- University of Sheffield – geography
