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Upper School (Yrs 5 & 6)

The Upper School comprises Years 5 to 8. One significant difference between the Upper and Middle Schools is that every child has a tutor who looks after the child’s academic and pastoral progress throughout the Upper School. The tutor works closely with the child’s form teacher to ensure that every child is given the best possible support both in and out of the classroom.

The curriculum in Years 5 and 6 follows but goes far beyond the National Curriculum. In small classes, the children are taught the core subjects as well as French, History, Geography and Religious Education. There are also weekly sessions of Music, Art, Design Technology, PE, Swimming, ICT and twice-weekly sessions of team games. Children in Year 6 also have the opportunity to study either German or Spanish.

Children are placed in sets according to ability for Mathematics and English. This allows the teachers to extend the more able and to give those who need it the support that they require to ensure that the basics of Numeracy and Literacy are firmly established.

The Upper School has a thriving orchestra, as well as three choirs. The Chapel Choir sings at our weekly Friday evening service in the school’s beautiful chapel. Before and after chapel, children and parents are entertained by the school’s hand bell ringers, a St. Piran’s tradition that dates back over 60 years.

All the children benefit from our wide range of activities that run from 5:15 to 6:00 pm. These include sporting activities such as five-a-side football and basketball as well as a whole host of other activities as diverse as chess, web design and drama.