Common Entrance

Pupils in Forms 7 and 8 continue to follow the ISEB syllabus in the five core subjects - English, mathematics, science, French and Latin; they sit the Common Entrance examinations in the first week of June of Form 8. Before the real exams in June, the pupils sit two sets of practice or 'trial' exams, set in the Christmas term and one in the Lent term. This exam practice allows considerable opportunity to identify any weaknesses and gives time for intervention and improvement.

For the three humanities - history, geography and TPR (Theology, Philosophy and Religion), pupils now follow the Aldro Bacc curriculum instead.  These subjects have a curriculum that allows our pupils to work independently and collaboratively to produce projects / investigations that allow them to understand topics studied to a higher level.

Whilst a few pupils leave Aldro to enter their senior schools aged 11, the vast majority continue to age 13, aiming to take the ISEB Common Entrance exam or to gain Scholarship entry to their senior schools. Aldro's record, showing consistently strong Common Entrance and Scholarship results, speaks for itself.  We are keen to maintain this, and Aldro's teachers are constantly looking at the needs of the senior schools and assessing how these can best be met.

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Leavers' destinations