The chemistry curriculum is built around the core concepts of Particles; The Periodic Table and Bonding; Chemical Reactions; the Earth; and Organic molecules and reactions. The foundations of these topics are developed at Key Stage Three from their studies in primary school and then revisited, building on these concepts with more complex knowledge as students move into Key Stage Four and Five. Students build their mathematical knowledge from basic equations to more complex quantitative chemical analysis. 

Course Content

Years 7-9
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table; Chemical Changes (Reactivity and Acid-Base Reactions); Chemical Bonding 

Years 10 and 11
Rates and Energy; Organic Chemistry; Earth and Resources; Amount; Electrolysis; Equilibria; Analysis 

Years 12 and 13 
Atomic Structure, Bonding, IMFs and Molecular Shapes; Amount; Acids, Bases and Buffers; Periodic Table, Periodicity and the Transition Elements; Energetics; Kinetics; Equilibria; Redox and Electrochemistry; Organic Chemistry, Synthesis and Spectroscopy
 

Co-Curricular

STEM Club 

RSC Top of the Bench 

RSC Chemistry Olympiad 

Cambridge Chemistry Challenge (C3L6) 

RSC Schools’ Analyst Competition