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Curriculum Highlights

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Curriculum Highlights

School Website

Notable curriculum features and highlights

Technical Details

Column Name
curriculum_highlights
Data Source
School Website

Coverage by School Phase

How many schools have data available for this field.

Primary
100% 17910 / 17910
Secondary
100% 1263 / 1263
Secondary with Sixth Form
100% 2033 / 2033
Sixth Form Only
100% 289 / 289
All-through
100% 269 / 269
Special
100% 2059 / 2059
Independent
100% 1724 / 1724
Good (80%+)
Moderate (50-79%)
Poor (<50%)

This field does not contribute to the performance score calculation.

Item Distribution by School Phase

Most common items found in this list field across schools.

Unique Items
39,822
Avg Items/School
6.3
Max Items
55
Schools with Data
14,538

Primary (10049 schools, avg 7.4 items)

Science
1,987 19.8%
Music
1,968 19.6%
Computing
1,882 18.7%
Geography
1,850 18.4%
History
1,847 18.4%
Maths
1,349 13.4%
English
1,326 13.2%
Art
1,004 10.0%
Religious Education
964 9.6%
PSHE
837 8.3%
PE
771 7.7%
Physical Education
766 7.6%
Mathematics
653 6.5%
RE
586 5.8%
Design and Technology
584 5.8%
Reading
575 5.7%
Phonics
572 5.7%
Forest School
525 5.2%
Art and Design
514 5.1%
Writing
514 5.1%

Secondary (665 schools, avg 6.4 items)

Geography
58 8.7%
Science
57 8.6%
History
57 8.6%
English
56 8.4%
Music
53 8.0%
Drama
36 5.4%
Physical Education
35 5.3%
Art
34 5.1%
Mathematics
32 4.8%
Maths
29 4.4%
Modern Foreign Languages
24 3.6%
Religious Education
22 3.3%
Computing
21 3.2%
Broad and balanced curriculum
19 2.9%
Computer Science
19 2.9%
Personal Development
17 2.6%
PE
17 2.6%
Design Technology
17 2.6%
PSHE
16 2.4%
French
15 2.3%

Secondary with Sixth Form (1176 schools, avg 6.1 items)

English
91 7.7%
Science
88 7.5%
History
83 7.1%
Geography
82 7.0%
Music
75 6.4%
Mathematics
59 5.0%
Drama
54 4.6%
Physical Education
50 4.3%
Art
45 3.8%
Psychology
41 3.5%
Maths
41 3.5%
Modern Foreign Languages
40 3.4%
Computer Science
35 3.0%
Sociology
30 2.6%
Business Studies
29 2.5%
PSHE
29 2.5%
Religious Studies
25 2.1%
Broad and balanced curriculum
25 2.1%
Health and Social Care
23 2.0%
Religious Education
23 2.0%

Sixth Form Only (156 schools, avg 6.2 items)

T Levels
24 15.4%
Apprenticeships
20 12.8%
A Levels
18 11.5%
Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
9 5.8%
Higher Education
6 3.8%
T-Levels
5 3.2%
A-Levels
5 3.2%
Access to Higher Education
5 3.2%
Vocational courses
4 2.6%
Foundation Learning
4 2.6%
GCSEs
4 2.6%
Distance Learning
3 1.9%
ESOL
3 1.9%
Enrichment
3 1.9%
Vocational Courses
3 1.9%
Physics
3 1.9%
A Level
3 1.9%
A Level courses
2 1.3%
Animal Management
2 1.3%
Art and Design
2 1.3%

All-through (143 schools, avg 6.0 items)

Music
16 11.2%
Science
15 10.5%
English
13 9.1%
Geography
13 9.1%
History
13 9.1%
Computing
13 9.1%
Art
10 7.0%
Physical Education
10 7.0%
Religious Education
8 5.6%
PSHE
8 5.6%
Maths
8 5.6%
Mathematics
6 4.2%
Design Technology
6 4.2%
Broad and balanced curriculum
6 4.2%
French
6 4.2%
PE
5 3.5%
Reading
4 2.8%
Modern Foreign Languages
4 2.8%
Drama
4 2.8%
Home Learning
3 2.1%

Special (1240 schools, avg 5.9 items)

Science
53 4.3%
English
52 4.2%
Maths
46 3.7%
Art
31 2.5%
Computing
27 2.2%
Functional Skills
26 2.1%
Physical Education
25 2.0%
PSHE
25 2.0%
Music
22 1.8%
GCSEs
22 1.8%
Humanities
21 1.7%
History
20 1.6%
Geography
19 1.5%
Food Technology
18 1.5%
Mathematics
17 1.4%
Forest School
17 1.4%
PE
16 1.3%
Duke of Edinburgh Award
14 1.1%
ICT
14 1.1%
Life Skills
13 1.0%

Independent (1109 schools, avg 6.3 items)

Science
83 7.5%
Music
80 7.2%
English
78 7.0%
History
66 6.0%
Geography
63 5.7%
Art
58 5.2%
Drama
53 4.8%
Mathematics
51 4.6%
Computing
48 4.3%
Maths
41 3.7%
PSHE
34 3.1%
French
33 3.0%
Sport
33 3.0%
Humanities
28 2.5%
Physical Education
27 2.4%
Forest School
26 2.3%
Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
24 2.2%
GCSE
21 1.9%
Religious Education
19 1.7%
Languages
18 1.6%
Percentages show the proportion of schools (with data) that include each item.