At Key Stage 3, students are taught in mixed ability groups throughout years 7, 8 and 9. Pupils follow a course produced by the department which is based on the Exploring Science scheme of work.

There are 4 biology, 4 chemistry, and 4 physics topics to be studied each year.

Year 7:
7A: Cells and their functions
7B: Reproduction
7C: Environment and Feeding Relationships
7D: Variation and Classification
7E: Acids and Alkalis
7F: Simple Chemical Reactions
7G: Particle Models
7H: Solutions
7I: Energy Resources
7J: Electrical Circuits
7K: Forces and their effects
7L: The Solar System

Year 8:
8A: Food and Digestion
8B: Respiration
8C: Microbes and Disease
8D: Ecological Relationships
8E: Atoms and Elements
8F: Compounds and Mixtures
8G: Rocks and Weathering
8H: The Rock Cycle
8I: Heating and Cooling
8J: Magnets and Electromagnets
8K: Light
8L: Sounds and Hearing

Year 9:
9A: Inheritance and Selection
9B: Fit and Healthy
9C: Plants and Photosynthesis
9D: Plants for Food
9E: Reactions of Metals and Metal Compounds
9F: Patterns of Reactivity
9G: Environmental Chemistry
9H: Using Chemistry
9I: Energy and Electricity
9J: Gravity and Space
9K: Speeding Up
9L: Pressure and Moments
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