Contextual Information for University Admissions Staff and Tutors

Bryanston School is an independent, co-educational boarding school of around 680 pupils, aged 13-18, with roughly 285 pupils in the Sixth Form.

Under the modified Dalton system which the school operates, the proportion of taught lessons to private study periods is lower than the standard practice in most sixth forms and all sixth-form pupils also benefit from weekly 1-1 work review, or ‘correction’ periods with each of their subject teachers, which further foster independence and critical thinking skills. The average class size in years 9-11 is 18 and in years 12 and 13 it is 10.

The majority follow an A level programme and 10% pursue the IB Diploma Programme, which was offered for the first time in 2012 for examination in 2014.

Subjects offered at A level

Subjects offered for the IB Diploma Programme

Pupils study three subjects at higher level, three at standard level (each graded 7-1) and all must study a Group 1 language, Maths, a science, a humanities subject and a modern foreign language. In addition to sitting exams in their six subjects at the end of the two-year course, they also complete an Extended Essay and a Theory of Knowledge course for the ‘core’ (worth an additional three points), which also requires them to plan and complete a 150-hour CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) programme. This complements the School’s academic enrichment programme, which also seeks to develop enquiring, independent learners and global citizens.