--- title: "Curriculum Overview" url: "https://riverside-secondary.com/school-life/curriculum/curriculum-overview" school: "Riverside Secondary School" --- [Click here to apply for Riverside 6th Form](https://riversideschool.applicaa.com/year12) # Curriculum Overview **The Riverside School Curriculum** If you would like to find out more about the curriculum please submit a query using our contact page [here](https://riverside-secondary-school.schudio.com/contact-us) **5-Year Curriculum Pathway** ![](https://riverside-secondary.com/images/Riverside-Curriculum-25-26.jpg) - Students are placed into 1 of 5 form brackets based on Key Stage 2 performance (R, I, V, E & S) - Riverside has a 1 week timetable, featuring 25 x 1 hour taught lessons, plus a 30 minute tutorial period/assembly each day. - Students selected for the Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) will study 1 hour less per week of maths and Spanish, and will study 4 hours per week of Mandarin - PSHE/citizenship/RS are delivered through civics (1 lesson per week in years 7 – 10) - PSHE/citizenship/RS are delivered through several specific civics days across year 11 - Science provision in year 11 for those students undertaking triple science increases to 6 hours each week, providing 2 discrete hours for chemistry, physics and biology. - Students that play a musical instrument receive personal tuition provided by the school’s peripatetic music tutors each week. - At Key Stage 4, students study the following core subjects: - - English Language - English Literature - Mathematics - Double Science – Trilogy - Spanish - GCSE PE, BTEC Sport or BTEC Dance - At Key Stage 4, students have the following option choices: - - Geography - History - Computing - iMedia - Art - Hospitality & Catering - Music - Drama - Textiles ![Riverside Secondary School](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/Logo_Footer.png) ### Riverside Secondary School Renwick Road Barking IG11 0FU 0203 946 5888 ### Social Media - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/riverside_campus/) [![Partnership Learning](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/AAAPartnership-Learning_white.png)](https://partnershiplearning.com) © Copyright 2026 Riverside Secondary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://riverside-secondary.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)