Year 9 Options 2025 – 2027

Welcome to our Year 9 Options Information Page

At St Benedict’s we understand the importance of supporting your child through the choices that will determine their journey through the next stage of their school experience. The option process has been designed to provide the structure, advice and guidance needed to make informed decisions about the qualifications that will be studied.

We advise students to maintain a broad and balanced choice of subjects to ensure that future pathways are kept open. Although career direction and particular interests are important, we believe that studying subjects that students enjoy also plays an important role when making option choices. Students are more likely to succeed if they choose subjects that they enjoy and have a strong interest in.

The details below sets out the important events and dates that make up this process: 

Option process introductory letter – Friday 7th February
Option Booklet – Monday 24th February
Options Evening—Thursday 27th February
Parents Evening—Thursday 6th March
Deadline for the completion of Options forms — Friday 14th March
NEW DATE – World of Work Day – Friday 25th April

You can also download our latest Key Stage 4 Options Booklet  here: PDF Download

If you have any questions about a subject course please contact your subject teacher or Head of Department for each subject, who will be happy to help.