• "It's really useful in other subjects. Especially the sciences where the subjects at A-Level involve a lot of very complex maths."

• "It has allowed me to apply my knowledge and understanding of the subject to real world examples."

• "The satisfaction of growing as a mathematician."

• "The teachers. They have made it easier to learn and fun at the same time."

• "When you finish long questions. It's really satisfying."

• "The wide range of topics and the depth that they are explored in."

• "I have enjoyed everything. It has made me realise that I want to study Maths at university."

• "I feel like the teachers genuinely want me to succeed and there's lots of support available."

• "The Maths Department have been amazing. Especially during lockdown."

• "The teachers answer any questions you email quickly and they have a lot of helpful resources online."

• "My teachers are always open to organising a time to meet to go over something."

• "I want to do Medicine, It will definitely help me get on to a course."

• "I want to do Psychology. Statistics are immersed in all aspects of it so Maths has been really helpful."

• "I'm planning to do Geography. Maths has helped me to carry out fieldwork and analyse data effectively."

• "I'm doing Economics. Maths is really tied in to Econometrics."

• "I'm planning to do Chemical Engineering so I need Maths all the time."

• "I want to do Biochemistry. Maths is essential."

• "I'm applying for Law. Maths is incredibly useful as it provides the right problem-solving and analytical skills."

• "I'm planning to study Medicine. Maths is vital for it. Especially statistics which is a very important part of medicine when calculating the risk of treatments."

• "Err. Yes. I'm going to do Maths at university."

We will require you to have an 8 grade at GCSE (or IGCSE).

Yes, you do. And we'll need you to get a specific model (Casio fx-CG50) in order that we can help you to use it. We sell these at cost price (about £80) from the Maths Office and the charge can go on to the school bill. You may be able to find them cheaper elsewhere (or even buy second-hand) and that is, of course, absolutely fine.

The calculators can offer significant help for certain questions and they invariably offer ways to check your answers - which is really useful in exams. You need to be using your calculator regularly from the outset so that you develop the skills to use it quickly and without any hesitation. The menus and functions can be rather baffling to start with but you'll soon find that you are using it as comfortably as you use your phone if you practice with it.

We get involved in lots of competitions and challenges that run both locally and nationally. Many of these require you to form a team with friends or classmates and we are always keen for you to participate in these.

We also run an Enrichment Club which will give you the opportunity to engage with some interesting Maths problems that you might not encounter in lessons. The club will often use forthcoming competitions to inspire what it will be doing from one week to the next.