Humanities College is the largest College in the Academy and offers students a diverse range of subjects that they can study from Year 7 to Year 13 as well as an excellent tutor base. In years 7 and 8 students learn Geography, History and Religious Education. The choice of subjects that the college offers in years 9, 10 and 11 is broadened to also include Business Studies, Citizenship and Travel and Tourism. At post 16 level, students can choose to study Business Studies, Economics, History (both Early Modern and Modern History can be studied), Geography, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Travel and Tourism and Religious Studies. All of these subjects help students gain a greater understanding of the world around them, how it has been shaped and what the future of it may look like.

Exam excellence

Our students perform to outstanding levels and Humanities Colleges boasts some of the best results in the Thomas Deacon Academy and frequently surpass national results. Last year at Key Stage 5, 100% of Politics students achieved A*-C grades with 10% A*/A grades. Geography A Level results were also pleasing with 74% A*-C grades and 27% A*/A. The Early Modern History course also saw 74% A*-C grades.

At Key Stage 4 Religious Education results continue to be fantastic with 87.4% A*-C grades including 37% A*/A grades and Business Studies maintains its 100% pass rate or above. Our year 11 Geography students exceeded national averages, gaining 84% A*-C grades with 38% A*/A grades.

Along with the impressive results, the College also hosts some fantastic trips for students, from the Waterfalls and Geysers in Iceland to the Battlefields of Ypres.   We have also arranged for special events to take place to help students understand key ideas in their subjects like the ‘worship experience’ organised by our RE team.

College structure

The College is led by Miss Katie Allen who has both curriculum and pastoral responsibilities. The College contains approximately 450 students who are divided into tutor groups who meet daily. In order to support the students who belong to Humanities College, there is a team of Student Achievement Leaders, whose role is designed to ensure that all students in the College achieve their potential. Student Achievement Leaders support different year groups and provide varying kinds and levels of support depending upon the needs of our students. Please feel free to contact us if you think that we can help you.