Fine Art

The team in the art department have specialisms within Fine Art including painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics and digital photography.

Whichever area of Fine Art our pupils are most interested in, our teachers can challenge, encourage and inspire them to develop their artistic language. We are extremely proud of our art department and the fantastic pieces each of our students create each year. 

A Level Fine Art

‘This is a fine course which allows candidates to explore their own ideas and produce highly creative work of a very impressive standard’. – Moderator’s Report.

A Level Art students are encouraged to explore ideas, techniques and media in depth. They are guided to work in an increasingly independent way and organise their time effectively. Work develops in response to initial research and critical studies focused on the practice of contemporary or historical artists, and each student pursues an investigation based on a focus of their choice.

Teachers tutor one to one, to help students understand the expectations of the exam board whilst ensuring they achieve their potential. Each students’ journey will look different and gives the opportunity for specialising in a specific area . Our A Level Art course is dynamic, challenging and a fantastic choice for any creative student.

Future Careers in Art

A Level Fine Art lays excellent foundations for a career in the creative industries, although the ability to ‘think outside the box’ and the observational skills learnt through this subject are considered valuable in a whole spectrum of professions.

There are many art-related career paths that Art A Level can ultimately lead to, although even for those students focusing on more scientific subjects, Art can provide a welcome and useful contrast that equips them with a complementary set of skills. Recent students have gone on to study Fine Art, Architecture, Art History, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Design Engineering, Medicine, Politics, Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Science.

Co-curricular Activities

The Art department runs popular lunchtime clubs throughout the school and A Level students can work in the 6th form studio in their free time.

We also regularly enter students’ work into exhibitions and competitions outside of the school. Many of our students over the years have won various awards for their work or exhibited in galleries in Sheffield and London.

Our annual Celebration of the Arts exhibition evening provides the perfect opportunity for our exceptional artists to share their work with the wider school community and to inspire our younger learners.