Mathematics

Course summary

Maths is a powerful tool with a huge range of applications. At OHS we believe everyone has the capacity for mathematical success and strive to support the development of essential skills in all our students as well as showing them how this creative, exciting, beautiful subject is relevant to their lives. Maths is the most popular A Level subject at OHS. We follow the Edexcel courses for Maths and Further Maths which both balance a core of Pure Maths with Statistics and Mechanics and offer the girls the breadth and depth of mathematical skills required for a huge variety of university courses. They meet a wide range of ideas and concepts from the abstract to the real-world (firing crossbows and analysing the habits of a ‘typical teenager’ can help them put their knowledge in context) and focus on approaching problems creatively, logically and with an eye for detail.