From September 2025, all incoming students into Year 5 will study the same language (French or Spanish) through their four years at St. Osmund's and then through to Year 11 at Thomas Hardye School. This curriculum decision has been made with the objective of raising standards of language learning so that all pupils have the best chance to succeed at GCSE by studying the same language from Year 5 to Year 11.

In creating new classes for Year 5, the transition team strongly consider balancing class size overall, an equal split of boys and girls, SEN and emotional support needs. If, after this, there is a strong and direct cultural or heritage-based preference for a language, please communicate this in writing to the Head of School before the end of April in the year of entry.