Enrichment
Students choose from a richly varied and accessible range of activities. These take place primarily during lunch hours. As a result, even students living a considerable distance from school or dependant on restricted transport can be fully involved in extra curricular activities. Sixth Form and older students frequently help to run activities.
Sports groups practise or play for pleasure every lunch hour according to the seasons. Mainstream sports include hockey, netball, athletics, rounders, swimming, running club, gymnastics and dance. Cricket, basketball and football are also available, sometimes through after school coaching. Matches are played after school and may involve weekend fixtures. Sporting and ski trips abroad take place every year and equestrian events are also popular.
Both music and drama are exceptionally well provided for and give opportunities for collaboration with other local schools. There are high quality drama productions throughout the year, several of which arise through drama at GSCE and A level. Rehearsals are in lunch hours but will involve after-school and weekend commitments at production time. The same is true of the three orchestras, the jazz band and the four choirs all of whom give performances, both formal and informal, throughout the year and compete in festivals of music.
Other varied clubs, societies and activities include Radio TOGs, Bookworm and Readers’ Anonymous, the Animal House, Art Club, Drama Clubs, Christain Union, The Voluntary Service Unit and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme. There are also residential trips abroad to France, Germany, Spain and other countries to develop languages and friendships or to undertake a particular challenge.