Co-Curricular

Pupils can choose from a wide variety of co-curricular activities, which aim to accommodate all abilities and most interests. Our activities take place before school, at lunch, after school and at the weekends. Clubs are booked via the SOCS Co-Curricular system, which is accessible via the gold Co-Curricular button on the Portal homepage.

Years 7 to 8

Supervised prep is provided daily from 4.00pm - 5.00pm for day pupils who wish to complete their work before returning home. In 909s, Years 7 and 8 pupils cycle through a carousel of outdoor learning activities including:

• Campcraft

• Expedition Cooking

• First Aid

• Hand Sewing

• Leadership Training

• Lego Robotics

• Navigation

Years 9 - Upper Sixth

Supervised prep is provided daily from 4.00pm - 5.00pm for day pupils who wish to complete their work before returning home. Our Wednesday activities are aligned to our core values. Pupils may choose from a year-long activity or may change activity on a long-termly basis. Activities include:

• Academic Enrichment

• CCF

• Clay pigeon shooting

• Community Service

• Cooking

• Creative crafts

• Debating

• First Aid

• Forest School

• Leadership

• Model UN

• Reading Spa

Societies (All Years)

Our clubs and societies change regularly, depending on pupils’ interests. Recent clubs have included:

• Art Club

• Christian Union

• Climbing Club

• Coding Club

• Christmas Cake Club

• Creative Writing

• Dance Company

• Debating

• Drama

• Historical Boardgames

• Kit Car

• Music Tech

• Photography Club

• Polydorian Society

• Science Club

• Spectrum (LGBTQ+)

• Spelling Bee

• Storytelling

• Think Tank

• Years 9-11 Enrichment

Music Lessons

If you would like to book music lessons (please see our website for fees), please complete this form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment (although we will do our best to accommodate late requests). Musicians normally receive 30 minute lessons, but you can request longer lessons.

Specialists and Special Provision Musicians should discuss their programme with their Head of Department. Special Provision Musicians receive tuition appropriate to their standard of performance. Please note that you need to give eight weeks’ notice in writing to the Director of Music to cease lessons, otherwise the appropriate fees will be charged.

Sport Options

We offer a number of sport options across the year, including:

• Athletics

• Badminton

• Basketball

• Cross Country

• Cricket

• Fencing

• Football

• Hockey

• Judo

• Netball

• Rounders

• Rugby

• Strength and Conditioning

• Swimming

• Table Tennis

• Tennis

• Ultimate Frisbee

• Volleyball

Our competitive 1st teams play regularly on a strong circuit across the region in all major sports. We provide training preseason and during the week and support our pupils who represent the County or above in their chosen sports, some of whom have gone on to represent Great Britain and help win County and Regional Championships. We extend our offering through our links to local clubs - such as Bath Rugby Club, Clifton Robinsons HC and Tor Netball Club - and by providing workshops from visiting professional athletes. Some of our athletes have extended their development with overseas tours to experience sport abroad.

Pupils of all abilities have opportunities to take part in sport at an appropriate level to enable them to develop their skills and be part of a team. Every Term, day and boarding pupils are encouraged to take part in competitions for House trophies, and everyone has a healthy competitive spirit for the House championships. Our fitness suite stays open after school.

More details about our sporting provision can be found here.

Creative Arts

We aim to inspire a lifelong passion for the creative arts by giving pupils of all abilities – even those who might not consider themselves as ‘naturally creative’ – opportunities to perform and try a variety of styles to increase their confidence. Our curriculum includes Dance, Drama, Fine Art, Food Studies, Music and Photography.

More details about our creative arts provision can be found here.

Outdoor Education

Learning in the outdoors, being exposed to risk, appreciating the natural world and working in teams are some of the most effective ways to develop character traits such as resilience, courage, resourcefulness, creativity and self-confidence. Our options include the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award scheme, orienteering, camping trips, rock climbing, adventurous activity residentials and expeditions and a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) contingent to name but a few!

More details about our outdoor education provision can be found here.

Co-curricular: Music Ensembles

Our Departments determine our chamber music groups on an annual basis, and all Departments hold weekly performance classes. Every musician will be invited to participate in at least one ensemble. We have over 80 ensembles of varying sizes and genres for a range of abilities. Our table (see our Handbook) gives a brief overview of our main ensembles and their eligibility requirements.