The teaching staff are well qualified, and additional support is given by professional coaches where possible. There are strong links with Camp Hill Rugby Club, Moseley Rugby Club and the Old Boys' Cricket Club. Pupils are encouraged to perform in concerts at school and every year around 25 of them also play in one of the City Orchestras or ensembles. Together with the Camp Hill Girls, the two schools have a strong reputation for the quality of joint Music and Drama productions, which are produced on a termly basis. A number of clubs and societies meet regularly in the lunch hour.
Chess is particularly strong at present.
Exchanges, trips and sports tours abroad occur frequently during holidays. Charges are only made to cover expenditure in the very limited areas where they are legally permissible, eg board and lodging on residential trips. Remission is at the statutory level where parents are in receipt of income support or family credit. Alternatively, pupils may bring packed lunches from home. Pupils in years 7-11 are not permitted to leave the site for lunch unless parents have sought permission for them to do so.