Two music scholarships are also offered each year. Parents, staff and friends of the School often join with students in major choral and orchestral works. The Arts Centre comprises a 240-seat theatre with modern technical equipment and an adjacent social area. It is fully booked for most of the year for plays, musicals, workshops, conferences and lectures. These range from the pyrotechnics of the Royal Society of Chemists to full-scale Shakespearean productions and an annual pantomime.
Curricular drama is very popular with students of all ages.
Almost all of them, from Kindergarten upwards, will have an opportunity to perform on stage in front of a live audience. The involvement of a whole year group, as in the 'Eights Plays', contrasts with and complements the intense improvisations of the examination groups and the near professional standards of our annual play or musical. Art history is taught as well as the practical aspects of the subject. We have a proud record of student admissions to Colleges of Art and Design, and the quality of the work displayed round the School reflects the high standards achieved.