As there will be a wide variety of tasks set by teachers, the amount of time pupils spend on homework will vary, but as a general guide we would expect about one to one and a half hours of additional study per evening in the lower school, and between one and a half to two hours in the upper school. After school activities take place on four days a week. Two late buses are specially provided to help pupils involved in after school activities to get home. The buses leave school at 3.45 pm. Tickets for these buses can be obtained, on a daily basis, from the School Office at first and second break only.
Every term there are visits to the theatre and other places of interest.
Exchange trips to France and Germany are available from Year 8 onwards. These give pupils a chance to experience life in a foreign family and practise using another language. An exchange with a school in Pennsylvania, USA is available to Year 10 pupils every year. All exchanges operate on the understanding that those taking part will host the foreign student in return. Other residential trips occur during the year.