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Residential Trips Overview

Years 8–13 Music Tour to Europe

The music tour is held periodically and the invitation is open to all instrumentalists and singers from Years 8 to 13, regardless of whether they currently study music. In 2016 we went to Lake Garda, in 2018 Barcelona. In July 2023 the Music Department took 45 students, ranging in age and musical ability, to Leysin, Switzerland. The trip was offered to those who love music and were prepared to play an instrument or sing as part of a group. The trip cost of £750 covered coach travel, half board and all excursions. The trip lived up to its promise and was full of wonderful experiences, including beautiful natural scenery, a number of excursions and the opportunity to perform to a variety of audiences.

Year 9 Overnight History Trip to the Ypres Salient

The visit to Ypres reinforces the classwork related to the fighting that took place on the Western Front, and should also develop a sense of the scale and intensity of the battles that occurred within such a small geographical area.

The itinerary usually includes the Hooge Crater Museum, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Langemark German Cemetery, Ypres and the Menin Gate, and much more. The students are accompanied by teachers from the History Department.

The accommodation is at the CJT de Lork in Kemmel.

The cost of the trip in 2025 was approximately £255, which covered the cost of transport, accommodation, insurance and entrance to the museums.

Year 9 & 10 Ski Trip

The ski trip is now offered to two year groups and places awarded by ballot. The Easter 2027 ski trip will cost around £1,900.

Ski Trip 2025 Presentation

Year 10 French GCSE Trip to Paris

The aim of the trip is to allow the GCSE French students to experience some of the history and beauty of Paris and return home feeling more confident and full of enthusiasm for learning French.

The itinerary typically includes:

  • A day in Disneyland Paris
  • A visit to the Château de Versailles
  • A trip on the river Seine
  • Time for photos around the Eiffel Tower
  • Visiting the Montmartre area for views of the city from La Basilique du Sacré Cœur.

Previous trips have included travel, half-board accommodation, entry to Versailles and Disneyland (meal voucher for Disneyland evening meal). The June 2027 trip will cost £850.

Years 10 & 12 Spanish Trip to Madrid

This cultural and language awareness trip is offered to Year 10 and 12 Spanish students who study Spanish. The itinerary typically includes:

  • Visit to the Real Madrid Football Stadium
  • Spanish cookery lesson
  • Walking tour of Madrid
  • Day in a theme park
  • Language lessons
  • Evening Flamenco show with tapas
  • Visit to Las Ventas Bull Ring

The 2027 trip will cost £1,180 and includes accommodation, flights, breakfast and evening meals.

Year 10 History GCSE Trip to Munich and Berlin

The History Department typically organises a four- or five-day trip to Germany every year during All Round Activities Week. This trip is open to Year 10 students who have opted for GCSE History and many of the sites visited are directly relevant to two of the modules that students study in KS4. The trip focuses on sites and museums that shed light on the rise and fall of the Nazi Party as well as the tension that gripped the city during the Cold War. The travel company is Anglia Tours. Previous itineraries have included:

  • Ludwigsbruecke, Marienplatz, Max-Josef Platz and the Hofbrauhaus in Munich
  • Brandenburg Gate
  • Reichstag
  • Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
  • Fuhrer Bunker
  • Topography of Terror Museum
  • German Historical Museum
  • Bebelplatz (site of Nazi book burning)
  • Neue Wache (memorial to the victims of fascism)
  • Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum
  • Gleis 17 Grunewald Bahnhof
  • Berlin Wall
  • Stasi Prison
  • DDR Museum
  • Checkpoint Charlie
  • Glienicke Bridge (famous from Bridge of Spies)
  • Blochplatz and Pankstrasse nuclear shelters

The July 2027 trip will cost about £1,250.

Years 10 and 11 Geography GCSE Trip to Iceland

This trip is usually open to Year 10 and 11 GCSE Geography or Geology students and takes place every two years. It next runs in July 2026 and will cost approx £1,435. This trip is open to Year 10 and 11 GCSE Geography or Geology students. While this is an optional trip, it is an invaluable educational opportunity for all students to experience at first hand the processes that shape our planet. The travel company used for the trip is Rayburn Tours. The proposed itinerary includes:

  • Return flight to Keflavik Airport
  • Secret Lagoon – swim at one of the world-famous geothermal spas
  • Lava Centre, featuring an interactive exhibition on lava properties
  • Solheimajokull Glacier Hike (with crampons)
  • Ferry to Heimaey Island. This amazing experience includes a climb to the top of the active volcano, which devastated the island in 1973 and a visit to a museum
  • Vsits to the Reykjanes Peninsula, Golden Circle and South Coast regions to experience black sand beaches, Gulfoss waterfall and active geysers.

Year 12 Geography A Level Residential Field Trip

Year 12 geographers stay at Juniper Hall, near Box Hill in Surrey for a Field Studies Council course. The purpose-made study days cover the elements of the curriculum requiring primary data collection and natural processes otherwise difficult to reproduce in class. The trip involves a day on site, a day in Dorking and a day on the coast. The 2026 trip costs £492.