Drama was incorporated into the academic timetable in 2005 for all students in the Junior and Middle school and  offered as an optional evening activity for the senior school, in particular for  those boys considering applying for  drama scholarships  or wishing to take further drama assessments.

Boys in the 1st Form enjoy their own Nativity production whilst boys in the 2nd and 3rd Forms amalgamate in an annual musical production. The 4th Form boys present their exam work to parents in a Music and Drama evening. 

The teaching is provided by professional drama teachers (PGCE) who  deliver OFSTED inspected lesson plans that are both demanding and cross-curricular. Each 40-minute drama session aims to develop a range of theatrical skills including mime, movement, improvisation, voice, verse, text work, debate and public speaking. Classes are also designed to improve confidence, imagination, creativity, awareness of physicality and general social skills.

These skills are assessed at the end of the 4th Form in an external examination set by Trinity Guildhall, which is QCA accredited and therefore the assessment is vigorous!  However, the Drama Department regularly achieves a 100% pass rate for this compulsory assessment, with most boys achieving Distinction or Merit.

A scene from the Senior School production of A Midsummer Night's Dream