Computing, Business and Media Centre with 56 Pentium multimedia computers, direct ISDN Internet access and laser printers. Business Studies Centre with constant business and world news updated by satellite. Editorial and publishing area for newspaper/magazine journalism and production.

Sixth Form common room with full air-conditioning, leather seating, twin large sized televisions, 8 speaker sound system, Music System.

Careers area, fully stocked with relevant and informative material plus Pentium multimedia computer with access to full careers, university course information. Staff assistance/guidance available every week day. Membership of ISCO.

Oak panelled Sovereign’s library (staffed by a permanent librarian) recently enhanced by the purchase of over 3,500 new reference books and multimedia computers. Separate study room for non-sixth formers, with university-style seating.

Sixth Form private study room seating forty students in a university library setting. Formal oak panelled dining room for Sixth Form dining-in, speaker evenings, with fine Wedgwood plaster ceiling and silver place settings for fifty students and guests.

Large fully floodlit car park for 350 cars.

New Phoenix Drama Centre

Modern kitchen and main refectory servery. In-house pizza bakery. Daily choice of two hot dishes, vegetarian meals and large salad selection. Regular surveys of what is popular, and what is not, ensure an enjoyable and varied menu.

Four hundred seat refectory with 4-slice toasters adjacent to every table. (If you have ever boarded at school you will know why this is popular at breakfast time). Chilled water machine, microwave machines for pupils’ use. Comfortable lounge seating for fifty, complete with chess and other board games.

Indoor leisure swimming pool always heated to 28°C. Small water slide, 10 person Jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, disabled facilities and overhead cinema projection.

Opening in early 2009 a health spa, 6th form coffee lounge and games rooms.

A fully-equipped fitness centre with 72 different exercise machines, including electronic running tracks.

Full aerobic facilities with video presentation.

Ballet area with full wall mirrors and double height ballet bars.

Our gymnasium can cover many different sports and activities with all the equipment you remember from your youth - wall bars, ropes, vaulting horses etc. This huge room can also double as a 500-seat theatre with balcony.

Our newly-installed, 140-seat, university style lecture theatre has comfortable seating with extra-width writing tablets for all. Large screen video projection, full stereo sound system, lighting, rostrum, etc., means that this room has a variety of uses - for in-house public speaking, guest careers speakers, meetings etc.

The Trading Post - the school shop. We carry a whole range of new and secondhand uniforms plus over 200 different, inexpensive items: pens, paper, games, toys and a large selection of books.

Five floodlit, all-weather tennis courts, also designed to be used as three netball courts.

Pool tables, table football, air hockey machine.

32 modern computers available for gaming.