At Alt Bridge School, we understand the value and importance of residential visits. They provide students with the opportunity to develop their confidence, independence, social and personal skills.
Every residential trip is fully risk assessed by the school and approved by the Local Authority Health and Safety team. Alt Bridge staff attend, and we provide a high staff to pupil ratio for every visit and plan an itinerary with each provider. Pre-visit meetings are held with parents and carers prior to the commencement of the trip. We work with providers to adjust experiences and activities to ensure that students have access to a range of suitable activities which provide challenge and high engagement.
Residentials 2024-2025
September 2025: year 7 and 8 pupils had the opportunity to attend a two-night residential in the Lake District at the Ormside centre.
March 2025: 3 night post-16 Duke of Edinburgh focused residential at Bispham Hall, Wigan.
March 2025: Key stage 4 residential visit to PGL, Winmarleigh Hall, Preston.
May 2025: Year 8 residential visit to Ormside, the Lake District
Residentials 2023-2024
March 2024: Post-16 residential visit to Bibby’s Farm, Chorley.
April 2024: Years 10-13 PGL five-day residential visit to PGL, Winmarleigh Hall, Preston
July 2024: Year 9 residential visit to Bibby’s Farm in Chorley.
July 2024 and September 2024 Year 7/8 residential visit: Year 7 and 8 residential visits to the Ormside centre in the Lake District.
All students across school are given the opportunity to participate in a residential visit.
Our recent experiences include:
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Key Stage 3 |
Year 7&8: YMCA South Camp, on the shores of Lake Windermere, (2 nights) Year 9: PGL, Winmarleigh Hall, (2 nights) |
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Key Stage 4&5 |
PGL, Boreatton Park, (4 nights) Year 10 – 13: Duke of Edinburgh residential (duration is dependent on award) |
Our students have found these experiences thoroughly rewarding, fulfilling and often thrive when given the opportunity to demonstrate their independence and abilities.
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The residential visits programme at Alt Bridge continues to go from strength to strength each year. For our younger pupils, we aim to provide a shorter trip which is more manageable and focused on team building activities and good fun outdoors.
Once pupils reach year 9, our trips are for three days and will also involve lots of activities designed to support our students with developing their independence, discovering their abilities and building on their resilience. We support our students to take measured risks, follow health and safety practices and try new things, sometimes which are out of their comfort zones but which are always approached supportively and positively.
In years 10 and over, we offer a week-long residential trip which provides an amazing opportunity for our students to really enhance their independence and support them in developing endurance, resilience and more mature social skills. There is always an emphasis on fun and enjoyment and a chance to try things that perhaps they might never have seen themselves doing. A sense of pride, close bonds with others and many happy memories always follow them back home at the end of the week.
2022-2023 trips
Year 7 and 8 residential to the Lake District 2023
Trip leader: Mr Randall
Provider: UK Military School
Students visited the YMCA at Lakeside which is a stunning venue on the shores of Lake Windermere in the Lake District.
The Residential combined the amazing location with a range of adventure activities and an organised programme of personal development arranged in partnership with the British Military School.
Year 9 residential to the Lake District 2023
Trip leader: Miss Dallas
Provider: Winmarleigh Hall, Preston
Students engaged in a range of fantastic activities including kayaking, climbing, fencing and canoeing. Many faced their fears on the high ropes and giant swings but everyone came back safe and well with many wonderful memories.
Year 10, 11 and post-16 residential to PGL 2023
Trip leader: Mrs Rodgers
Provider: PGL
