Spending time outdoors, being creative, learning and developing talents and skills — the co curriculum at The Portsmouth Grammar School exists to provide experiences and opportunities beyond the classroom.

Whether it is having a go on the climbing wall, conducting environmental investigations, learning outdoor survival skills, taking part in musical theatre, classical singing, chess, wildlife, photography or sport, there are a huge range of opportunities for pupils from Pre-School to Year 13 to engage with and to grow with.

In our senior school, there are over fifty established co-curricular clubs and activities to choose from, taking place before, at lunchtime, after school and at weekends.

Co-curricular activities have been very beneficial for me whenever I was struggling, and the extra support was extremely helpful. Co-curricular sport was beneficial because it kept me driven and motivated throughout my first year at PGS as well as bringing me closer to other pupils. The enrichment that the co-curriculum provides has enabled me to become the person I am supposed to be.

Year 12 Pupil

I have done things that I wouldn't have done before. I have learnt new things. I have also made new friends on the way. It makes school more interesting to learn things other than in lessons.

Year 7 Pupil

Co-curricular sport was beneficial because it kept me driven and motivated throughout my first year at PGS as well as bringing me closer to other pupils.

Year 12 Pupil

Click here to see the co-curricular opportunities that were available in the Senior School during the Summer Term 2025.

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