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Pupil Care

The pastoral system at Trent is designed to provide the highest quality of care to every individual.

At the heart of our Pastoral Care is 'respect'; we expect our pupils to have self-respect, to respect their environment, respect everyone within our community and to respect their school. All staff have high expectations of pupils at all times and always treat pupils with respect. This helps cultivate excellent relationships; a feature of Trent College life of which we are extremely proud.

Directly supporting our core values, our pastoral care nurtures the academic ability, the emotional competence, confidence and integrity of every individual and enables them to fully benefit from their time at Trent, so they are prepared for a full, successful and purposeful role in the wider community.

We operate a 'three tier school'; Lower School (Years 7 & 8), Main School (Years 9, 10 & 11) and the Sixth Form (Years 12 & 13). This system is designed around the needs of the specific year groups. The three tiers have their own tutor teams, their own bases, their own heads of year, their own support teams and their own member of our Senior Leadership Team responsible for tier organisation and management.

  •   Lower School (Years 7 & 8)

    • We look forward to welcoming approximately 110 eager Year 7 pupils to Trent College every year. The Lower School consists of Year 7 and 8 pupils. An environment for all new pupils is established to ensure that our new students have a caring and structured introduction to Trent.

      For the first two years of their secondary education, our pupils are in the 'Lower School', based together in an area of school which provides a secure, structured environment in which our girls and boys grow in maturity and confidence.

      In the Lower School it is the intention to instil high personal standards within the pupils and to develop academic self-motivation and intellectual curiosity. Pupils discover their individual strengths and aptitudes, by their involvement in a wide range of activities.

      Mr Liam Webster - Head of Lower School

  •   Main School (Years 9, 10 & 11)

    • Main School is where our children grow up. The change in our pupils during these years is extraordinary and rapid: boys and girls who enter as children in Year 9, aged 13, leave on the cusp of adulthood at the end of Year 11 with a sense of accomplishment, self-awareness and maturity.

      A greater breadth and depth of academic subjects and co-curricular opportunities are available to Main School children, so we have lessons until 16:15 from Monday to Friday and on Saturdays a morning of academic work precedes an afternoon of sports fixtures for those who are in teams.

      Mr Graeme Wright - Head of Main School

  •   Sixth Form (Years 12 & 13)

    • The Trent College Sixth Form is a vibrant hub within our school where enthusiastic and talented 16 to 18 year olds have the opportunity to fully develop into young adults: taking responsibility for their own learning, growing in confidence and key skills, relishing challenges and opportunities.

      The Sixth Form is an exciting place where staff, parents and the students themselves watch in amazement as they grow and mature by rising up to meet the new challenges and opportunities that this stage of their education provides.

      Our students flourish in an environment of challenge, encouragement and possibility. 

      Our Sixth Form provides an excellent opportunity for personal development and is an ideal bridge from school life to the wider world of university and employment.

      Mrs Matthews - Head of Sixth Form

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