20 Reasons to Choose Trent

• Planning
  Trent's multi-skilled governing body takes a long view of the College's development, complete with strategic options.
• Creativity
  Drama at Trent is a focal point for creativity and self-expression, developing not only confidence in performance but essential life skills too.
• Aiming High
  It is the ambition of most Trent College students to go on to higher education; it is our ambition to ensure that they gain places on they courses they want at the best universities for those courses.
• Inclusive
  As a charity, Trent takes seriously its commitment to widen opportunities through its scholarship and bursary programme; more than a quarter of all pupils receive some help with fees.
• Leading
  Trent takes training for leadership seriously, with a compulsory whole school approach from Year 9 onwards. It's practical too - the programme is led by Year 13 students, giving them real experience of leadership.
• Connecting
  Constant investment in new technology keeps staff and students equipped with the latest hardware and software.
• Performing
  Sport is a fundamental part of a Trent students' education and plays a significant role in developing the whole person.
• Enterprising
  We take education for enterprise so seriously we have built a dedicated modern business centre, concentrating the teaching of maths, ICT, economics and business studies.
• Taking Responsibility
  Almost all Year 13 students at Trent take a role of school responsibility, as prefects, sports captains, chairing societies or leadership roles in the CCF and enterprise activities. This contribution is vital to the ethos of the school.
• Making Music
  Music is part of the fabric of Trent, with a wide range of orchestras, ensembles and groups.
• Giving
  Part of the Trent College culture is learning to contribute to the wider community - locally, nationally and worldwide - through activities to support charities.
• Moving On
  Thinking about their careers beyond school starts early for Trent College students. Meticulous preparation includes profiling, work experience, a careers convention and support through the university application process.
• Succeeding
  Our determination to ensure that every student achieves his or her academic best results in a record of top A grades at A-level which is nearly twice as good as the national average.
• Engaging
  Trent's outstanding and unique Whole School Programme brings in speakers of the highest national distinction to share their experiences and debate with young minds.
• Daring
  Trent's extensive campus and location on the edge of the Peak District are the settings for a challenging range of adventure training opportunities which develop self-confidence, reliance on others and a positive "can-do" attitude.
• Stretching
  An education at Trent College goes far beyond the classroom, with extra-curricular activities from scuba diving to website design and from the CCF to Young Enterprise. Inspectors called the programme "excellent" in its range and quality.
• Caring
  Outstanding pastoral care at Trent starts with a residential experience for all new Year 7 pupils and continues throughout a student's career with a tutor system which nurtures their academic ability, personal qualities and contribution to community life.
• Widening Horizons
  Worldwide cultural trips extend horizons and give students an opportunity to hone language skills and experience the life and culture of other communities.
• Exploring
  Over the years, Trent College students have pushed their own personal boundaries on challenging expeditions on all five continents, in the Tropics and in the Arctic.
• Serving
  The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, with its emphasis on voluntary service and personal initiative, is a major part of life at Trent: more than a hundred students are enrolled for awards at any one time.