Visits and Trips at Bishops
We offer students access to a rich and varied range of local, national and international visits. These play a vital part in enriching the curriculum and giving our students valuable life experiences that will linger long in their memory and ‘bring to life’ their learning. All students are entitled to apply to go on the educational visits on offer to them, residential and non-residential, in the UK and to foreign countries.
Most of the trips listed at the bottom of this page are repeat experiences that take place annually, though the dates may vary. This list is not indicative.
Trips Planned for 2023-2024
So far, the following trips are planned for this school year and further details will be sent to parents nearer the time.
| TRIP | STUDENTS INVOLVED | DATE |
| Krakow History Trip (residential) | Year 10 | 13-16 October 2023 |
| Manchester Christmas Markets | Senior Prefects | 12 December 2023 |
| Shrek the Musical Theatre Trip | GCSE/BTech Music Students & Band members | 14 December 2023 |
| Around the World in 80 Days Theatre Trip | Year 9 | 20 December 2023 |
| Year 11 Christmas Lunch | Year 11 | 20 December 2023 |
| Blackburn Mosque and Cathedral Trip | Year 7 | 22/23 January 2024 |
| Animal Farm Theatre Trip | Year 8 | 22 February 2024 |
| Halle Orchestra Trip | Year 8 | 7 March 2024 |
| Top of the Bench Chemistry Competition | Mixed | 16 March 2024 |
| Lancashire Farm Educational Centre | GCSE Food Technology & Nutrition students | 10 April 2024 |
| Sorrento Geography Trip (residential) | Year 10 | 20-23 April 2024 |
| Duke of Edinburgh Practise Expeditions | Year 10 | 28/29 April 2024 |
| Yorkshire Sculpture Park | Year 9 | 15 May 2024 |
| National Arboretum | Year 10 | 23 May 2024 |
| Salford Quays Geography Trip | Year 10 | 10 June 2024 |
| Schools National Cheerleading Competition | Mixed | 16 June 2024 |
| Blackpool Zoo | Year 7 | 20 June 2024 |
| Liverpool Art Museum & Gallery | Year 7 | 21 June 2024 |
| Cleveleys Geography Trip | Year 9 | 26/27 June 2024 |
| Duke of Edinburgh Assessed Expeditions | Year 10 | 28/29 June & 30 June/1 July 2024 |
| Cadbury World Food Technology trip | Mixed | 1 July 2024 |
| French Residential | Year 7 | 6-12 July 2024 |
| Germany/Belgium (residential) | Year 9/10 | 6-12 July 2024 |
Previous Trips
In recent years we have offered the following trips and we expect a similar schedule of visits in 2023/2024:
- Geography field trip opportunities to Formby Sands, Easedale Tarn and Grasemere, Lead Mines Clough in Rivington, Cleveleys Beach and Salford Quays in Manchester.
- Theatre trips to see The Blood Brothers, A Christmas Carol, Aladdin, Romeo and Juliet and visiting theatre group companies, supporting the English curriculum area.
- Visits to diverse places of worship such as Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, Preston Mosque Salaam e Masjid and Southport Jewish Synagogue.
- History trips to the Imperial War Museum, the Arboretum in Derbyshire and taking part in the remembrance services at The Cenotaph, London.
- Art trips have included photography and drawing at Southport Pleasureland as well visits to the Walker Art Gallery, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and ICE Gallery.
- Looking at where our food comes and how it is produced at Cadbury World and Cronkshaw Fold Farm, as part of the Food Production and Nutrition GCSE curriculum.
- Blackpool Zoo and Jodrell Bank trips for Science students.
- STEM Club students took their electric kit car to the Green Power regional race at Aintree racecourse.
- Visits to see a Super League netball match as well as District Sports and cheerleading competitions.
- GCSE Music trip to the Lowry theatre to see The Colour Purple musical.
- Other recent trips have included the World Museum, and local events at higher education establishments, the Climate Change debate at Chorley Town Hall and the Shakespeare English Speaking Union.
- Overseas educational trips to Krakow, Sorrento, France and a cultural and historical trip to Germany and Belgium.