Extra-Curricular Programme

John Lyon’s Extra-Curricular Programme of sports practices, clubs and activities is a much-loved element of School life, aimed at encouraging curiosity, furthering knowledge and nurturing passions outside the timetable.

Our Extra-Curricular Programme is second to none and allows every pupil to flourish as an individual. We believe that activities beyond the classroom are essential to balance the learning in class. They teach resilience, teamwork and leadership, and are seen by many as a distinguishing feature on a university application form and then on a CV.

But above all, a well-rounded pupil is a happy pupil.

We typically offer more than 100 clubs and societies every week that provide a wealth of skills, experiences and opportunities to every pupil, as well as a host of sports practices, which change seasonally.

A ‘rounded’ education given a firm emphasis, with a timetabled programme of ‘skills-based’ activities including everything from cooking to changing a tyre. Plenty of trips and societies, from computing to chess. ‘It’s a very broad ranging education,’ commented one contented father.

The Good Schools Guide on John Lyon's rounded offer


The following activities all take place at some point in the School year.

Music

Brass Ensemble

Chamber Orchestra

Concert Band

Flute Choir

Classical Guitar Ensemble

Jazz Band

Motet Choir

Music Clinic

Music Technology Club

Music Theory Class

Percussion Ensemble

R&B Group

Rock Jam Sessions

School Musical Rehearsal

String Ensemble

The Pride of Lyon's

Wind Band

Year 7 Choir

Art & Drama

Animation Club

Art Club

Claymation Club

Dance Club

Drama Club

Sculpture Club

Sport

Archery

Badminton

Basketball

Cricket Training

Fitness Club

Football

Golf Club

Hockey Training

Indoor Hockey

Kayak Club

Netball

Rookie Lifeguard Award

Sea Scooter and Snorkelling

Sports Conditioning

Squash Club

Swimming

Table Tennis

Tennis

Volleyball Club

Water Polo

Other Activities

Beekeeping Club

Biochemistry Journal Club

Biomedical Society

Board Game Club

Careers Drop-in

Carnegie Club

Carrom Club

Chess Club

Classics Club

Coding Club

Combined Cadet Force

Debating

Desktop Publishing

Dungeons & Dragons

Essay Doctor

Filmmaking Club

First Aid Club

Fun with Graphs

Gardening Club

Geography Society

Greenpower

History Society

Junior Chemists

Knitting Club & Scoubidou Club

La Francophonie

Latin American Culture

Literary London

Literature of the Ancient World

Maths Challenge

Make your own Club

MUN and Political Discourse

Muslim Prayer

Origami

Politics Society

Social Sciences Seminar

Student Investor Challenge

Sustainability Society

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE)

The 59 Club

VEX Robotics

Virtual Reality

Wildlife Club