Year 6 Residential Trip to PGL Barton Hall
Dear Parents/Carers,
One of the highlights for our Year 6 children is our residential trip. The trip gives the children the opportunity for your child to take part in new activities, stay away from home and begin their journey to independence. It is a fabulous opportunity and we hope all our Year 6 children will join us.
This year’s residential trip will take place from Wednesday 26th May to Friday 28th May 2027.
We are thrilled to announce that this year we are changing our venue and will be visiting Barton Hall in Torquay. This facility is run by PGL and offers a wide range of activities we can participate in. Please visit Barton Hall Residential Trips | PGL Education to take a closer look.
Our itinerary is not yet finalised, but we have instructor led activities throughout the day and evening, with activities such as canoeing, abseiling, archery and orienteering. We are sure your child will find the trip both enjoyable and enriching.
As with many things, costs have increased but we believe we have secured a competitive rate for our residential trip. We can confirm the cost of the trip will be £355 per child, which includes coach fares, insurance, full board accommodation, food and drink, activities, and specialist equipment.
The cost of the trip has been broken down into a payment plan which is now available on MCAS (full details are provided at the end of this letter). To secure your child’s place a non-refundable deposit of £55 is required by 30th October 2026.
The instalment dates must be adhered to (unless you choose to pay early). Failure to make payments by the dates shown may result in your child’s place being withdrawn. If at any time you have a concern about making payment on the dates shown, please contact the office team on office@uva.clf.uk and we will endeavour to assist you.
If your child does not wish to attend the residential trip, please email the school office by Wednesday 21st October and do NOT sign up to the trip on MCAS
We hope parents will understand that should we not receive sufficient funds to cover the cost of the trip, we will have to cancel. The school has no provision to subsidise trips.
A parent meeting will be held on Tuesday 2nd February 2027 from 3:20pm to 4:00pm to discuss the final trip arrangements and answer any questions you may have. Please add this date to your diary.
We are looking forward to your child joining us on what will be a thoroughly enjoyable trip.
With regards
The Year 5/6 team
Instalment Plan
£55.00 deposit due by 30th October 2026 (this is non-refundable)
£50.00 due by 30th November 2026
£50.00 due by 31st December 2026
£50.00 due by 31st January 2027
£50.00 due by 28th February 2027
£50.00 due by 31st March 2027
£50.00 due by 30th April 2027
