LEVEL1 St Mary’s Stadium Educational Tours Southampton

St Mary’s Stadium Educational Tours with LEVEL1 give schools and educational groups a guided look inside one of Southampton’s most recognisable sporting venues, followed by optional interactive activity rotations inside LEVEL1.

The stadium element can help pupils understand how a professional football club and major stadium operate, from matchday logistics and fan experience to careers, events, hospitality, media, operations, community, commercial activity and the role the stadium plays in the city.

The LEVEL1 element turns the learning into action. Pupils can rotate through hosted activities designed to support teamwork, resilience, confidence, communication, problem solving and healthy competition. Activities can include climbing walls, high ropes, 9-hole mini golf, AR darts, ClayShot booths, racing simulators, football simulators, golf simulators, pool tables, arcade games and GameBox.

Tours can be built as a guided stadium tour, a stadium tour with LEVEL1 activity rotations, a curriculum-linked enrichment day, a careers in sport visit, a transition or confidence-building experience, or a bespoke programme for schools, colleges, youth groups and alternative provision.

Pupils get the excitement of visiting St Mary’s Stadium, the insight of a guided educational tour and the engagement of hands-on activity challenges inside LEVEL1.

• A memorable stadium setting that helps pupils connect learning to a real professional sports environment.
• Guided tour content that can support curriculum topics, careers insight and personal development.
• A fully indoor LEVEL1 activity arena that provides a reliable all-weather extension to the tour.
• Hosted rotations that keep large groups moving, engaged and easy to manage.
• Activities that turn abstract skills like teamwork, confidence and resilience into something pupils actively practise.
• Flexible formats for primary, secondary, college, youth group, SEN and alternative provision groups.
• Optional workbooks, reflection tasks and group challenges to connect the tour to learning outcomes.
• Central Southampton location, coach-friendly planning and clear pre-visit communication.

LEVEL1 does not currently hold the LOtC Quality Badge or AALA accreditation. AALA is not applicable to the current indoor activity provision. The venue operates with comprehensive internal health and safety procedures, activity-specific operating procedures, safeguarding processes, trained hosts, duty manager oversight and risk assessments that can be shared with schools in advance where appropriate.

A typical educational tour can include arrival and welcome, a safety briefing, a guided St Mary’s Stadium tour, workbook prompts, curriculum-linked discussion points, structured LEVEL1 activity rotations, group challenges, reflection tasks and a final wrap-up.

Example full visit structure:

10:00 – Arrival, welcome and safety briefing

10:15 – Guided St Mary’s Stadium tour

11:00 – Activity rotations linked to teamwork, problem solving and confidence

12:30 – Supervised break or lunch

13:15 – Further activity rotations, workbook prompts or careers-focused discussion

14:30 – Reflection, certificates, group photo or final challenge

14:45 – Departure

Curriculum and Key Stage links can include:

• Primary and Key Stage 2: local identity, teamwork, confidence, communication, physical activity, basic numeracy through scoring and timing, English through discussion and reflection, and personal development through trying new challenges.
• Key Stage 3: leadership, decision making, resilience, healthy competition, sport, STEM links through simulator technology, history and geography through the stadium and local area, and PSHE through collaboration and social skills.
• Key Stage 4: careers in sport, customer experience, event operations, business studies, hospitality, marketing, teamwork, confidence, employability and leadership.
• Post-16 and college: sport business, travel and tourism, event management, venue operations, marketing, hospitality, customer service, media, fan engagement, employability and professional communication.
• SEN, youth and alternative provision groups: confidence, social communication, managed challenge, routine, teamwork, resilience, movement, sensory-aware planning and positive group engagement.

LEVEL1 can support small groups through to full year-group visits. The venue can accommodate up to 400 guests, with up to 160 participants active across activities at one time. Educational tours are normally split into smaller rotation groups so pupils can move between stadium tour areas and LEVEL1 activities safely and smoothly.

Typical groups can range from around 10 pupils to 100+ pupils, depending on the tour format, activity mix and time available. Larger cohorts can be split across multiple rotations throughout the day, for example with one group on the stadium tour while another group takes part in LEVEL1 activities.

Final capacities and timings will be confirmed during the booking process, taking into account the age of participants, stadium operations, fixture schedules and any accessibility requirements.

LEVEL1 can provide workbooks, reflection tasks and challenge-based resources for learning and development visits. These can be linked to stadium learning, careers, teamwork, confidence, resilience, communication, problem solving, sport, business, events, customer experience or travel and tourism.

Resources can be adapted for different age groups and objectives. Teachers can request sample materials before the visit, and the final workbook or task sheet can be shaped around the desired learning outcomes where enough notice is provided.

Schools and group leaders may usually take photographs and short videos for school or personal use, subject to their own safeguarding, consent and media policies. Groups should not intentionally film or photograph other members of the public without permission.

Commercial filming, promotional content, media visits or third-party use must be agreed with LEVEL1 and Southampton FC in advance. Some stadium areas may have additional restrictions depending on fixtures, events, operational requirements or club guidance. LEVEL1 does not currently offer an online virtual educational tour as part of this listing.

Educational tour enquiries and bookings:

Max Sollis

Business Development Lead, LEVEL1, Southampton FC

Email: max@level1.co.uk or bookings@level1.co.uk

Phone: 07519 378735

Website: https://level1.co.uk/en

Groups can also enquire through the LEVEL1 website and a member of the team will help shape the visit around the group size, age range, timings and educational objectives.

Competitive rates are available for educational tours, school groups, colleges and youth organisations. LEVEL1 does not publish a fixed educational tour price on this listing because each visit is quoted around the group size, year group, visit length, chosen tour format, activity mix and any additional requirements.

Bespoke programmes can be created for guided stadium tours, stadium tour and LEVEL1 activity combinations, careers-focused visits, curriculum-linked enrichment visits, transition days, college groups, youth groups and alternative provision. Supervising adult requirements, any applicable group rates and optional extras can be discussed at enquiry stage and built into the final quote.

Educational tours and school group visits are available by pre-booking, typically during daytime education slots from Monday to Thursday between 9am and 4pm, subject to availability, fixtures and stadium operations.

Exact arrival times, tour times and activity rotations are agreed during the booking process. Public opening hours vary during term time, school holidays, bank holidays and matchdays, so all educational tours should be arranged in advance with the LEVEL1 team.

“The combination of the stadium tour and LEVEL1 activities gave our pupils a visit that felt exciting, structured and genuinely educational. They came away talking about teamwork, confidence and careers in sport as much as the activities themselves.”

“The day was brilliantly organised from start to finish. The pupils stayed engaged throughout, the staff were supportive, and the blend of stadium learning and hands-on challenges made it far more memorable than a standard school trip.”

LEVEL1 is based inside St Mary’s Stadium, Britannia Road, Southampton, SO14 5FP. The confirmed arrival point, coach or minibus arrangements and meeting instructions will be shared with each group before the visit.

The educational tour starts with a staff welcome and safety briefing, followed by the confirmed stadium tour and LEVEL1 activity schedule. Schools can receive itinerary information, available risk assessment details and any agreed learning resources in advance to support their planning.

This Educational Tours listing should be used to sell the guided St Mary’s Stadium experience and the learning value of the venue. The separate Day Trips listing should be used to sell LEVEL1 as the wider activity-led school destination.