LEVEL1 Reward and School Day Trips St Mary’s Stadium Southampton

LEVEL 1 Reward and School Day Trips St Mary’s Stadium Southampton offers fully hosted school day trips at St Mary’s Stadium, giving pupils the chance to compete, explore, problem solve and build confidence across a wide mix of activities. The venue is fully indoor, making it a reliable year-round option for schools that need a trip to run smoothly whatever the weather.

A visit can be built as a pure reward day, a structured enrichment visit, a transition or confidence-building day, a leavers celebration, a college group experience, a youth group visit, or an alternative provision session. Each trip is planned around the group size, age range, timings and objectives.

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 our immersive GameBox room. Pupils rotate through selected activities in managed groups, with hosts supporting the flow, briefings, timing and activity setup.

LEVEL1 is not a passive school trip. Pupils are actively involved from the moment they arrive, working in teams, taking on challenges, celebrating wins, building resilience and enjoying a shared experience that feels memorable, modern and different from a standard day out.

LEVEL1 gives schools the energy of a major activity venue with the confidence of a structured, staff-supported visit. It works particularly well for groups that need a trip to feel exciting for pupils, simple for teachers and reliable operationally.

• All-weather reliability in a fully indoor venue, so trips are not disrupted by rain or poor conditions.
• A 12,000 sq ft activity arena inside St Mary’s Stadium, one of Southampton’s most recognisable venues.
• A broad activity mix combining active adventure, games, simulators, tech-led challenges and social competition.
• Structured rotations that keep pupils moving, engaged and easy to manage throughout the visit.
• Hosted activities with trained staff, safety briefings and duty manager oversight.
• Flexible formats for primary, secondary, college, youth groups, SEN groups and alternative provision.
• Natural links to teamwork, resilience, confidence, communication, leadership and healthy competition.
• Coach-friendly arrivals and a central Southampton location with clear pre-visit planning support.

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 activity-specific procedures, safeguarding processes, trained hosts, duty manager oversight, daily checks and risk assessments that can be shared with schools in advance where appropriate.

Each visit can be shaped around the school’s aims, whether that is reward, transition, confidence building, wellbeing, teamwork, enrichment or end-of-term celebration.

Typical links include:

• Primary and Key Stage 2: teamwork, communication, confidence, physical activity, basic numeracy through scoring and timing, trying new challenges and reflecting on effort.
• Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4: leadership, resilience, problem solving, decision making, communication, teamwork, personal development and healthy competition.
• PE and PSHE: confidence, movement, coordination, respect, inclusion, resilience, self-belief and positive group behaviour.
• Maths and STEM: scoring, timings, leaderboards, simulator technology, angles, measurement, reaction time and performance improvement.
• Post-16 and college groups: employability, communication, customer experience, sport, events, business, hospitality and group dynamics.

Schools can choose a fun-first rewards visit or add learning elements such as workbooks, reflection tasks, activity scorecards, certificates, prizes or team challenges.

LEVEL1 can support small groups through to large school cohorts. The venue can accommodate up to 400 guests, with up to 160 participants active across activities at one time. School trips are normally split into smaller rotation groups so pupils move safely and smoothly around the venue.

Typical school trip groups can range from around 10 pupils to 100+ pupils, depending on the visit format, activity mix and time available. Larger year groups can be managed through timed rotations across different activity zones.

Certain activities have specific capacities, age, height or suitability considerations. These are discussed during the planning stage so the final itinerary is suitable for the group.

LEVEL1 can provide optional workbooks, scorecards, reflection tasks and challenge-based resources for learning and development visits. These can be linked to teamwork, confidence, communication, resilience, problem solving, leadership, health and fitness, numeracy, careers or employability.

Resources can be adapted for the age and objectives of the group. Teachers can request sample materials before the visit, and the final tasks can be shaped around the desired outcomes where enough notice is provi

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 areas may have additional restrictions depending on fixtures, events, operational requirements or club guidance.

LEVEL1 operates with activity-specific risk assessments, trained hosts, duty manager oversight, daily safety checks and clear emergency procedures. Risk assessment information can be shared with schools in advance to support their own educational visit planning.

Each visit includes a welcome and safety briefing, managed activity rotations and staff supervision across the venue. Schools are expected to complete their own visit risk assessment using the information supplied by LEVEL1 and any requirements from their local authority, academy trust or organisation.

Incidents, near misses or safety concerns are recorded through the venue’s internal reporting procedures and escalated through Southampton FC health, safety and safeguarding processes where required.

School trip 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 objectives.

Competitive rates are available for school trips, colleges, youth groups and educational organisations. LEVEL1 does not publish a fixed school trip price on this listing because each visit is quoted around the group size, age range, date, length of visit, activity mix and wider objectives.

Bespoke rates can be provided for reward trips, enrichment days, transition visits, leavers events, 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.

Students should wear comfortable clothing suitable for physical activity. Trainers or secure closed-toe shoes are required for most activities. Sandals, flip-flops, high heels and loose footwear are not suitable for activity participation.

For climbing and high ropes, long hair should be tied back and loose jewellery, lanyards or accessories should be removed. Skirts and dresses are not recommended for climbing or high ropes. Safety equipment will be supplied where required.

LEVEL1 has first-aid trained staff on site and duty managers trained to manage incidents and escalate where required. First aid procedures are in place across the venue, and incidents are recorded through internal reporting processes.

Schools should follow their own policy for educational visits and provide relevant medical or access information before arrival where this may affect participation, supervision or emergency planning.

Facilities include indoor activity zones, toilets, accessible toilets, seating areas, spaces for group briefings and supervised breaks, plus access to St Mary’s Stadium tour areas where booked as part of the visit.

Packed lunch or catering arrangements can be discussed during the booking process, depending on the group size, schedule and venue operations. Pocket money is not required for the visit, although some arcade or optional add-on elements may be available depending on the itinerary.

Coach and minibus drop-off arrangements can be discussed in advance, with on-site parking managed through the venue’s usual procedures.

LEVEL1 is based within St Mary’s Stadium and can support accessible visits, with lift access, ramps and accessible toilet facilities available. Activities can be tailored where possible for pupils with additional needs, mobility requirements or sensory considerations.

Not every activity will be suitable for every participant, so schools should discuss wheelchair access, SEND support, medical requirements, sensory needs or activity adaptations with the LEVEL1 team before booking. LEVEL1 is not a specialist SEN provider, but the team will work with schools to make visits as inclusive and manageable as possible.

School trips are available by pre-booking, typically during daytime education slots from Monday to Thursday between 9am and 4pm, subject to availability, fixtures and venue operations.

General public opening hours vary during term time, school holidays, bank holidays and matchdays, so all school group visits should be arranged in advance with the LEVEL1 team.

“Our pupils had a brilliant day at LEVEL1. The activities were exciting, well organised and inclusive, and the staff made the whole visit feel smooth from arrival to departure.”

“It was the perfect mix of fun, teamwork and confidence building. The students were engaged all day and came away talking about the challenges, the competition and the shared experience.”

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

This Day Trips listing should be used to sell LEVEL1 as the flexible activity-led destination for schools and educational groups. The separate Educational Tours listing should be used for guided St Mary’s Stadium tours, careers insight and more curriculum-led stadium learning.