The Art Centre offers outstanding facilities for a wide range of artistic techniques. There are specialist studios for painting and drawing, ceramics, print making and photography. An introductory course in the first year forms the basis for more advanced work which a pupil may undertake as part of the GCSE syllabus or as an extra-curricular activity. Those continuing to A-level are encouraged to be involved in more than one specialist area in order to produce rich and varied course work. Each year a number of students prepare portfolios for entry to Colleges of Art and Architecture.
History of Art is a popular A-level choice and each year visits are organised within Europe to major capitals of artistic and cultural interest. There is an Art Society providing lectures and trips to Galleries. Exhibitions by professional artists are held, and the school has an extensive collection of contemporary paintings, etchings and lithographs.

Art Scholarships and a number of exhibitions are awarded every year after the submission of candidates' portfolios and an examination to test objectivity and imagination. Natural artistic ability is obviously important but so equally is real enthusiasm at this stage.

In alternate years, the Art Centre hosts an Art Exhibition for a large number or preparatory schools. This serves as a very useful focus on their current work and enables artistic ideas to be exchanged between the various art departments involved.