Swimming Lessons

Swimming lessons for all abilities

Our Swim Academy offers swimming lessons for all, including complete beginners. Our structured lessons follow the Swim England Learn to Swim framework, which covers the four strokes and water safety.

2026 Swimming lessons

If you miss the beginning of the series but still want your child to join, please contact [email protected] to see if there is space available. If there is, we will give you a discount code to pay the appropriate balance.

If you’re unsure which stage your child is at, please see our stage criteria guide.

The Learn to Swim 25 minute lessons are suitable for children aged 4 to 13 and are split over ten stages.

Sunday Lessons

Our Autumn term starts on Sunday 6 September 2026 and runs until Sunday 6 December 2026, excluding half term on 25 October and 1 November.

 

  • Stage 1

    Sundays 9:00 AM / Ages 4-14 / £102 for 12-week term

    Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 1 helps to build water confidence, while introducing water safety skills and the basic skills needed to build swimming ability.

    Learners will develop basic safety awareness, learn basic movement skills and water confidence skills.

    They will also be introduced to a structured class setting. Swimmers may use flotation equipment, such as armbands and floats, throughout this stage.

  • Stage 2

    Sundays 9:30 AM / Ages 5-14 / £102 for 12-week term

    Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 2 sees swimmers develop streamlining to their strokes and travel without their feet on the floor, using a recognised leg kick.

    Swimmers are also introduced to aquatic breathing and taught to make safe entries into the water, including jumping.

    They will develop basic floating and learn how to rotate to regain an upright position without support. All travel must be achieved without the use of flotation equipment, though buoyancy aids may be used when swimmers aren’t travelling.

  • Stage 3

    Sundays 10:00 AM / Ages 5-14 / £102 for 12-week term

    During Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 3, swimmers will develop their kicks, on both their front and their back.

    They streamline through push and glides, whilst also swimming underwater.

    Swimmers will develop safe entries into the water, including submersion, and travel up to 10 metres on their front and back. Water safety knowledge and rotation skills will also be progressed.

  • Stage 4

    Sundays 10:00 AM / Ages 5-14 / £102 for 12-week term

    Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 4 sees swimmers perfect their leg kicks for all four strokes and further develop push and glides, while also being introduced to sculling.

    They will develop an understanding of buoyancy through a range of skills and should swim 10 metres to the Swim England Expected Standards.

  • Stage 5

    Sundays 10:00 AM / Ages 5-14 / £102 for 12-week term

    During Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 5, swimmers will develop their skills in treading water, learn the correct arm pulls for all four strokes and learn how to do handstands and somersaults.

    This means they will develop their technique and perform all strokes to the Swim England Expected Standards.

    The emphasis is on ensuring all work done in the previous stages is developed further.

Sunday Lessons

Our Autumn term starts on Wednesday 9 September 2026 and runs until Wednesday 9 December 2026, excluding half term on 21 October and 28 October.

 

  • Stage 3

    Wednesdays 6:30 PM / Ages 5-14 / £102 for 12-week term

    During Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 3, swimmers will develop their kicks, on both their front and their back.

    They streamline through push and glides, whilst also swimming underwater.

    Swimmers will develop safe entries into the water, including submersion, and travel up to 10 metres on their front and back. Water safety knowledge and rotation skills will also be progressed.

  • Stage 4

    Wednesdays 6:30 PM / Ages 5-14 / £102 for 12-week term

    Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 4 sees swimmers perfect their leg kicks for all four strokes and further develop push and glides, while also being introduced to sculling.

    They will develop an understanding of buoyancy through a range of skills and should swim 10 metres to the Swim England Expected Standards.

  • Stage 5

    Wednesdays 6:30 PM / Ages 5-14 / £102 for 12-week term

    During Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 5, swimmers will develop their skills in treading water, learn the correct arm pulls for all four strokes and learn how to do handstands and somersaults.

    This means they will develop their technique and perform all strokes to the Swim England Expected Standards.

    The emphasis is on ensuring all work done in the previous stages is developed further.

  • Stage 6

    Wednesdays 6:30 PM / Ages 5-14 / £102 for 12-week term

    Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 6 teaches swimmers how to prepare for exercise, while developing an efficient technique for all four strokes and further developing surface dives.

    The effective swimming skills taught include coordination, breathing and an understanding of water safety.

    Within this stage, swimmers will work on all the other strokes, including streamlining, improving their technique with both their arms and their legs.

  • Stage 7

    Wednesdays 7:00 PM / Ages 7-14 / £102 for 12-week term

    Swim England Learn to Swim Stage 7 focuses on fully developing all four swimming strokes, as well as building stamina and improving diving skills.

    Swimmers should develop a quality stroke technique for up to 100 metres, incorporating the skills they have learnt throughout the stages and combining them to develop a linked routine.

    They should successfully complete an obstacle course, which combines a variety of skills they have learnt from Stages 1 to 7.

    Those swimmers who have got to a point where they are ready to finish Learn to Swim Stage 7 of the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme can be ready to move on to new competitive swimming.

  • Stage 8-10

    Wednesdays 7:00 PM / Ages 7-14 / £126 for 12-week term

    The Learn to Swim Stages 8-10 Awards make up the aquatic skills framework of the Learn to Swim Programme. They continue the swimmer’s journey past Stage 7 focusing on competitive/long distance swimming.

  • Rookie Lifeguard

    Wednesdays 7:00 PM / Ages 7-14 / £126 for 12-week term

    The Bronze, Silver and Gold stage awards ensure children have a solid safety education, and have learned rescue and resuscitation techniques. Each stage of the Rookie Lifeguard Awards is sub-divided into three levels and your child can progress at his or her own speed.

    The Rookie Lifeguard Awards programme also includes a Water Safety Award, a Life Support Award and Achievement Awards.

    There are also other bolt-on awards that can be achieved, such as Lifesaving Sport, Paddle Board and Beach Awards.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 01258 484951.
Rookie Lifeguard

 

Rookie Lifeguards – training the next generation of heroes

Suitable for children aged 8 to 14, who are stage 5 or above (or can swim at least 25m competently), the Bronze, Silver and Gold stage awards ensure children have fun learning life-saving skills.

Our Swim England Level 2 qualified teachers aim to develop confident and competent swimmers, inspiring children to learn:

  • Vital lifesaving skills to keep themselves and others safe in and around the water
  • Essential life skills such as communication and teamwork
  • First aid, giving them the skills and knowledge to deal with an emergency
  • Improving swimming ability and fitness levels

You will have the opportunity to progress through the different awards with awesome certificates and badges included!

Lesson details

  • Wednesday evenings 19:00-19:45
  • 9 September – 9 December (excluding half term on 21 October & 28 October)
  • £126.00 for 12-week term

 

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