2025 LEAVERS’ BALL
Friday 27 June
Leavers’ Ball 2025
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Leavers’ Ball on Friday 27 June 2025.
Please find below some information which we hope will be useful ahead of the event.
Timings
18.00
Drinks Reception in the main School Quad
18.30 Singing in Chapel
19.00 Procession to the marquee (this is a 10 minute walk).
19.30
Dinner (starter and main course served at tables; cheese and desserts available from serving stations around the marquee)
Dinner will be followed by dancing.
23.00 Last orders at the bar
23.30 Last dance
Midnight Carriages
Dress code
The dress code for this event is Black Tie.
Tickets, wristbands and entry
• Gates into the main School drinks reception will open at 17.45. Please enter by the Masons’ Gate. Wristbands will be handed out at this point
• Your wristband serves as your ticket and grants you access to the marquee. Please wear this at all times during the Ball.
• If you decide to leave the Ball early, your wristband will be cut and you will not be able to re-enter. This is to comply with licencing regulations.
Parking
Parking is available in the Uppingham School Sports Centre car park (not the coach park), Constables car park and along the Leicester Road. Please note that there will be no parking in the School Quads after 17.00.
The USSC car park will be locked at 00.30 and reopened at 08.00 on Saturday morning. Please find a map below.
Taxi drop-off and pick-up points
The evening starts in the main School quad. If you are arriving by taxi, please ask the driver to drop you at Uppingham School, High Street West, Uppingham LE15 9QE. If you have ordered a taxi for the end of the evening, please ensure that that you give the driver the correct address for the marquee: Uppingham School Sports Centre Coach Park, Leicester Road, Uppingham LE15 9SD.
Toilet facilities
Toilet facilities for the marquee are available in and around Williams Pavilion.
First Aid
First aid personnel and facilities are available at the Leicester Pavilion, should you require assistance.
Alcohol, Smoking and Illegal Substances
• No alcohol or illegal substances are to be brought onto the School site. Security searches will be in operation.
• There will be a bar in the marquee where you can purchase wine, beer, cider, and soft drinks. Spirits will not be available. Last orders for alcoholic drinks will be at 23:00.
• The bar will operate a Challenge 25 policy, and you or your child may be asked to present valid identification.
• Smoking is not permitted in or around the marquee. A designated smoking area is shown on the map
Behaviour
While we are sure that everyone attending the Leavers’ Ball will treat our staff with respect, we ask that all the staff are treated courteously. Any rudeness or behaviour towards staff, which causes them to feel uncomfortable or threatened, is unacceptable, and those responsible may be asked to leave.
Martyn’s Law
In line with the principles of Martyn’s Law, which promotes enhanced safety and preparedness at public venues, a multi-detection K9 unit will be present at the event. This is a standard safeguarding measure, increasingly used at events involving young people to help maintain a safe and respectful environment. The detection dog is trained to work discreetly and calmly. Its presence is not in response to any specific concern but forms part of our broader duty of care and commitment to pupil welfare and safety.
Other information
For the Leavers’ Ball to be the joyous occasion for all guests that we are planning, anyone arriving at the event who is deemed to be under the influence of alcohol or illegal substances will not be granted admittance to the event.
Our aim is for everyone who is attending the Leavers’ Ball to have an enjoyable experience. We thank you, in advance, for following these guidelines which will help us all make the Leavers’ Ball a special and memorable occasion for this year’s Upper Sixth.
Leavers’ Ball 2025
Leavers’
TENNIS COURTS
TENNIS COURTS
COACH
Parking for Leavers’ Ball
SITE OF L1
CONSTABLES
Leavers’ Ball site
JOHNSON’S FAIRFIELD
SCIENCE CENTRE
STOCKERSTON ROAD