Students have the opportunity to represent the school at Football, Rugby, Hockey, Cricket and Netball on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings in competitive fixtures or competitive training sessions. Competitive sport is an integral part to life at Sandbach School with teams being successful on a local, regional and national level. Teams will train at least once a week working with experienced teaching staff, many of whom have extensive coaching qualifications and experience.

Big band, Bras Phats, Concert Orchestra and Sandbach School productions are all accessible to 6th form students. In 2023 the Drama and Music put on a an excellent production of Les Misérables with a number of 6th Form students taking leading roles.

Many departments run their own enrichment activities including Geography Masterclass, IRIS Science Research, Social Sciences Sit Down. These allow students with a passion in these areas to continue and further their studies which is important for university applications. These clubs have a number of guest speakers both online and in person and also complete additional tasks that further studies within the classroom.