The types of swimming lessons we offer
Infant and Children’s Swimming Lessons
We provide lessons for infants from 3 months old with no upper age limit for children wanting to learn to swim. Speak to the team today.
Adult Swimming Lessons
We offer adult swimming lessons for beginners or stroke improvement sessions for the more advanced swimmer. Speak to the team today.
Intensive Swimming Lessons
We provide more intensive sessions mainly during school holidays to 'fast-track' your child's progress. Speak to the team today.
Private Swimming Lessons
If you or your child prefers a more intimate one-to-one environment, we can help. Speak to the team today.
View our Parent Guide
We've written this handy Parent Guide to show you how we will teach your child to swim, how they will progress and what to expect when you learn to swim with us.
Track your child's progress online
At Stone Leisure Centre, we offer our Swim School customers access to an online portal so they can track their child's progress on a handy portal. To access our Home Portal, click the link below. You'll need a login to access. If you have any problems logging in, please speak to the team.
In Partnership with Swim England
We work in partnership with Swim England to deliver a high quality Learn to Swim Programme for all ages and abilities.
All our instructors are experienced and trained to deliver the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme and are fully DBS checked.
Other related facilities available at Stone Leisure Centre
Changing & Showers
Our swimming pool has clean and accessible change & shower facilities. We provide cubicles for individuals, families and groups.
Cafe
After your swimming lesson, why not stay a while and get yourself a drink or snack, including Costa Coffee, from our cafe.
Shop
We stock all the essentials you will need for your swim including costumes, goggles and other swimming aids. Visit our displays in reception to find out more.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can book swimming lessons by contacting Stone Leisure Centre on 01785 334855 or by filling in this online form.
There are several bus stops that are within walking distance of the centre. There is also Stone Train Station which is one mile from the centre.
This will vary with every swimmer, depending on their skills and experience. Some children are more naturally competent and confident in the water and therefore will progress faster. Other children are slower to learn new skills but can quite often become stronger more proficient swimmers as they progress.
Most children are ready to try swimming lessons by the age of 4, at which point they can typically learn basic water survival skills such as floating, treading water and getting to an exit point. By age 5 or 6, they can usually master the front crawl. The important thing to remember is it’s never too late to learn how to swim!
The pool at Stone Leisure is 25 metres long and 13 metres wide.
Our swimming lessons take place at Stone Leisure Centre, Stafford Road, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8QW. Can’t get to our site? No problem! You can also sign up for swimming lessons at our sister site Stafford Leisure Centre.