Sports

We offer pupils lots of opportunities to play a wide variety of sports, where we focus on their performance, styles of play and teamwork.  Our main sports are football, netball, hockey, rugby, swimming and cricket;  all pupils represent the school in competitive fixtures against other schools. In each match one player is recognised as Player of the Match and receives a Headmaster’s Commendation to celebrate this achievement.

Sports through the year groups

In Reception and Year 1, children have a weekly PE lesson with a specialist sports teacher, where they begin to develop the basic skills for playing team games when they move into Year 2.

In Year 2 pupils have a weekly games afternoon in addition to their swimming and PE lessons.

Pupils in Years 3 and above spend two afternoons at Sunbury Cricket Club sports facilities, where the school has exclusive access.  They also have one PE lesson each week in our purpose-built sports hall. During these lessons, the children play a variety of sports including basketball, gymnastics, table-tennis and general health and fitness.  We also run cross-country squads for older pupils who take part in local and regional events.

Swimming lessons

All children from Reception upwards have a weekly swimming lesson in our heated, indoor swimming pool.  Pupils in Year 4 and above can join a development swimming squad – they will do additional training sessions and participate in local and national competitions.  Pupils have recently triumphed as Richmond Borough swimming champions.

Sports scholarships

In 2024, four sports awards were given at 11+ from Reed’s, Merchant Taylors’, Hampton and Epsom College secondary schools.