Prior’s Field’s Sports Department has hosted a series of events, encouraging pupils and the wider community to take part in sport.
A ‘Back to Tennis’ morning offered women of all abilities an hour’s free professional coaching and the chance to practise afterwards on the school’s courts.
The week before, 22 girls from local junior schools were welcomed to Prior’s Field for an annual tennis tournament. The day was directed by Orbit Tennis, an Elstead-based club which runs an Elite Tennis Academy at the school.
On Monday, Prior’s Field’s first year pupils marked World Sport Day by taking part in an Olympics-themed tournament, competing at volleyball, handball, goalball, tug of war and an obstacle course. Activities were held on the school’s all-weather sports pitch, opened in May by GB Hockey Player and Olympian Crista Cullen.
The Independent Schools Inspectorate has awarded Prior’s Field its top grading – excellent – across all categories of inspection, including quality of achievement, teaching, pastoral care, boarding and links with parents. The school is in the top 1% of all schools nationally for value-added achievement at GCSE and A-level.
Prior’s Field welcomes boarders from the UK and abroad. The school, based in the South East of England, is 34 miles south west of London and conveniently placed between Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. Flexible boarding, a weekly London bus service, scholarships and bursaries are all available.