Bromsgrove Preparatory School’s U13A boys’ hockey team have qualified for the National IAPS hockey finals. The Worcestershire-based school won their group with victories over King’s Hall 1-0, Perrott Hill 2-0 and St Hughes 3-0, keeping a clean sheet in every match. In the quarter final against New College, the game ended 1-1 and they coud;n't be separated in Golden Goal, meaning the match was...
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A student at Bromsgrove School has been offered a place at Harvard University. Siena will join the world-class university next summer as part of the Class of 2024 cohort. Competition to join the university is high, with over 40,000 applicants each year for approximately 1,600 places, so it is no mean feat for the Upper Sixth student. Siena is an accomplished alpine skier and has represented Great...
Eastbourne College's girls tennis squad recently won the ‘School Team of the Year’ award at the annual Tennis Sussex Awards. The event took place over the weekend at the American Express Community Stadium. The awards celebrate the achievements of tennis players and coaches in Sussex, and the College side were shortlisted for achievements including: Finshing in the top four schools for girls...
Felsted School's 1st XV rugby team kicked off their 7s season by winning the plate at the Seaford 7s national tournament. The team won four out of their five games, beating Hurstpierpoint, New Hall, Worcester and their hosts Seaford College, narrowly missing out on a cup win after a loss to Gordon’s School. Andrew Le Chevalier, Director of Rugby, commented: “This was the first time that we have...
Taunton School's Under 14 netball team have been crowned champions at the regional finals, earning a place in the National Schools netball finals in March. The South West-based school were the only school from the region who were represented in each age group at the recent Regional Schools netball finals in Bournemouth. The U19 team had a successful tournament claiming the bronze medal after a very...
A hockey player at Bishop’s Stortford College has been selected to play for the Wales U16 National Age Groups (NAGS) squad. Alex James was chosen to play for the U16 NAGS squad after an intense trial, which took place in Cardiff during the Christmas holidays. The NAGS training programme prepares junior athletes for the demands of international hockey, covering technical, tactical, lifestyle and...
A sixth form pupil at Bishop’s Stortford College has been selected to play rugby for The Lambs. Tom Howell will link up with the team and participate in the their tour of South Africa. The Lambs team was formed to give boys the opportunity to showcase their rugby skills when they have been unable to do so, due to other commitments or lack of selection opportunities. Tom will visit Cape Town,...
Bromsgrove School’s first team and its U14s have qualified for the National Netball Finals. The national schools’ competition, in association with the British Army, is the biggest competition in the netball calendar. Earlier in the week, the School hosted the Regional Netball Finals where the U14, U16 and U19 teams competed representing Worcestershire. The U16 team competed well in a hard...
Fraser Dingall playing for the school in 2016 Two former pupils from Bedford School have been named in the England Rugby squad for the upcoming Six Nations tournament. Fraser Dingwall, 20, attended the school from 2013 to 2017 and became Head Boy and Captain of the First XV. At 14, Fraser was noticed by the Northampton Saints Academy and soon after began his international career with Scotland, where...
West Buckland School's U14 and U15 teams both won their finals in the North Devon Schools Rugby Cup, marking the first time since the competition began in its current format, that both teams have been crowned champions in the same year. The victories crowned the school's most successful rugby season for many years. Both finals, which were rescheduled to January due to bad weather, featured West...
Adam Metcalf and Pia Murray Swimmers from Ellesmere College have been named in the latest Swim England international squad. Three of the 20 squad places for the FFN Golden Tour are filled by Ellesmere College Titans. Adam Metcalf represented GB at the 2019 European Junior Championships, and Pia Murray competed at the latest World Junior Championships. Angharad Evans, who raced at the 2018 European...
Francesca Grey in action Burgess Hill Girls' ski team won a host of medals at the Independent School Ski Racing Champions in France last month. The school took its largest ever team to compete in the annual Independent School Ski Racing Championships in Les Deux Alps, France, which hosted 21 schools and a total of 360 competitors aged 9 to 18. Faced with challenging conditions, the...
St Swithun’s School has been shortlisted for a prestigious TES Independent School Award in the Independent-State School Partnership category. The school has been recognised for developing a significant and sustainable primary schools enrichment programme and for delivering a range of activities that positively impacts the lives of over 500 local primary school pupils every year from its partner...
Oswestry School’s senior equestrian team enjoyed huge success at the National Schools Equestrian Association (NSEA) Eventer Challenge at Eland Lodge, bringing home a Team First in three out of the four class categories. Sisters Alexa and Jasmine Teague, Shona Flatley, Kimberley Evans, Euan Montgomery, Emily Pritchard and Rosie Jones travelled to Ashbourne, Derbyshire to take part in the Challenge...
A Wellington School boy has been selected to play Cricket in the World Cup! Sixth Former Liam Naylor is one of only 15 players selected to represent Scotland in the prestigious U19s Cricket World Cup 2020. Liam will travel to Dubai in January for a training camp with his squad of only 15, before going to South Africa to play in the Cup in January. This is a tremendous achievement for such a talented...
The sailing team at Royal Hospital School is celebrating after number of high-profile wins. In November, a team from the Suffolk-based school took part in the School Keelboat Racing Championship alongside ten other schools at Queen Mary Sailing Club in London. The school won five of its nine races to finish overall winners. This was followed by a trip to Weymouth to compete in the Schools Match...
David Ames, vice-captain of England and Great Britain’s hockey teams, was at Windermere School recently to put the pupils through their paces. Ames was in the England team which finished fourth in the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup and, more recently, played in both play-off legs as Great Britain qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Head of PE at Windermere School, Dan Reid, was thrilled that...
Swimmers at Taunton School recently took on the challenge of swimming across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. Ten students completed the epic 5km swim in October, battling cold water, chop and a biting northerly wind. They have raised £8,000 for Aspire, the spinal injury charity. The swimmers, ranging in age from 12 through to 16, plus two members of staff, swam the stretch of water from Fort...