Games & Co-Curricular Activities

Our pupils want to be rounded, experienced and world-ready. We want to help them. That’s why each day, once lessons are over, all our pupils take part in our award-winning co-curricular programme and benefit from our outstanding sport provision.

Our sportspeople and team have won numerous national titles in the past few years, and our co-curricular programme has received national recognition, being named ‘best of the best’ by The Week. This year we are proud to be the 4th best school in the UK for sport, and the best co-ed school in south east England.

Sport

Our aim is to remove every barrier to taking part, so pupils develop a passion for sport regardless of ability. Across 22+ sports, our coaching staff consists of former Olympians and internationals. They take as much satisfaction from a pupil’s personal victory (taking their first wicket, jumping a hurdle) as from an A-team’s national title.

Games lessons are delivered on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Fixtures may take place on Wednesday afternoons and on Saturday mornings. The major games are:

Michaelmas Term

Rugby for boys
Hockey and netball for girls

Lent Term

Football for boys
Hockey and netball for girls

Summer Term

Cricket, Tennis & Athletics for boys
Cricket, Tennis, Athletics for girls

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Breadth of Opportunity

Activities are timetabled Monday-Friday, 4-4.45pm. For Lower School pupils, this is split between ‘activities’ (which the pupils choose freely) and ‘carousel’ (activities selected by the College, that pupils engage with on rotation). Year 7 pupils are all involved in a Performing Arts Showcase, as well as experiencing a taste of different outdoor adventure activities. The aim is to encourage pupils to be more open-minded in their approach to new experiences.

Your child will be given a range of options to choose from at the start of each term. The choice is huge, with over 150 clubs, activities and societies to pick from.