Sports

Every boy and girl at Edgeborough enjoys a rich and varied sporting programme. Our sport ethos ensures all pupils play as part of a team, whilst providing opportunities to perform at the highest level of competition.

Sport and activity are an integral part of daily life at Edgeborough.

At Edgeborough we deliver a games programme of core team sports including Rugby, Football, Hockey and Cricket for the boys and Hockey, Netball, Football and Cricket for the girls. Pupils will also represent the school for Swimming, Athletics, Tennis, Judo, Cross Country and Climbing. With a wealth of activities on offer, the children’s enjoyment is well catered for in sport.

This is reflected throughout the school in our PE curriculum; from children in the Nursery taking their first steps towards physical literacy, to a specialist sports programme for Pre-Prep and the Prep learning through co-ed physical Education curriculum. We are very lucky to have our specialist PE staff delivering this from Nursery right through to Year 8.

Our Sports include:

Boys Games lessons and teams:

Football

Hockey

Rugby

Cricket

Girls Games lessons and teams:

Hockey

Netball

Football

Cricket / Rounders

PE lessons (co-ed structure) include:

Gymnastics

Health related learning

Athletics

Badminton

Basketball

Extra teams on offer for both boys and girls:

Swimming

Athletics

Tennis

Judo

Climbing

Cross Country

Extra lessons/clubs/activities outside the normal curriculum include climbing, gymnastics, winter cricket nets and pre-season training in all aforementioned teams. For boys, they have the choice of football, rugby, hockey and/or cricket, while Girls can choose from hockey, netball, lacrosse, and/or cricket/rounders.

Facilities

The committed team of Games staff are backed up by Edgeborough’s impressive range of facilities and resources:

Extensive games pitches in beautiful surroundings
Fully equipped sports hall
Outdoor heated swimming pool
Astroturf multisport pitch
Climbing wall
Indoor and outdoor cricket nets

Fixtures

We enjoy a strong national reputation in both boys and girls sport and a comprehensive list of fixtures and house matches is arranged each term. Wednesday (Yr 5-8) and Thursday (Yr 3 & 4)afternoons are set aside for matches (and some take place on Saturday mornings). To see our current fixtures and results please click on the link below: Edgeborough | Sports Home (edgeboroughsport.co.uk)

Extra-curricular

Outside the normal curriculum we offer an impressive extra-curricular programme. Clubs run throughout the day offering activities such as climbing, gymnastics, athletics, winter cricket nets and indoor hockey, providing plenty of opportunity to enjoy the sports and run by qualified and dedicated staff members. Alongside these clubs, the successful Edgeborough Tennis Academy allows students to develop their skills and love of the game with professional coaches in either 1 to 1, paired or group lessons, and the Judo programme ensure students are taught by a professional Judo coach weekly. Most clubs and activities offer children the chance to represent the school at competition level, and through our extra Squad sessions, students experience a preseason programme in the traditional team sports to ensure they are well prepared for the season ahead.