Sports Awards
At King Edward VI School we value sport and it is a very important part of the school’s ethos.
Each year a number of sports awards are available for those applying to join us at both 11+ and at 13+.
In addition to the receipt of the awarded £200, to be spent on kit and equipment, the recipient will be a member of the Elite Sports Performer Programme in which we support the individual’s sporting development within the whole school environment.
We invite applications from children with a passion for sport who have achieved, or shown the potential to achieve, a high level of sporting performance in at least one of the school’s major sports; hockey, rugby, netball and cricket.
A shortlist of applicants will be invited to attend a selection day. This will involve a morning of fitness assessment and an afternoon of team sport coaching sessions that will focus on competitive sporting performance.
Candidates may apply for a Sports Award as well as a Creative Arts Scholarship.
Elite Sports Performer Programme
The Elite Sports Performer Programme was established in 2015 to cater for the many talented sports performers at the school who are competing at regional, national and international level in their chosen sport. These go beyond the traditional team games and include sports such as sailing, cross-country skiing, fencing, biathlon, swimming and athletics
Sports Tours are an important part of the sporting experience at the school and the touring programme is continually being developed to provide a range of opportunities for our students at all age ranges. These range from two-week long-haul tours for older students to shorter trips within the UK and Europe for younger age groups.
Our students are fortunate to be able to work within some excellent facilities. The new fitness suite is available to all students to support strength and conditioning both for sports performance and for general health and well-being. The Wellington Sports Ground is an outstanding facility where the majority of school matches take place. Indeed, the quality is so high we are proud to be a regional performance centre for England Hockey and the primary host centre for Hants CCC’s regional performance programme.
Sailing takes place on Wednesday afternoons for the Sixth Form, and at weekends for other pupils. Our base is at Southampton Water Activities Centre, which is an RYA recognised centre.
Sport at King Edward VI School
All students have the opportunity to represent the school in a wide range of sports and they are challenged to work towards filling their sporting potential, whatever that may be.
There is a wide range of Sports Fixtures in which our teams enjoy excellent results at levels ranging from A to E teams across the major sports of rugby, boys hockey, girls hockey, netball and cricket. We are proud that nearly 70% of the students represented the school in the last academic year with the 1st years having an impressive 91% of students involved at one stage or another. All teams have regular training sessions and these are an important part of our teams’ development and students involved in these teams are expected to attend.
In cup competitions we regularly win county titles and compete well at regional level with some teams reaching national stages of competitions. Recent successes saw the U15 rugby team reach the 4th round of the national cup, the U14 and U16 netballers reach regional finals, U16 girls and boys indoor hockey teams reach regional finals, and the U13 cricketers reach the national semi-final.
Sports Award Selection Day
To find out more about our Sports Award Selection Day, please click here.
