Living at St Mary's

Sport

Sport is an exciting and central part of every girl’s day.

We are proud to punch well above our weight in competitive sport at local, district, county and national level. All year groups have fixtures throughout the year in our major sports of hockey, netball, cricket, football, tennis and athletics, as well as many other sports, including swimming, polo, golf and squash. There are regular House competitions in most sports.

Facilities

We have a stunning range of facilities and superb specialist coaching staff. There is a 6-lane/8-straight athletics track with external field areas, two floodlit AstroTurf pitches, which become 21 tennis courts in the summer, two further floodlit tennis/netball hard courts, three further floodlit tennis hard courts, a grass football pitch, a cricket pitch, and a 25m heated indoor swimming pool.

The Orchard Centre

The Orchard Centre is our state of the art indoor sports complex, comprising a main sports hall accommodating four badminton courts as well as indoor cricket nets, basketball, netball, a fitness suite, two glass-backed squash courts and two dance studios, one of them mirrored.

Junior Sport

In Year 7, all girls take part in our major sports, hockey, netball, tennis, football and athletics, but also do gymnastics, swimming, cross-country and cricket. From Year 9 onwards, other options are available, including the gym, basketball, volleyball, badminton, zumba, yoga, pilates and football. Individual tennis and athletic event coaching is available all year round. There is a huge range of other optional paid activities, including fencing, trampolining, squash, and dance, and we are able to make arrangements for coaching in other disciplines as required.

Senior Sport

From Year 10, most girls choose either hockey or netball to play competitively, but can also continue with tennis, athletics, swimming, squash, cross country or any of the other activities that are available. Sport is available to every girl seven days a week, and tutors help to ensure that they are maintaining a healthy balance in their lives. Sports Academy talks cover topics such as nutrition, sport psychology and injury prevention. Girls compete in the British Schools Ski Races in Flaine, and can also enjoy sports tours to South Africa and a recreational ski trip to Europe.

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