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Sporting Achievements
As a member of IAPS we have always been keen to enter as many of their tournaments and competitions as possible. The standard at these competitions increases each year and despite being a small school, we are proud to be competing and performing so well at these competitions.
London Prep Schools’ Athletics
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On the 10th June, 7 athletes from Forms 5 & 6 travelled to Eton having qualified for The London Prep Schools’ Athletics. The girls participated in the 100m, 200m and 800m, javelin, shot putt, high jump and long jump events;
Dahlia qualified for the Regional Final in Birmingham where she went on to become the National Prep Schools’ Champion in High Jump with an outstanding performance clearing 1.43m.
Dahlia, centre, National Prep Schools’ Champion in High Jump
Gymnastics
This year, Stormont entered the British Schools’ Tumbling Championships for the first time with a team of 15 girls taking part in the Eastern Region Championships.
Summer and Sophie
The U9, U10 and U11 gymnastics teams took part in a variety of friendly, regional and National competitions throughout the year
Sports Scholarships
Since 2013 an impressive 41 sports scholarships have been offered to Stormont girls for Senior Schools. This reflects the girls’ hard work, dedication and impressive standards in sport.
Ull Potters Bar District Champions
Cross-Country
In October, we hosted our 10th annual Invitation Cross-country Championships at Queenswood. Every pupil in Upper School was invited to participate. Thirty-nine girls took part in both the U9 and U11 races. The U11 A team won the U11 Championships. The U9 team finished 3rd.
National IAPS Skiing Championships
Skiing
In March, we competed at the National IAPS Skiing Championships for the second year. Eight girls from Forms 2 to 6 travelled to Passo Tonale in Italy to compete in the U9 and U11 competitions. The girls all performed extremely well. We also competed in the London Schools Skiing Slalom for the 4th year running.
U11 A team squad National Netball Finalists
Netball
The U11 A team squad won the regional round of the IAPS Netball at Felsted, winning all of their nine matches. At the National Final, at Epsom College, they played 8 matches eventually being knocked out in the quarter finals.