Sports clubs continue to thrive

As the spring term comes to a close, the PE department would like to share with you the excellent extracurricular accomplishments we have had over the last few months

After-school clubs have been as popular as ever, and we have recorded more than 1000 attendees to our clubs since the start of January.

One particular club to highlight is the vibrant netball club, which regularly sees numbers as high as 120 each week

Another ever-popular club is girls’ football It seems the success of the Lionesses in the summer has inspired a new generation of young girls to take up football at Comberton, most of who have gone on to experience their own success by representing the school in fixtures

Sharing similar success has been the boys’ football teams

A special mention goes to the Year 8 football team who went on a brilliant run of games, making it to the fifth round of the national cup. Unfortunately, after a well fought contest, they were knocked out in extra time by Alameda Middle School from Bedford

The boys’ Under-16 football team were also knocked out of their national cup, which sadly means they have played their final match together

As the coach of the Under-16’s team I would like to thank everyone involved

I believe the team will look back fondly on playing together over the last five years. I hope many friendships have been formed and lots of you will continue to play together (or against each other) outside of school for years to come

In contrast to the Year 11s playing their final game, it has been great to see so many new faces attending the boys’ Year 7 and 8 football sessions

We hope to continue to see these students attend, improve and bond so that they, too, can experience similar success over the years.

We look forward to launching our new summer extracurricular clubs and are anticipating another successful term, especially when it comes to our athletics meets

Please do encourage your child to come and try out some of our after-school clubs

There is no obligation to pay and students can attend as many clubs as they wish! If you have any questions please do email me

George Anderson, PE Department

WHEELY GOOD: The new set of bikes at Comberton

New bikes on road

After the PE department’s sponsored cycle marathon and the donations which followed, Comberton has invested in a new set of bikes for students to use during PE lessons

The department raised an incredible £4300 after completing an 874-mile static bike challenge, covering the distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats

The first group to try the new bikes were Year 9 girls, who tested them on road, track, VERY wet mud and even some slopes

With enough working bikes for one each, classes can venture out to new terrain and have loved it

Thank you to everyone who donated and supported the PE department