Sport

Having a Ball: Sports at King Edward's

It has been another great year for sport at King Edward’s. We were delighted to welcome water polo, swimming, badminton and volleyball as new team sports. New facilities, including the full re-development of Upper Gurdons, new cricket nets and the swimming pool refurbishment, will have a huge impact on our sporting programme. Here are some of the highlights from last term.

Girls’ Hockey

The 3 rd and 4 th Form teams made excellent progress with the U14A winning all but one of their fixtures. The commitment from all age groups was fantastic and the School is proud to support our County Hockey player Fleur Marren.

Girls’ Netball

A successful term for netball saw every Junior, 3rd and 4th Form girl represent the School in at least one fixture. Our 15A’s won over 80% of matches and with the majority of the A team being U14, this is some achievement! The highlight of the Seniors Season was the Lord Wandsworth College Netball Tournament in mid-March, where we played outstanding netball against strong opposition, finishing 3 rd overall.

Boys’ Football The football season was a terrific success for most age groups. Across all age groups our teams won 64% of their matches, the highest achieved since 2014. The U15 and U16 sides did particularly well in the National ESFA Cup competitions, reaching the final 16 games.

Boys’ Hockey The boys’ hockey season was one of mixed fortunes with a number of games lost to the weather and the closure of the School at the end of term. In between missed matches there were many highlights, the most obvious being the U16 side picking up another Silver Medal at the Hampshire Trophy.

Mixed Cross Country

Cross Country really took off last year, with several boys and girls attending St Edmund’s annual cross country event and the Waverley Cross Country Trials. Every pupil taking part did the School proud on this tough course. Freddie Alexander (2 nd place finish), Harry Mavin and Felix Wood were outstanding, and qualified to represent the Waverley District in the Surrey Cross Country Competition.

Mixed Swimming Our swimming team has also reformed after several years in the wilderness. They certainly arrived back with a bang as they took the spoils, by just two points, in a gala hosted at St Edmund’s.

Mixed Table Tennis The School’s large table tennis squad entered The Surrey Championships where they all competed well. Congratulations to Gabriela Lee who qualified for the National Championships.

Mixed Volleyball In our inaugural season of playing volleyball, the team won 50% of fixtures and will be looking to strengthen this record as we move forward.

Boys’ Tennis Our partnership with Premier Tennis, as well as the astute management of Mr Langan, has meant that our tennis first team have had their first real taste of national level competition. They won 2 out of their 3 group games, winning 6-0 at RGS Guildford.

Boys’ Basketball Our basketball team recorded 3 back-to-back wins over Rodborough School, Eton College and TASIS. It was also a first official competitive year for our Middle School team who had a 50% win rate. Not bad for a first season!

Boys’ Rugby The U15 and U16 boys enjoyed an incredible season, winning every single game last year. Quinn Tierney, as always, led by example.

Boys’ Water Polo King Edward’s played their first ever competitive fixture this year in water polo. The team had a lot of fun and played the sport in a great spirit.

Boys’ Badminton Our badminton side have a 100% record which is superb considering the quality of opposition. The victories over Cranleigh (twice) and Worth School were brilliant to watch.

Individual Sporting Successes & Representative Honours

Mattie Butler -

Timur Gimalov - Elliot Moreve -

Jamie Pickering -

Fleur Marren -

Jenson Hoskins -

Gabriela Lee -

Toby Roberts - 1 st Form - is currently ranked in the top 10 in Europe for Slalom Skiing. Lower Sixth - continues to rank highly in fencing. 5 th Form - has secured a place on the British Cycling Programme which takes in potential Olympic candidates. 2 nd Form - is now placed as one of the top Butterfly swimmers for his age group in Surrey and is pressing for national selection. 3 rd Form - has achieved a place in the Surrey County Hockey Squad. 3 rd Form - continues to place well in the Daytona National Karting Circuit. 5 th Form - has won several table tennis titles as well as representing Surrey at both U18 and Senior (adult) level. 4 th Form - continues to represent England in climbing and recently featured on the BBC after his success at the European Climbing Championships.

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