Prep School Sport
In addition to PE lessons, our children take exercise at least three afternoons a week. We firmly believe that all children benefit greatly from sport; that it is a positive channel for energy; encourages essential team skills and develops confidence. Accordingly we operate a policy of inclusion that ensures every boy and girl has the opportunity to represent the school in the major team sports at a level appropriate to their ability. We play a competitive fixture list and we are delighted to regularly field thirteen teams on one match day.
Those children playing for the major teams achieve remarkable standards and we are very proud of the national reputation we enjoy for success on the games fields. Regular winners of the National Rosslyn Park Sevens, the school have also recently been national Lacrosse, Hockey and Rounders Champions. Additionally, eight girls have recently been awarded national honours.
There are inevitably some individuals who do not enjoy the vigours of the games field and alternatively these children enjoy the excitement and challenge of The Downs Award Scheme. The programme offers a variety of outdoor pursuit experiences such as canoeing, climbing, sailing, caving, shelter making and orienteering. The DAS is highly valued in the community.
The School is surrounded by over 60 acres of sports fields and parklands. It has a large, modern sports hall for cricket nets, winter tennis, badminton, football and so on. There are netball courts in the walled garden, an outdoor heated swimming pool and adventure playgrounds. Numerous sports are offered, the major team sports for boys being rugby, hockey and cricket. Simultaneously the girls play hockey, netball and rounders.
