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 The Sports Department recognises the importance of extra-curricular sport and the benefits this has to all students at K.E.S. Each student is encouraged to join the vast array of extra-curricular opportunities on offer. Additionally, students who are interested in representing the School at their chosen sport are allocated extra training sessions throughout the school week. The Sports Department’s Philosophy of ‘Participation, Progression, Performance’ is delivered in the wide and varied program on offer. Our performance sports are as follows: Rugby Rugby has a particularly strong tradition at K.E.S. The boys are proud to represent the School and encouraged to set high personal and team standards. The fixture list consists of many of the Midlands’ top rugby schools. Boys represent the School almost every Saturday throughout the Michaelmas term, challenging themselves on one of the country’s premier fixture lists. The coaching delivered by the Rugby Department at K.E.S. is of a remarkably high standard whereby the boys are coached to understand the game, enabling players to make appropriate decisions in high pressure environments. The School runs high quality strength and conditioning programs throughout each year group, closely following the RFU guidelines. Netball The netball performance programme continues to grow in stature and numbers here at K.E.S. The squad train once a week and play mid-week fixtures against strong opposition in Warwickshire, Worcester, West Midlands and Oxfordshire. We have up to four strong teams including Club and Pathway players with all teams playing regular, competitive netball. The girls are set personal goals and targets by the experienced coaching team which are regularly reviewed. The squad tours every two years with recent tours including Malta, Dubai and Spain & Gibraltar. Hockey Hockey runs as the performance sport through Lent term, with the PE Department being assisted by specialist hockey coaches. Students play a regular fixture list against strong opposition from other leading state and independent schools in the region. After school training and games lessons take place on our brand new, state of the art all weather pitch at our sports facility. Cricket Cricket is the summer performance sport at K.E.S. Students play a very competitive fixture list against regional and local opposition, also entering competitions to challenge themselves in different environments. The School has an outstanding cricket square, consisting of five wickets, two of which are hybrid wickets. We are planning to install brand new cricket nets at our sports facility imminently. Athletics Athletics is another performance summer sport, giving students the opportunity to develop technically proficient performance in the key aspects of running, jumping and throwing. The School has a specific jumping lane, 200m grass athletics track and specific throwing areas. Students compete in regional and national competitions including fixtures against other schools. They also get the chance to represent their house in the Performance Track and Field inter-house track and field championships held on a professional track at the University of Warwick. Cross country runs through the winter months with students attending a range of competitions. Fencing Fencing at K.E.S. goes back to 1964. Now it is a strong performance sport within the School. The School is a local centre of excellence for British Fencing. Students can start fencing at K.E.S. when they arrive in Year 7. There is a special introductory course run for them by the coaches and senior boys, which is traditionally extremely well attended. Our purpose-built Levi Fox Hall is designed to cater for this sort of training and is one of the best fencing training venues in the country. Boys can also start fencing in their senior games option in Years 11-13. K.E.S fencers have achieved some notable results over the years. The School has provided many members of the British and England youth fencing teams, a tradition maintained by our current athletes. Indeed one particular year, K.E.S. was proud to man the entire England U16 and U18 sabre team. Rowing The School’s Boat Club was founded in 1926 and has long and rich history of success. It is probably best known as the founding school of the Ball Cup Regatta. K.E.S has won the Ball Cup on at least ten different occasions, most recently in 2025. Although one of the smallest school boat clubs in the country it has produced some outstanding individual oarsmen over the years, including James Roe who is a two times World Champion and who won Olympic Gold for Great Britain at the 2012 Paralympics and Esme Booth who won a Silver Medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics The School races at local, regional and national level events. The School has links with Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club and uses its clubhouse, and equipment. The clubhouse is a short five minute walk from School. The School Boat Club has a highly qualified Head Coach and two level 2 coaches on the academic staff. The commitment to King Edward VI School Rowing requires significant dedication to train at the appropriate level and the Ball Cup Victory was a culmination of three years of relentlessly pursuing a specific goal from a talented set of students and coaches. A truly tremendous achievement. Tours Annual sports tours regularly head to both national and international destinations. The Year 9 Rugby and Hockey squads tour annually to Wales and the Year 8 & 9 cricket squad have just returned from Sri Lanka. The Senior Rugby squad have toured Canada and Japan, with the next tour planned for Argentina and Uruguay. Our netball players tour every two years, having recently returned from Dubai. King Edward VI tours are designed to develop the performer and the person. Finding challenges in a new environment helps build character, enhance personal identity, grow the sports department core values and ultimately improve performance. |
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