Sport at Christ's

We have once again been recognised as one of the top schools in the country for sport. The National Schools Sport Magazine combines both independent and state schools into the same ranking table which makes our ranking at 72 for the 2023 academic year even more impressive - out of approximately 4500 secondary schools, this places us well within the top 1.8% of schools nationally for sport.

We have also been awarded the Gold Sport England Sportsmark Award for the 5th consecutive year in recognition of our vast extra-curricular programme and the level of student participation.

At Christ’s we firmly believe that Physical Activity and Sport is a key component in building student self-esteem and self-confidence, as well as contributing to the school ethos and driving further academic excellence. We believe the drive to compete and excel in sport shapes a young person’s character, binds the school together and reinforces the drive to compete and excel academically. Christ’s PE department uses competitive sport to energise the school culture. Our school leaders understand the value of sport and continually promote it.

Students enjoy competition at Christ’s, it pushes them to try harder and do better, obviously sport naturally carries with it the risk of failure or defeat, but we fervently believe how better to prepare students for the setbacks that life will inevitably throw at them. We know that not every child can or will go on to become a world champion, but we hope that every child will experience victories and defeats. At Christ’s we believe all students deserve the opportunity to have their sporting passion identified and nurtured.

Our extra-curricular provision is inclusive, broad, competitive and enriching; one in which all students at Christ's leave school with at least one sport they can participate in recreationally, socially or competitively in order to promote a healthy active lifestyle. We want to allow students to develop honesty, communication, social integration, and leadership skills, display positive attitudes and learn qualities that are vital for success in sport, business and the wider world.

To view further information about the PE Department and to view some of our sports highlights montages then please visit our dedicated PE microsite.

Christ's School Extra-Curricular Sports Clubs Timetable