Category: Sport
Red Nose Day Fun Run
As part of King Edward’s celebrations for Red Nose Day, all pupils were invited to take part in a fun run. On the 23rd, 24th and 25th March pupils across all the years had to run or walk between 3k and 6k on a cross country route across the school grounds with their year group….
“Your Careers Future in…” Sports
As part of the ‘Your Careers Future…’ series hosted by our Careers Department, Jason Thomas, Regional Recruitment Manager at UCFB, talked to Elite Performance Pathway 3rd to Sixth Form pupils about his careers journey, and careers in sports more generally. Jason grew up in Fulham, London and explained how he struggled in school, only excelling…
Climbing Feat
5th Form pupil, Toby Roberts, has succeeded in achieving his latest intrepid goal of climbing the extraordinary ‘Rainshadow’ following the 9a route. ‘Rainshadow’ is a huge amphitheatre-shaped limestone natural cliff formation rock rising to 260 feet high in the middle of Malham Cove in North Yorkshire. An excellent feat! Due to the COVID pandemic, all…
Ex-cricketer talks about gambling
The Sixth Form ‘Inspire Speaker Series’ on Friday 4 December was given by former first-class cricketer and recovering gambler Patrick Foster. Mr Foster gave a powerful and heartfelt 45 minute talk about his life’s successes and achievements and how it almost ended through an uncontrollable addiction to gambling. Born in Africa in 1987, his family…
Sports Report – Week commencing 9th March
Girls Team of the Week – U15A Netball A fantastic finish to the season for our U15A side with a 15-15 draw against a very tall and physical Seafood U15 team! We began slowly and the score at quarter time was 8-2 to Seaford, however the girls were very determined to turn it around and…
Mrs Pullen wins Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon
Mrs Hannah Pullen, Head of Girls’ Games, has had a run of success – winning as first female in the Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon, Senior Women Category, on 15th March and also achieving a new personal best at the Vitality Big Half London on the 1st of this month. Hannah was the first female…
Teacher set to represent Team GB at European Championship
A teacher from our School has qualified to represent Great Britain as part of the Great Britain Age-Group team at the ETU (European Triathlon Union) European Championships which take place in Tartu (European City of Culture), Estonia, 2-5th July 2020. Mrs Anel Meyer from Frimley, Camberley – a teacher of Mathematics who also heads up…
The 110th Fixture Against Corinthian-Casuals Football Club
This weekend was the King Edward’s Witley versus Corinthian-Casuals Football Club; a match that has its origins 110 years ago. The Corinthians was founded in 1882 by N.L.”Pa” Jackson, Assistant Honorary Secretary of the Football Association. In 1939 Corinthian Football Club merged with Casuals to form Corinthian-Casuals Football Club. To this day, the Club adheres…
King Edward’s Pupil Crowned European Youth Bouldering Champion in Italy
Toby Roberts, King Edward’s Witley Year 10 pupil from Elstead, has returned triumphant from the International Federation of Sport Climbing European Youth Championships in Brixen, Italy having been crowned the new European Youth Bouldering Champion in his age category (Male Youth B). Competing in a field of 50 European competitors, representing 23 countries, the win…
Competition Fuels Success
Gothia Cup Selection for King Edward’s Footballers. Four pupils from King Edward’s travelled to Gothenburg, Sweden during the summer holidays to take part in the world’s largest international youth football tournament, the Gothia Cup. This marked a major achievement for Tanvir Chahal, Sam Gray, Henry Perkins and Shem Kairuki who were all selected from 100…
