Category: Sport

The pupils have trained brilliantly over the past month and all the sports staff have been very pleased with their progress.  However, we do appreciate that without matches taking place many are missing the weekly competitive element. It is for this reason we have decided to introduce the Vinehall 5s – an exciting inter-bubble competition!…

PE & Games I cannot believe we have been back for a month. It has been wonderful to see the boys and girls out on the sports pitches using the fantastic facilities on offer. Games The Year 3 and 4 girls have been hard at work on the netball courts, with a focus on shooting…

The Vinehall Equestrian team took three ponies and riders to Hickstead last week for the National Championships. The team had qualified in February just before lockdown and since restrictions were eased it has been a great project for the girls to work towards. The NSEA bravely decided to go ahead and run what can only…

If all was as normal Saturday 20th June 2020 would have seen the school compete for the House athletics shield, a highlight of the school year. Unfortunately, this was not to be and instead the pupils were given the task of competing in the very first Virtual Sports Day. There were six events: the standing…

The IAPS National swimming results have been published, with the placings taken from the preliminary rounds which took place all over the country in January, February and March. Vinehall Swim Squad had some great results, with the Year 8 Boys finishing in the top 10 overall. The top results were: Lucas M      …

The girls are thoroughly enjoying trying different sports with social distance. Lacrosse skills work was so popular that they did it twice. They also tried their hands at golf on Thursday, which was great fun.

It wouldn’t be a match report if we didn’t mention the weather. The good thing about virtual cricket is matches cannot be cancelled and the video clips were made in glorious sunshine. Unlike this Wednesday’s weather, when it would be an actual match day at school and what did we have … rain! Typical! After…

It was by no means the perfect start but it did end up being the perfect ending. The group rounds kicked off and Vinehall were slow off the mark. They lost to Eagle House 2-4 and then Dulwich 4-9. Captain Milly D and Vice-Captain Freda H regrouped the girls and encouraged them to work hard…

During half term, the Vinehall Equestrian team had a very successful day at the NSEA Inter-Schools Eventers Challenge Competition Qualifier at Petley Wood.  An Eventers Challenge Competition is a course of show jumping and arena cross country fences; the aim is to jump a clear round in an optimum time. This competition was a qualifier for…

For the last two weekends the U13, U11 and U10 gymnasts have competed at the ISGA National 2 Piece Championships which were held at the Royal Masonic School in Hertfordshire and the IAPS National Championships at Kent College Pembury. The U13 team were first to compete at the 2 Piece Championships.  Ottoline G, Daisy F,…