Category: Sport

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,…

In what can only be described as an action packed term of sport, the Vinehall pupils have once again excelled on the sporting front. With nearly 100 hockey matches, 80 football matches, two gym competitions, three swimming galas, 25 rugby matches and 20 netball matches, weekly PE and swimming lessons from Nursery through to Year…

The team travelled to Cumnor House on Saturday for what proved to be a fantastic start to the rugby season.  With everyone at the tournament having had limited time to prepare, we used the matches as a sort of training/pre-season exercise.  Understandably the team took a while to get going; however they got stronger and…

Group round played four and won four. After a few more lessons tweaking parts of their game for this tournament, the girls were prepared and ready to go.  They stamped their intentions straight away and played with determination throughout the tournament.  The first match against Holmewood House was polished and the first goal came from…

We were delighted to be joined by Olympic Gold and Bronze medalist Helen Richardson-Walsh for a few hours on Tuesday afternoon. As part of our friendship with Gray Nicholls, Helen visited the school to meet with the senior girls’ hockey teams down on our astro. An informal chat took place, with our girls sharing their…

ISFA Cup (Second Round)                             Won 5-3 In the second round of the ISFA Cup Vinehall welcomed Rokeby School from London, who came with a big reputation as they are able to field seven senior teams weekly.  Both teams played their part in a very entertaining match, with Milo M opening the scoring for Vinehall and…

The Gym Squad put on a magnificent display last weekend, showing off their exciting tumbling skills and well executed routines. U8 Champion Felicity M proudly showed off her winning routine, with Year 8 gymnast Mia G and ISGA 4 Piece National Champion Charlotte W performing their individual floor routines beautifully to Jess Glynn’s Thursday and…

After a busy few weeks of athletic competitions, the results were in from the regionals … Vinehall had six competitors qualifying for seven events at the National Finals at the Alexander Stadium. Jon Newman and Nick Butcher took the children up to Birmingham the night before and, after a restful night, made their way to…

The season started with the usual trip to Dulwich Prep for a track only event in which we came second by only one point! We had some excellent early season performances from all age groups. The following week the seniors went to Bede’s to compete on the all-weather track at Eastbourne and this gave us…

Following the preliminary qualifying round earlier this year, Derek Guy was delighted to receive confirmation that 17 members of the Vinehall Swim Squad were through to the IAPS National Swimming Finals, held this year at the Olympic Pool Stratford. A long and busy day of swimming took place, with many competitors going through the heats and qualifying for…