A YEAR IN SPORT
24/25
587
433
Students* representing the College in competitive sport (*78% of students)
CRICKET TROPHIES
U13 Boys - OBH Festival
PARTICIPATION GAINS
PARTICIPATION IN AROUND 70
Greatly increased numbers across winter programme 182
FIXTURES IN 9½ WEEKS OF SCHOOL ACROSS BOYS AND GIRLS DURING SUMMER TERM.
ACCESS TO 1:1S AND SMALL GROUP SESSIONS
INCREASED PARTICIPATION OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL IN CLUB CRICKET
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
• 1st XI defeating MCC (first time in 10 years)
• Alex B 100 against RHS earning school cap
• George W 100s against Victoria Cricket Academy (Dubai) and Ipswich High School
• Last year’s 1st XI captain Freddie C represented Suffolk CCC in the National Counties Championship
• Isla S selected for Suffolk U15’s
• Daisy D selected for Suffolk U18’s
PARTICIPANTS IN COMPETITIVE FIXTURES ACROSS BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS
ACADEMY HONOURS
• George W: Essex U14s Squad and Essex EPP (Elite Player Programme – only 3 or 4 players from each age group selected). Also played up for Essex U15 and U16s in matches
• Kavish P: Suffolk U18s Squad
• Austin B: Suffolk U14s Squad
• Oli L: Suffolk U12s Squad
FOOTBALL TROPHIES
• U16 Boys South Suffolk County Cup
• U16 Boys ESFA National Schools Cup
• U18 Girls Society of Heads National Cup
• U18 Girls Suffolk County Cup
• U18 Girls AOC League Futsal National Cup
PARTICIPATION
TEAMS WITH
FIXTURES PROVIDED ACROSS BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS
CHILDREN REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL NATIONAL COMPETITIONS COMPETED IN 4
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
• Zayn E signing 5 year Adidas contract
• Creating pathways and scholarships to American Universities
• Links with Arsenal FC
• Evie W signed professional contract at Norwich City FC
• Kaci B was part of the ITFC Women’s promotion winning side Continued Growth of the 2nd Annual Football Festival
• Pitch improvements
• Replace 3G developments to state-of-the-art all weather pitch
• Partners ITFC women winning promotion
• Recruiting ITFC player Henry Y current and ex students in the ITFC Women’s squad 9
ACADEMY HONOURS
• Ollie O signing a scholarship with Norwich City FC
• Harvey N signing a scholarship for Ipswich Town FC
• Zayn E signing a new deal with Arsenal FC
NETBALL TROPHIES
UNDER 14
• Undefeated in both the South Suffolk Qualifying Round and the County Round at the National Schools Championship
• Scored 104 goals and conceding only 25 across both rounds
• Qualified for Regionals — first time for the college
OVER
110 7 PARTICIPATION
FIXTURES
TOURNAMENTS
Significant increase in participation across all year groups Entered 3 teams to Colchester League compared to 1 last year
2girls who had never played netball before joining St Joseph’s are now part of the first team (A team)
3girls who developed through the Colchester League now play in the A team
• Growing engagement in the AOC League for Under 16s has led to two players progressing to the Under 18 first team
• Strong attendance and growing gym commitment across all squads
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
• First-time qualification to the Regional Finals (U14)
• Hosted the 4th Annual Netball Festival with: 12 schools, including 1 international teammore compared to last year
• Collaboration with Wattisham Blades and Civil Service for hosted club matches
ACADEMY HONOURS
• 3 players currently in Suffolk County Pathways
• 1 player in the Essex Pathway
RUGBY
RUGBY
TITLES
UNDER 13s
• Winning their group undefeated at Rosslyn Park
• Champions at the Saints 7s (undefeated)
• Finalist at Winchester House 7s UNDER 14s
• Winning their group undefeated at Rosslyn Park and competing well at Day 2 in the Plate UNDER 15s
• Winning Eltham 7s (undefeated)
• Finalist in the Saints 7s
• 3rd place at Merchant Taylor 7s UNDER 16s
• Oakham 7s Plate Winners
• Uppingham 7s Cup Winners
• Framlingham 7s Cup Winners
• Winning their group undefeated at Rosslyn Park
• Winning Cup group on Day 2, including winning against Clifton, Radley and beating Sedbergh in the quarter final, before losing to Millfield in the last play of the semi-final
• Achieving top 4 at Rosslyn Park is an outstanding achievement and one that earned St Jo’s and the team plenty of accolades and respect on the rugby circuit
UNDER 18s
• Saints 7s Finalists
• Uppingham 7s Plate Winners
PARTICIPATION
309
STUDENTS HAVE PLAYED IN
232
FIXTURES FOR RUGBY 15s OR 7s
PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS
• Jack L Northampton Saints – Premiership
• Preston M Cambridge – Champ Rugby
• Jimmy T Cambridge – Champ Rugby
ACADEMY HONOURS
• U18 = 3
• Including Jack Lawrence captaining Saints to U18 Academy League title
• U17 = 4
• U16 = 8
