Sport
Our aim is to ensure that Sport at Ibstock is accessible to all through outstanding curriculum lessons, varied co-curricular opportunities, fixtures, and House Sport events.
The essential skills it builds enhance all aspects of our pupils’ development from their ability to learn to their health, relationships, and overall wellbeing.
Above all, we want pupils to enjoy sport and feel confident to ‘have a go’ in a fair and supportive setting.
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Major Sports Offered
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PE and Games Vision
Our PE and Games vision is for all pupils to feel Inspired to Progress for Success within their individual pathways.
Ibstock pupils feel inspired to flourish in sport, providing ambition to pursue enjoyment in lifelong sports participation. Pupils feel motivated to excel within individual pathways to achieve future success.
We are committed to:
- Providing inclusive opportunities - through a broad curriculum, supportive learning environment and a diverse range of sports
- Building on confidence and resilience, without the fear of failure
- Clear transition and equal ambition from Prep through to Sixth Form
- Developing an understanding of the impact of sports participation on overall health and wellbeing.
- Access to elite pathways and partnerships
- Further up the School, providing opportunities to pursue sporting academics to aid performance and understanding
Our Sports Provision
The purpose of PE lessons is to provide pupils with the opportunity to experience a broad range of sporting activities that will enable them to continue to develop their health, fitness and fundamental understanding of sport at a foundational level. Pupils may continue their experience of these sports through co curricular offerings. Physical Education serves to support pupils in the pursuit of life long sport. All Pupils will participate in Swimming, Gymnastics, Fitness, and Athletics in every year from Prep 3-6 .
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Prep 3-6 |
1x 50 min PE lesson pw - Compulsory  1x 100 min Games lesson pw – Compulsory  |
Prep 3 - 6 games
September to April is split into three equal blocks to accommodate three major games:
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| Prep 3 - 6 pupils | Block 1 | Block 2 | Block 3 | May - July |
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Girls |
Hockey | Netball |
Football |
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| Boys | Football | Rugby | Hockey | Cricket |
During Games afternoon all pupils will have the opportunity to represent Ibstock School in sporting fixtures.
Co-curricular
Training for each of the major sports take place in our co-curricular program. All the winter sports train from September to April with training for Cricket and Athletics in the summer term.
There are lots of additional sports clubs in both recreational and competitive sports.
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Both boys and girls play competitive football. In 2024 we were the ISA Girls Cup winners and placed highly in many other tournaments. For boys, it is our most popular sport with fantastic numbers at sports training and fixtures. |
| Hockey |
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Hockey is an ever growing sport at Ibstock, especially with the introduction of boys hockey last year. Teams participate in regular fixtures in addition to the annual tournaments held by Surrey County, Wandsworth and local schools. A highlight of 2024 was our U11 Team qualifying for the Surrey girls hockey finals. |
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Netball is an extremely popular and competitive sport in the prep. Pupils from Prep 2-6 have a training session each week and regular fixtures, especially in the games afternoon block. Teams regularly take part in tournaments run by local schools, Wandsworth Borough and the ISA. |
| Rugby |
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Boys participate in a rugby block but can train throughout both the winter terms. Games are played according to national governing body guidelines with regards to contact at a young age. |
| Gymnastics |
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In addition to participating in PE lessons a large number of pupils take plart in extra curricular training on a Tuesday with our Gymnastics Coach Taylor Eden. Pupils from KG – P6 can all take part in a class relevent to their skill set to develop and improve. The evening ends with a squad session for our competitive pupils. Last year the teams took part in the following competitions U11 & U9 Surrey Schools Floor and Vault U11 Sports Acrobatics ESGA National Novice competition for U9 & U10 SCPS Annual U8 U9 U10 & U11 Floor and Vault competitions. Particular highlights were: ESGA National Final U9 Shield for Highest placed new school ESGA National Final U11 Silver Medalists and Shield for Highest placed new school Surrey Schools Sports acrobatics U11B Gold Medallists. |
| Swimming |
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Our swim squad are very competitive. Pupils train once a week and attend regular galas. Notable achievements include several pupils qualifying for the ISA National Finals every year. |
| Athletics and Cross Country |
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We have an active cross country and Athletics Calander. In cross country pupils participate in the following competitions: Wandsworth Borough Cross Country championships ISA London West Championships ISA National Finals Eagle house school invitational for U8 U9 U10 & U11 JAGS Invitational U8 U9 U10 & U11 competition The highlight of our athletics year for all children from KG – P6 are our wonderful sports days, held on the school field. Pupils compete in their houses across the athletics events they have been busy practising in lessons Competitively, we take part in the ISA Athletics Championships, followed by the national finals held at the wonderful Commonwealth stadium in Birmingham. |
Our Five Values
Games and PE
Sport forms a valuable part of the Curriculum with pupils throughout the Prep school enjoying weekly Games and PE lessons.
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Prep pupils have one 50-minute PE lesson per week. A diverse range of sports have been chosen to equip pupils with the key technical and tactical skills that form the foundations of a variety of team and individual sporting endeavours and to inspire a lifelong love of sport. Lessons are personalised dependent upon the individuals within the class to provide a broad experience for all. |
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Games offer pupils the chance to focus on a key team sport for each term. Many will also compete against schools across the borough and beyond. Games include Football, Hockey, Netball and Rugby in the autumn and spring terms and Cricket and Athletics in the summer term. Alongside our onsite facilities, Ibstock also uses the following as additional spaces for games: The Bank of England, Rosslyn Park, Barn Elms Sports Trust, Richmond Park and Barn Elms Community. |
House Sport
All pupils, regardless of ability, take part in House Sport events which encourage teamwork and trying new skills while supported by their House.
These culminate in the annual Prep Sports Day.
Read about the 2023 Pre-Prep and Prep Sports Day.
Co-Curricular & Fixtures
A wealth of opportunity exists for pupils to participate in co-curricular activities.
With a regularly updated timetable, co-curricular activities provide yet another way to make Sport accessible to pupils of all abilities. Examples of Prep co-curricular sports include Tennis, Cycling, Gymnastics, Karate, Basketball, Table Tennis and Cross Country.
We also play competitively with Schools across the borough and beyond, with teams for all our major sports and a range of fixtures held both during and after school.
Explore our Prep School
