Individual excellence and a good team spirit are the overriding aims at Queen Ethelburga’s, and we encourage every pupil to take full advantage of our entire range of academic, artistic and sporting activities.

A comprehensive choice of individual and team sports enables pupils to find their own preferences and develop the relevant skills.

The school has a marvellous Equestrian Centre and offers lessons to full British Horse Society standard, from beginners to fully competitive levels, using pupils’ own horses or horses provided by the school.

We excel at many sports and we play host to other independent schools. We also have an excellent heated 25 metre competition swimming pool due for opening late 2008.

Our large, sports hall can provide gym, badminton, and also a large range of sporting activities. There are also numerous smaller gymnasiums.

 

Superb Equipment, Facilities And Opportunities....

Our facilities are superb and include:

• 20 floodlit practice netball / basket ball training areas
• 1 floodlit international sized sports football pitch
• 1 floodlit international sized sports rugby pitch
• 20 floodlit rounders / cricket practice nets
• 2 floodlit all-weather volleyball courts
• hi-tech fitness measuring equipment
• 2 floodlit, all-weather sports courts
• 3 floodlit, all-weather netball courts
• 5 floodlit, all-weather tennis courts
• 1 floodlit all-weather running track
• 1 floodlit half sized football pitch
• 4 separate fitness gymnasiums
• 1 floodlit cricket practice pitch
• heated indoor swimming pool
• 1 floodlit cricket master pitch
• 6 electric running machines
• 2 floodlit sand long jumps
• 2 floodlit high jump areas
• 2 floodlit hockey pitches
• 2 therapy saunas
10 Acres Of Floodlit Resources

Off-campus we encourage an interest in outdoor activities and run a special course each summer term for members of the Year 7 and 8 forms, in which rock-climbing, canoeing, abseiling and caving are amongst the highlights.

On demand there are weekend expeditions for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. We run ski-ing trips to Austria and encourage every pupil to recognise the importance of physical exercise and good diet in maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle.