Sports at Ackworth

Sports and physical and mental wellbeing are very important to all Ackworth students and provide a positive foundation for successful academic work.

Ackworth has a proud reputation of sporting success, showcased in our academies. Sport can expose a student to self-discipline, practice and preparation, teamwork, goal setting, success and failure, and resilience. Our sports academies offer the chance for talented students to train under world class coaches in tailor made programmes. Those in the academies often go on to compete at county and even international level. In addition to the sports academies, Sixth Form students have access to a newly built fitness suite, indoor swimming pool, athletics field and cross-country course, tennis and squash courts, cricket pitch and multiple extracurricular sports and well-being clubs.

“The facilities here are second to none with an emphasis on all sports, especially the football academy, squash and table tennis academies.”

Harry, Head Boy 2020