A Year In Sport

OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY

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A YEAR IN SPORT 24/25

FOOTBALL NETBALL RUGBY

587 433 Fixtures

Students*

representing the College in competitive sport (*78% of students)

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TROPHIES

U13 Boys - OBH Festival

PARTICIPATION GAINS

70 182 Greatly increased numbers across winter programme

PARTICIPATION IN AROUND

FIXTURES IN 9½ WEEKS OF SCHOOL ACROSS BOYS AND GIRLS DURING SUMMER TERM. PARTICIPANTS IN ACCESS TO 1:1S AND SMALL COMPETITIVE FIXTURES GROUP SESSIONS ACROSS BOYS AND INCREASED PARTICIPATION OUTSIDE GIRLS TEAMS OF SCHOOL IN CLUB CRICKET

SIGNIFICANT ACADEMY ACHIEVEMENTS HONOURS

• 1st XI defeating MCC • George W: Essex U14s (first time in 10 years) Squad and Essex EPP (Elite Player Programme – only 3 or 4 • Alex B 100 against RHS earning players from each age group selected). school cap Also played up for Essex U15 and U16s in matches • George W 100s against Victoria • Kavish P: Cricket Academy (Dubai) and Suffolk U18s Squad Ipswich High School • Last year’s 1st XI captain • Austin B: Freddie C represented Suffolk U14s Squad Suffolk CCC in the National • Oli L: Counties Championship Suffolk U12s Squad • Isla S selected for Suffolk U15’s • Daisy D selected for Suffolk U18’s

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

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TEAMS WITH

FIXTURES PROVIDED ACROSS BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS

NATIONAL COMPETITIONS COMPETED IN

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

CHILDREN REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL

9

current and ex students in the ITFC Women’s squad

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 • Recruiting ITFC player Henry Y

TROPHIES

NETBALL

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

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FIXTURES

TOURNAMENTS

Significant increase in participation across all year groups Entered 3 teams to Colchester League compared to 1 last year girls who had never played netball before joining St Joseph’s are now part of the first team (A team) girls 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

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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 TITLES UNDER 13s

RUGBY

• 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

309 232

PARTICIPATION

STUDENTS HAVE PLAYED IN

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