Elite Sports

St Joseph’s College

Elite Sport

Education St Joseph’s College offers a wide range of GCSE and A-level curriculum options, ensuring a balance between academic and sporting life. In addition to the traditional A-level route, the College offers a market-leading vocational curriculum, including Sports and Exercise Science. This BTEC Extended Diploma offers a dedicated sports education, recognised by leading universities.

General Vocational Qualifications are also offered in Applied Science, Business Studies, and Creative Media and ICT. St Joseph’s College is uniquely placed to facilitate the progression of able students to some of the UK’s top higher education institutions for sport, with a track record of 100% pass rates and students moving on to Bath, Loughborough and Hartpury, to name a few. The College is currently establishing a SAT Programme for those students wishing to enter the USA Higher Education process, and an impressive number of students have also been awarded professional sports contracts with national and international clubs.

The College is committed to supporting your future in elite sport and beyond.

As a past student of St Joseph’s College, you will join a large, lively and loyal association of alumni. If you are aspiring to reach the top of your game, then there is no better option than St Joseph’s College: East Anglia’s premier independent school for sport.

Netball Academy Netball is the newest performance focus sport at St Joseph’s College. The academy operates as a fully integrated programme for girls within an educational pathway. The elite netball academy will support a limited number of high achieving netball players with scholarship awards, which are dependent on an interview, references and meeting the College’s admissions criteria. The Netball Academy is led by St Joseph’s College Head of Netball, Miss Emily Wingate, current Suffolk Rockets Coach and National League player.

The school proudly boasts a number of pupils across the age groups who have been selected for the Suffolk Netball Performance County and Satellite Academy pathways. St Joseph’s has also produced athletes for the Superleague Mavericks and East of England pathways, and who have represented the Mavericks at U17 level. The Academy accepts students from Year 7 to Sixth Form entry (USA: grade 6-11).

Programme includes

• 5 hours of training/playing per week • Premier independent school for sport in the Eastern region • Strength and Conditioning Programme • Entrance into the Ipswich Schools league • U18s entrance into AOC regional league for first team • Entrance into the regional schools’ tournament, which progresses to national • finals if successful For more information please contact Head of Netball Miss Emily Wingate: e.wingate@stjos.co.uk

Cricket Academy The elite cricket academy will support a limited number of high achieving cricket players with scholarship awards, which are dependent on an interview, references and meeting the College’s admissions criteria.

The Academy operates as a fully integrated programme for boys and girls within an educational pathway. It is led by St Joseph’s College Head of Cricket, Mr Elliot Tyler, current Cricket County Coach, assisted by Mr Matthew Hunn, old boy of St Joseph’s College and Kent County cricketer (full time professional).

Programme includes

• Around 3 hours of training/playing per week from September through to • March with an increase of up to 10 hours per week from March through to July • Access to PlayerTek athlete management system, video analysis and GPS • Premier independent school for sport in the Eastern region • Programme second to none in the UK outside the professional club environment • The Academy accepts students from Year 7 to Sixth Form entry (USA: grade • 6-11). Players compete in the County Championship and a hotly contest • weekly fixtures list.

For more information please contact Head of Cricket Mr Elliot Tyler: e.tyler@stjos.co.uk

Rugby Academy Rugby is engraved into the school’s DNA and St Joseph’s is proud of producing professional athletes for the UK Premiership & Championship and the French PRO 14, in addition to some 15 England, Wales and Scotland capped players.

This culture is supported by what is considered one of the strongest coaching groups in UK schools.

Players compete in a challenging block fixture list and National Cup. St Joseph’s works closely with Northampton Saints and has produced 20+ capped internationals and professional rugby players. Our coaching and playing teams are supported by an array of technology. We are the first college in the world to be supported by Playtek and engage with their newly-formed Athlete Management System, Integrated GPS and Video Analysis Software.

Programme includes

• 14 hours of training/playing per week • Access to PlayerTek athlete management system, video analysis and GPS • St Joseph’s College hosts and competes in the UK’s most prestigious Schools • Rugby Festival • Premier independent school for sport in the Eastern region

For more information please contact Head of Rugby Mr Mark Grigg: m.grigg@stjos.co.uk

Football Academy The academy operates as a fully integrated programme for boys and girls within an educational pathway. It is led by St Joseph’s College Head of Football, Mr Darren Eadie, former Norwich City & Leicester City midfielder, and member of Glenn Hoddle’s full England squad.

Programme includes

• 14 hours of training/playing per week • Access to PlayerTek athlete management system, video analysis and GPS • Premier independent school for sport in the Eastern region • Programme second to none in the UK outside the professional club environment • One-to-one analytic mentoring sessions • Psychological and tactical training along with developing techniques • Overseen by Darren Eadie and his team of former Premier League players • and UEFA licenced coaches on a daily basis • Connection with an ex-Premier League club where players will have access • to the training facilities and dedicated coaches • Players compete in the Independent Schools’ Football Association National • Cup, England Schools’ Football Association National Cup and Suffolk County • Schools’ Cup competitions where appropriate For more information please contact Head of Football Mr Darren Eadie: d.eadie@stjos.co.uk

Scholarship opportunity The Elite Sports Academy will support a limited number of high achieving sportsmen and women with scholarship awards, which are dependent on an interview, references and meeting the College’s admissions criteria. Sport at St Joseph’s College is fully integrated with school life and is overseen by the Director of Sport, Mr Anthony O’Riordan.

Sports Scholar Support Sports Scholars have access to dedicated coaches, with coaching fully integrated into College life. Coaching sessions will take place both at the College and at tailored external training sessions. The coaching staff will be present at the College throughout the school day; College staff will be present, when appropriate, at off-campus training sessions. We are immensely proud of our focused state of the art gym, designed and built by Perform Better, supplier for St George’s Park, Manchester City and Saracens, to name a few.

Our coaching and playing teams are supported by an array of technology. We are the first college in the world to be supported by Playtek and engage with their newly-formed Athlete Management System, Integrated GPS and Video Analysis Software.

Mentoring The College’s Sports Department has a wealth of experience in professional sport and is primed to support the mental and technical aspects of the game through performance profiling and analysis in partnership with outside clubs.

The College has access to ‘Game Break’ software and is able to facilitate individual and team video analysis.

Outside of sport, we pride ourselves on being able to support all high achieving student-athletes to take on the challenges that life and education can bring. The College has an outstanding pastoral system to provide support and guidance.

Students and their parents will regularly meet the College’s Assistant Principal, Director of Sport, Mr O’Riordan, to discuss student progress, ambitions and performance both on and off the field.

Rated ‘EXCELLENT’ for the quality of pupils’ achievement and personal development ISI March 2019

Coaching staff

O’Riordan, Director of Sport, Rugby Coaching Professional of 10 Yrs, • Anthony RFU Level 3 National League and Premiership Academy coaching experience • Mark Grigg, Head of Boys’ Sport, Rugby RFU Level 3 Coach, Premiership • Academy, Divisional and County coaching experience • Scully, Lead Skills Coach, Club Director of Rugby, Norway International • Ben Coach, Northampton Saints Academy Coach • Darren Eadie, Head of Football, former Norwich City & Leicester City • midfielder, and member of Glenn Hoddle’s full England squad • • Elliot Tyler, Head of Cricket, ECB Level 2 Cricket Coach and RFU L2 Hun, Assistant Head of Cricket, former cricket professional, ECB Level • Matt 2 Cricket Coach • Sarah Hare-Price, Assistant Director of Sport, Head of Hockey and former • GB • International Athlete • Emily Wingate, Head of Netball, Level 2 Coach Sam Power, RFU L2 coach, Head of Human Performance, Northampton • Saints Development Group Strength and Conditioning Coach • Fees per term for full boarding: Senior (Years 7 to 8) £8,715 Senior(Years 9 to Sixth form) £11,265

A-level: The top 10% of students have achieved an average of 517 UCAS points - the equivalent to 3A* or, 2A* & 2A grades The top 50% of students have achieved an average of 380 UCAS points - the equivalent to over 3 A grades The average points score per candidate has been 300 UCAS points - the equivalent of 3 B grades

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GCSE: 88% of entries 4 - 9 76% of students with 5+ GCSES 4 - 9 including English & Maths 86% of students with Grade 4+ in Maths 84% of students with Grade 4+ in English

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