Senior Sport

Hockey is the major sport for girls (Autumn Term) and boys (Spring Term). During the season, students train twice a week, take a timetabled games lesson and attend an after-school training session with a team of coaches.

We run a comprehensive fixtures program, with up to 18 teams fielded every Saturday against a wide selection of schools including Portsmouth Grammar School, Lord Wandsworth College, K.E.S. Southampton, and Wellington College to name but a few. This enables participation opportunities for all students regardless of ability.

Teams are also entered into national and county competitions and enjoy a successful reputation.

Facilities & Staff

Our floodlit artificial pitch enables training and play throughout the Autumn and Spring terms.

There is a dedicated coaching team for each year group, who work with pupils in both games, after-school sessions and consistent coaching and support for Saturday fixtures. The Head of Hockey is a highly experienced coach who supports all staff and pupils. 

Notable Achievements

A large number of students play for local clubs; individuals and teams have enjoyed hockey success, including:

• Will P -  GB elite development programme
• Ben H - England U16s

Recent team successes include:

• U16 Boys Hockey Tier 3 National Finals
• U14 Boys and Girls Hockey teams representing Hampshire in South Central Finals

Rugby is the major sport for boys in the Autumn Term. Pupils play rugby in games and an after-school training session. Fixtures are predominantly on Saturdays, with some mid-week matches against local schools.

We provide opportunities to play for pupils of all ages and abilities and field up to 15 teams on Saturdays for fixtures. The competitive opportunities are available for all pupils through the ‘Churcher’s Development League.’

We also offer a non-contact version of rugby which pupils can play in games lessons and after-school practice sessions. ‘Tag and Touch’ rugby is also part of the girls’ PE curriculum to introduce elements of the sport.

Facilities & Staff

We have six grass rugby pitches for training and Saturday fixtures. All of our teams are assigned a dedicated rugby coach who works hard to ensure the progression of individual players and the team as a collective.

Notable Achievements

We enter both the U15 and U18 Schools’ Cup and have experienced great success in this national competition. In 2015, our 1^st XV won the Natwest Vase at Twickenham. We regularly make the latter stages of the tournament; in 2022, the U16 team were crowned Hampshire Champions in both the 15-a-side and 7-a-side games.

We have a number of pupils involved in the England Rugby Development Player Pathway (ERDPP) with links to Harlequins.

Netball is the major sport for girls in Spring Term. There are opportunities for pupils of every ability to play and train, both at recreational and competitive level.

There are weekly training sessions for all age groups and up to 23 matches on Saturdays.  We play a wide variety of schools with four teams for each age group.

Facilities & Staff

We have four outdoor and one indoor netball court that are used for matches and training. Each age group has a dedicated lead coach who runs training sessions and selects teams for competitive fixtures. Coaching staff include netball specialists with a wealth of experience at games and training sessions enabling both small group and individual development programmes.

Notable Achievements

We enter national competitions for U13-U19 ranging from the England Netball National Schools, ‘Sisters in Sport’ and ISNC National Cups; in 2022 our U13 team were ISNC semi-finalists.

In 2023, the U14 team reached the regional finals and were crowned ‘Sisters in Sport’ National Shield Champions whilst the U16 team were the ‘Sisters in Sport’ Bowl Semi-finalists.

We have several girls in the county academies and franchise pathway:

• Lillie B – Surrey Storm Hub
• Lola R – Surrey Storm Hub
• Mia C – Surrey Storm Hub
• Freya M – London Pulse Hub
• Florence M – Surrey County
• Alice R – Team Bath Pathway
• Olivia B – Team Bath Pathway

Cricket is the major sport for boys and girls in the Summer Term and includes multiple Saturday block fixtures, including against local opposition schools: K.E.S  Southampton, Portsmouth Grammar School, Lord Wandsworth College, Kingston Grammar School, Reigate Grammar School, Ryde School and St. John's Leatherhead.

We provide opportunities for all of our pupils to practice and develop a skill-set that will help them to develop, improve and enjoy cricket.

We enter County Cups at every age group for girls and boys from U12 – U15 which feed into the national competition structure. We also hold an annual fixture against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and enter the National Cricket Cup for both girls and boys 1^st XI and the Girls National Indoor Competition.

Facilities & Staff

We have three playing grounds (with turf wickets), pitch covers, four flicx wickets, five outdoor cricket nets, two indoor cricket nets, a bowling machine, two mobile middle practice nets, excellent staff-to-player ratios and ECB Level 3 specialist coaching.

Notable Achievements

We have enjoyed  individual and team progress to district, county and elite emerging players programmes, including:

• Jack C - Hampshire 1st XI
• Jude W - Hampshire 2nd XI

Girls’ team successes:

• U15 Hampshire Indoor and Outdoor Champions 2022
• U13 Hampshire Indoor Champions 2022

Boys’ team successes:

• U13 Hampshire Champions 2022
• U14 Hampshire Champions 2018
• U15 Hampshire Champions 2017
• U13 Hampshire Champions 2017

Our aquatics programme is important in our pupils’ sporting development; Senior School pupils up to Fourth Year have two blocks of lessons in the PE curriculum. Fifth and Sixth Form students can choose swimming and water polo for Games lessons. These sessions develop stroke technique, water confidence and fitness.

Our vast extra-curricular aquatics programme includes swimming squads catering for all age groups and levels of ability, before and after school.

The competitive opportunities include; hosting regular swimming galas, national relay competitions and the Bath Cup. Boys and mixed teams enter national competitions at U13, U15 and U18 levels.

Outside of school hours, we run Churcher’s College Swim School which offers lessons for all abilities and is open to all, and the Family Swim Club which is available to Churcher's family members, staff, and OCs.

We enjoy our own on-site, indoor 25-metre swimming pool, boasting six lanes and a viewing area for spectators run by dedicated swimming teachers. Our pool includes deeicated changing facilities and disabled access.

Recent Achievements

2020 – U18 Boys Bath Cup finalists (medley and freestyle)

2022 – U18 Girls and Boys National Relay finalists and Bath Cup finalists

2023 – U13 qualified for National Relay finals

We support our elite swimmers to combine club training with pool time on-site.

Tennis is a popular Summer Term sport where pupils can access our many tennis courts (12 astroturf courts, four hard courts and one indoor court) during lunch or breaks, after school and in PE and Games lessons.

There are weekly training sessions and fixtures, offering matches for both boys and girls, and mixed tennis. We enter national school tournaments, also providing competitive opportunities for pupils to develop their tennis skills. Internally, we run a Davis Cup style competition, House competitions, and a parent-pupil tournament annually.

Recent Achievements

• U12 and U13 Boys Hampshire and Isle of Wight LTA Youth Competition
• U14 and U15 Boys Southwest LTA Youth Schools Competition
• Several pupils have been selected for county teams across a range of age groups

Churcher’s Athletics and Cross Country has over 40 cross country fixtures throughout the year across all age groups, including:

• Hampshire Track Knock Out
• Hampshire Schools Athletics Championships
• South East Hampshire Schools Athletics Championships
• English Schools Athletics Association Track & Field Cup
• Chichester Road Running
• Butser Hill Challenge

We compete against local schools such as Portsmouth Grammar School and Highfield, offer House competitions including Sports Day, a weekly Run Club and regular international Swim-Run events.

Facilities include a grass 300m track at the school, grass areas for the throws and a jumping pit.

A number of pupils have qualified to represent Hampshire and South East Hampshire in cross country and athletics and some have progressed to nationals.