Sports Reports Term 4 2025-2026
Year 7 and Year 8 Touch Rugby Competition
On 10th March, St John’s proudly hosted the Year 7/8 Girls Touch Rugby Tournament as part of the Wiltshire School Games. Our student leaders did a fantastic job helping to run the event and officiate matches throughout the day.
This year, we had an impressive three teams competing an incredible turnout that reflects the girls’ enthusiasm and commitment shown at Touch Rugby Club each week.
The tournament gave our players a brilliant opportunity to test their skills against teams from other schools, gain valuable match experience, and showcase how much progress they’ve made this season.
A huge congratulations to our Players of the Tournament: Arabella Broomham, Connie Smith, and Liela Adrazola for their outstanding performances.
Year 10 Netball
Well done to our Girls’ Netball Team at their area tournament.
The Year 10 netball team represented the school superbly at their recent area tournament. Competing in a very strong pool, the girls worked hard in every match and finished third, narrowly missing out on the top two.
They carried great momentum into the Plate competition, playing some excellent netball and showing fantastic resilience and teamwork throughout the afternoon. Their efforts were rewarded with a brilliant second-place finish in the Plate.
A great achievement and a fantastic display of teamwork from the whole squad. Well done girls!
Hockey Leaders
Well done to our hockey leaders who represented St John’s so positively while supporting the primary school hockey festival held at Marlborough College.
Throughout the day, they worked with younger students, helping to deliver coaching sessions and encouraging them to develop their skills and confidence in hockey.
In addition to leading activities, our leaders also took responsibility for umpiring all of the games, showing great maturity, fairness, and knowledge of the sport.
Their enthusiasm, leadership, and willingness to help ensured the festival ran smoothly and created a fun and supportive environment for all of the primary school participants. They were fantastic role models and represented the school with pride.
Table Tennis
St John’s Table Tennis Crowned Wiltshire School Games Champions
The St John’s KS3 and KS4 table tennis squads delivered a day of exceptional skill, composure, and competitive grit as they powered their way to the Wiltshire & School Games Championship titles. The squad of 8 have demonstrated superb commitment in preparation training hard both in and out of school.
KS3: A Flawless Display of Dominance
The KS3 team produced a performance nothing short of remarkable. Their consistency, focus, and technical precision set the tone for the day and showcased the depth of talent within the squad. Overall, across four matches, each consisting of eight singles games, they did not drop a single game, giving them a tournament score of 32–0.
KS3 Team:
- Leo King
- Jamie Airey
- Max Lacey
- Barnaby Watt
KS4: Grit, Class, and a Champion’s Response
Back once again to defend their title, the KS4 team matched the younger squad’s intensity, securing three undefeated match victories before facing their toughest challenge: the formidable Bishops Wordsworth’s School. Renowned for their strength and pedigree in table tennis, Bishop’s pushed St John’s harder than any opponent had all day, handing the team their first individual game loss of the tournament.
The response from St Johns was outstanding. Showing resilience, composure, and a refusal to be rattled, the KS4 players rallied brilliantly to secure the overall match win and with it, the title with a final score 29-3.
KS4 Team:
- Edward Thomas
- Arthur Ramsden
- Gus Pope
- Luke Browning
Badminton County Finals
Well done to all of those who represented St John’s in our KS3 and KS4 badminton teams at the County Finals. Our boys did fantastically well in reaching this event which was achieved through both finishing 2nd in the regional tournament earlier in the year. We found the jump in standard to be huge at the County Finals and both of our teams unfortunately finished 4th in their groups and did not qualify for the next stage.
It was great for them to get a glimpse at what top level badminton looks like and they have something to work towards if they are to improve on this next year.
Football
Year 7 Girls Teams Impress at School Games Tournament
St John’s took three teams to the Year 7 Girls’ School Games football tournament at Pewsey School, delivering a fantastic day of effort, teamwork, and determination.
Team 1 produced an outstanding performance to finish 1st in League 1 — a brilliant achievement. Congratulations to the players on a well-deserved top spot!
Team 2 competed strongly against tough opposition to secure 4th place in League 1, showing great resilience throughout their matches.
Team 3 also impressed, finishing 3rd in League 2 after a series of competitive games and some excellent team play.
A great tournament overall for St John’s, with all three teams demonstrating a fantastic level of skill.
Congratulations to the full squad for playing their part in a fantastic tournament: Florence.A, Emz.B, Abi.B, Bea.C, Annabelle.C, Abi.F, Thea.H, Matilda.J, Poppy.J, Flo.L, Vesper.L, Scarlett.N, Indie.P, Elsie.P, Izzy.L
Year 7 and Year 8 Boys Football
Both the year 7 and year 8 football teams have been very successful in the Swindon Schools Competition.
Both teams are undefeated in their leagues winning 3/3 games. Both teams now have home Quarter final fixtures this week.
The year 7 B Team won the lates B team festival at Kingsdown School beating Highworth in the final.
A massive well done to everyone who has represented the school including over 25 years 7s!