This week’s biathlon galvanised pupils and staff into action as they pulled out all the stops to grab some extra house points in the hope of pinning their colours to the BES House Cup. The idea was to cover as much distance as possible in an hour, either by running or walking on day one …
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Praise for Lockdown PE Stars
Josh Sykes from Year 7 has received high praise from the PE department for his incredible commitment to completing all of the sports activities set during the school closure. PE teacher, Mr McAdam, commented: “Josh has taken on every single challenge with great enthusiasm and uploaded evidence, such as photos, fitness scores and sports day …
Maddie Dances Her Way to Success in Online Competitions
Determined not to let lockdown affect her progress in dance, Year 7 student, Maddie Iddles, soon discovered that competing online was the way to go. Over the past few months, she has entered a total of 11 virtual competitions and achieved a prize haul of 10 trophies and 11 medals for clinching four firsts, seven …
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Hardwicke Holds onto Sports Day Trophy
Congratulations to Hardwicke House for winning the Sports Day Trophy for the third year running, with a top score of 62 points. Not far behind, Washbrook came second with 59 points and Rowley took third place with 55 points. Instead of the customary annual sports day, where the three houses come together on The Friars …
Race to be Crowned House Champions 2020
Although the calendar of house events has been cut drastically short due to the ongoing pandemic, the annual challenge for the coveted House Trophy and Sports Day Cup is still firmly on. From today, students in Years 7, 8 and 9 are being urged to log on to Class Charts and download the activities to …
PE Lessons From a Distance
Although distance learning has its limitations for typical PE lessons, this has not stopped Bridgnorth Endowed School sports teachers from setting its students some interesting challenges. For each PE lesson, students are given a range of tasks, which include researching a fitness test related to the activity they’re focusing on and then carrying out the …
Thrilling Day of Badminton at All England Championships
The world’s best badminton players descended on the Midlands for the All England Open Championships last week and a group of Bridgnorth Endowed students got the chance to see the action first-hand. Years 9 and 10 attended the prestigious event at Arena Birmingham on Thursday 12th March and witnessed the game being played at the …
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U13 Rugby Back to Winning Ways
After last week’s narrow defeat to Wrekin College by just two tries, the BES U13 rugby team were back to winning ways with a convincing 7 tries to 0 win at Ercall Wood School on Tuesday. A combination of strong, evasive running, good handling and the ability to retain possession in contact proved too much …
BES Pupil Competes in Top Ice Skating Event
A Bridgnorth Endowed School pupil competed against top ice skaters from around the world at a prestigious international competition held in London last week. Darcey Gordon, from Year 7, took part in Skate Southern International and was placed tenth in her category, against 24 other girls. The talented 12-year-old works exceptionally hard and trains five …
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Success at Year 7 Indoor Athletics Competition
Congratulations to the Year 7 students who competed in the Indoor Athletics Area Competition just before half term. The teams, a mix of seasoned athletes and novices competing for the first time, did exceptionally well with the boys coming first and the girls finishing in second place. PE teacher, Mrs Poole, said: “All of the …
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