Bridgnorth Endowed School has made a commitment to grow girls’ football in the Bridgnorth area, in line with its ongoing association with the Girls’ Football School Partnerships initiative. Set up by the Youth Sport Trust, the FA and Barclays, the purpose of the nationwide scheme is to drive the growth of the women’s game at …
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Double Win Keeps Last-16 Hopes Alive
Congratulations to the Year 7 and Year 11 boys’ football teams who progressed into the fourth round of the English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) National Trophy earlier this week. Year 11 defeated Edgbaston’s Priory School 1-0 and Year 7 ran out comfortable 4-0 winners against Nether Stowe of Litchfield. In the U12s game, two goals …
Big Win for BES U16 Boys
Last night, the U16 boys produced their best performance since their appearance in the County Cup Final, by defeating a strong Henley-in-Arden side that featured several academy players. Bridgnorth Endowed adapted well to the Warwickshire College pitch, intuitively changing their usual passing style to be more direct. Sam Preece opened the scoring before half time …
Medal Joy at Florida World Champs
Bridgnorth Endowed School students, Zoe and Charlotte Gilbody, recently returned from the World Biathle Championships in Florida with an impressive haul of medals. Along with younger brother Kody, the siblings brought home four between them after the big international event that saw 34 countries take part. Zoe and Charlotte – competing in the under-15 and …
Year 7 Secure Third Round Place in National Cup
Congratulations to the Year 7 boys’ football squad, who beat Oswestry School 3-1 in an all Shropshire English Schools Trophy fixture last night. The match, which was the second round of the national cup tournament, saw BES give a fantastic team display with two goals from Isaac Gibbard and one from defender, Jobe Griffiths-Jones. In …
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Darcey Skates to National Success
Year 7 student, Darcey Gordon, has her sights set on qualifying for next year’s British Ice Skating Championships as she continues her elite training with the national squad. Darcey took up skating as a hobby when she was just seven years old and started off by having a 30-minute lesson every Sunday. It didn’t take …
BES Students Heading to Florida for World Championships
Two Bridgnorth Endowed School pupils are heading off to Florida this October to represent Team GB in the Biathle World Championships. Charlotte Gilbody, from Year 11, and her sister Zoe, from Year 8, will be joined by their younger brother, Kody, who is currently in Year 6 and hopes to move to BES next year. …
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U16 Girls Win County Netball Tournament
Bridgnorth Endowed School is celebrating success on the netball courts after returning victorious from the Shropshire U16 Girls’ Netball County Plate Tournament. The team managed to beat off stiff competition with wins against Thomas Telford, Ludlow School, Oldbury Wells and Concorde College in the final held at William Brookes on Tuesday. Mrs Poole, PE Teacher, …
Harry Selected for Taekwondo World Championships
Bridgnorth Endowed School student, Harry Lewis, is set to represent England at the 2019 World Open ITF Taekwondo Championships, which take place in Scotland next month. Taekwondo has been a big part of his life since the age of five and over the past year he’s stepped up his campaign for selection with extra squad …
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Year 8 Boys’ Football Team Start Season with a Win
Congratulations to the Year 8 Boys’ Football Team, who secured a great start to the season with a 3-2 win over Lacon Childe in the President’s Trophy match held in Cleobury Mortimer on Tuesday. Goals came from Zac Prior and Reece Owen, and the victory is sure to spur the squad on as they prepare …
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