Year 7 Bridgnorth Endowed students triumphed at the District Indoor Athletics event that took place at Idsall School in Shifnal on Thursday 7th February. Competing against teams from Oldbury Wells, William Brookes and Idsall, our top team of fifteen boys and girls worked hard to secure a win at the East Shropshire athletics competition. Individual …
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Louise Selected for National Swimming Championships
Congratulations to Louise Jones from Year 8, who has been selected to represent Bridgnorth Endowed School at the English Schools Swimming Association National Championships in March. The two-day event will see over 350 of the country’s most talented young swimmers compete in the hope of taking the coveted title of English Schools National Champion. What’s …
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Grace Takes on British Cyclo-Cross Champs
Talented cyclist, Grace Lister, gave a stellar performance in the British Cyclo-Cross Championships held in Gravesend, Kent last month. The Year 10 Bridgnorth Endowed School student, competed against 90 girls in the Under 16 category, and finished a very credible 7th place. One of many events for all-rounder Grace, cyclo-cross is a form of off-road …
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Top Performances at Cross Country Championships
A number of Bridgnorth Endowed School athletes competed in the Shropshire Schools Cross Country Championships in Oswestry on Saturday. Congratulations go to Zoe Gilbody (pictured right), who won the Year 7 girls’ race in emphatic style. Charlotte Gilbody and Holly Bingham performed really well in a tough intermediate girls’ race, coming in 5th and 25th …
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County Netball Success for Year 7 Girls
Four gifted netball players from Bridgnorth Endowed School have been selected for the U12 Shropshire netball squad this season. Year 7 students, Esther Carvell, Daisy Brassington, Niamh Ford and Leila Harvey, are all delighted with the news and look forward to representing the county. The girls join the ranks of Holly Bingham from Year 10, …
Mollie Selected for England Rounders Team
2019 is set to be an exciting year for Bridgnorth Endowed School Year 11 student, Mollie Penny, who has been selected, along with just 15 other players, for the England Under 16 Rounders Team. PE teacher, Mrs Bills-Brown, spotted her talent back in 2016 and suggested she went for trials. The rest, as they say, …
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PTA Announces Latest Funding
The PTA has supported many worthwhile projects over the years, and this year is no exception with almost £4,000 of investments having been made. Recently, the PE Department received two iPads to enable teachers to video students for more accurate performance feedback, and to help them demonstrate sports techniques and tactics. To keep students up-to-date …
Angling Match at Boldings Pools
Bridgnorth Endowed Year 7 students took part in a fishing match at Boldings Pools near Bridgnorth on Thursday 21st June. Following weeks of coaching from the Bridgnorth Angling Society, the boys were ready to compete against each other and a match was organised. Everyone, including PE teacher, Mr Chase, was allocated a peg and had …
Cycling Success for Grace
Congratulations to cyclist Grace Lister who took part in the U14 National Youth Circuit Championships in Scarborough at the weekend. Grace, who’s in Year 9 at Bridgnorth Endowed, took the silver medal at the cycling event, which has been described as ‘not for the faint-hearted’ and a ‘hard circuit to test the future stars of …