Last Friday saw Bridgnorth Endowed School welcome Tom Peevor from the Football Association’s Coach Education Programme to run the FA Primary Teachers’ Award. Seventeen delegates from across the network of East Shropshire Schools attended the all-day course, which aims to improve the delivery of directional games such as football in primary schools. The course was …
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Inspired Youngsters Form Two New Girls’ Football Teams
A group of students from Bridgnorth Endowed School recently took the initiative to approach one of the town’s football clubs in a bid to form their first U13 and U10 girls’ teams. The idea stemmed from a school trip to Loughborough University in March of last year, where students got the chance to meet the …
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Manchester United Trip
Around 50 Bridgnorth Endowed School students got the chance to experience some Europa League action, watching Man United take on AZ Alkmaar at Old Trafford last Thursday. Set to be an exciting match, Manchester needed to avoid defeat against the top Dutch team to enable them to clinch the number one spot in the group. …
Year 10 Boys Finally Get Their Win
Celebrations erupted on a wet Tuesday evening when the Year 10 boys ended four years of waiting with a 3-1 win against Burton Borough XI last night. Conditions were extremely difficult but Bridgnorth adapted the better of the two teams and keeper Ryan Vaughan-Jones reacted quickly at his near post to deny the visitors early …
Pledge to Girls’ Football in Bridgnorth
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 …
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 …


