Sport
Sport plays a fundamental part of life at Bede’s. With a nationally-recognised programme, world-class facilities and specialist coaches, opportunity, drive and participation is at the heart of what we do.
We let talent dictate the path.
A Pathway for Every Sporting Journey:
Whether pursuing sport as a career or a hobby, Bede’s pupils are encouraged to exceed all expectations, grow in confidence and develop a lifelong passion for health and fitness. Our Professional and Participation Pathways enable pupils of all ages and levels to take advantage of the fantastic opportunities, coaching and facilities on offer to encourage a love of sport for life.
We have positioned our sports purposefully across the Trust, with six Core Sports, four Competitive Sports, and a number of Support Sports.
For those pupils looking to convert their passion for sport into a professional career, we have extensive training programmes, fixtures schedules and expertise to enable them to perform at the highest level – and our many success stories prove that this is consistently achieved.
However, our main measure of success is how well we have equipped pupils to better themselves: a much higher-value benefit than any leader board ranking. Everyone’s sporting journey started by participating, by discovering enjoyment and camaraderie. Talent will get you so far, but knowledge, nurture and dedication will take you all the way – whichever route that may be.
Explore our core sports
In addition to our core sports, we pride ourselves on our track record of supporting students in the pursuit of their ambitions while celebrating the belief that sporting excellence and mass participation can thrive together, with opportunities available across a wide range of sports including Touch Rugby 7s, squash, badminton and sailing.
Sports facilities which could serve a small town – ‘second to none,’ said a parent – and the sports coaching is outstanding, say parents and pupils. BTEC sport is popular.- The Good Schools Guide
Our Sports Brochure
What's happening at Bede's
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Monday 11 May was an incredible day of cricket at Bede’s as we hosted the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for two fantastic fixtures.
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It has been a great couple of weeks on the courts for Bede’s, with our tennis stars delivering outstanding performances at the Sussex Schools County Championships.
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At Bede's we treat school and club hockey as a unified pathway, and specifically opt out of Saturday fixtures. Find out why and learn about our hockey players successful season...