Sport at Long Road
Developed in partnership with Homerton College, part of the University of Cambridge, our Long Road sports facilities offer state-of-the-art facilities, including:
- Athletics facilities for track and field
- AstroTurf pitches for hockey, rugby and football
- Cricket nets
- Netball and tennis courts
- Floodlighting
- Pavillion and changing rooms
See us in action...
Rowing at St Mary's
Our Head of Rowing explains about the exciting opportunities to experience rowing on the Cam with St Mary's School.
More about Rowing
Opportunities to excel
Students are fortunate to have access to coaching expertise in a range of sports, including hockey, dance and netball. Girls pursue sports they are passionate about, supported by specialist teachers, and our elite sportswomen regularly compete at county and national levels.
Our Sports Scholars enjoy additional opportunities including:
- Summer training schedules and challenges
- Leadership in their area of talent
We celebrate our sporting successes, with popular annual events including our Dance Display, Gym Display and Sports Award Dinner.
A choice of lunchtime and after-school extra-curricular clubs enable girls to pursue their talents and interests. We also run holiday training camps in rowing, netball and hockey.
Clubs typically include:
- athletics
- aerobics
- badminton
- basketball
- boxercise
- dance
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- football
- multi-gym
- gymnastics
- handball
- hockey
- kwik cricket
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- pop lacrosse
- netball
- rounders
- rowing
- self-defence
- tennis
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- table tennis
- touch rugby
- volleyball
- yoga
- Zumba
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Competitive fixtures
We field sports teams in each year group, competing with great success against local schools, and in district and county championships. This includes:
Sport in the Curriculum
Girls keen to develop their academic understanding of sport can study our GCSE PE Short Course, before progressing to our A Level in Physical Education.
We are also pleased to offer GCSE Dance from September 2022 as an additional qualification.
Our approach
Our 'Sport for All' ethos ensures that all girls can participate. From joining an extra-curricular club, to participating in competitive sport, or simply finding a physical activity they enjoy, student participation in sport reflects individual abilities and choices.
This approach is underpinned by research by UK charity, Women in Sport, Reframing Sport, which highlights the critical relationship between sport and self-worth, confidence and body image. The positive impact of our ‘Sport for All’ policy is evident in our recent student survey results:
- 88% of St Mary’s girls enjoy PE versus 49% in Reframing Sport
- 97% of St Mary’s girls believe exercise is important versus 56% in Reframing Sport
Sporting successes