Wellington is renowned as being one of the strongest sporting schools in the UK but our ethos is equally focused on inclusion and participation, with all pupils regularly taking part in sporting and physical activities on a weekly basis.
We want all pupils to experience a sports programme that provides the opportunity to be exposed to a culture of sport and physical activity that drives a motivation to participate in sport for life, in addition to being challenged and supported where appropriate to perform to their highest capacity possible. We believe sport has the ability to support the meaningful development of life skills, and thus supports the college’s aims of developing a holistic model of education.
Sporting Aims
At Wellington our aim is to provide a sports programme that is based on engagement, enjoyment, development and positive outcomes for all. We believe in the development of the whole individual, the fostering of an active lifestyle and the promotion of a lifetime investment in sport and physical activity. Our sports programme aims to make a substantial positive contribution to a wide range of areas in pupils’ lives, such as; physical health and literacy, mental health and wellbeing, individual development and performance capacity and a lifetime investment in physical activity.
What sport looks like at Wellington
Wellington runs a wide range of Sports but does have a number of Priority sports, which are largely team sports, that we have a high capacity to provide in, a long or fast developing tradition of playing and strong fixture cards, including; Cricket, Football, Golf, Hockey, Netball, Racquet Sports (inc. Rackets and Tennis) and Rugby.
Pupils have to take part in sport three times a week (A teams/Performance pupils may have some additional training times too).
Those pupils identified as having high potential (Sports Scholars) are supported through the Aspirational Athlete Programme.
All pupils are given the opportunity to experience competitive sport through the sports program and the Interhouse Sports program supports this need too.
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Success for our U16A Boys Rugby Team at the All England 7s Tournament
To support the opportunities we provide to all pupils at Wellington, we are lucky to have some magnificent sports facilities within our 400-acre campus. The provision for sport at Wellington College is truly second to none.
These facilities include:
2 floodlit AstroTurf pitches (a third being developed)
