Afternoon of Sport unites Prep Pupils

Last week, Prep pupils from King’s Hawford and King’s St Alban’s came together for a Sports Transition afternoon organised by the Games staff at the Senior School. The event was one of a series that will take place over the next 18 months, all designed to ensure a smooth transition from Prep School to Senior School. These events introduce our Prep School pupils to Senior School teachers and facilities and encourage friendships to develop between the two Prep Schools within the Foundation.

For this session, the girls headed to the Astro at Bishop Perowne for an afternoon of hockey. The afternoon was led by Miss Sanders and Miss Collins. After a comprehensive warm up, the girls were  split into groups to work on specific skills including passing, marking and getting free from an opponent. It was brilliant to welcome members of the 1st VII to the session; they worked with each of the groups, sharing wisdom and knowledge. An important part of the King’s Foundation is the interaction of pupils across the different age groups. Older pupils are always on hand to help guide our younger ones and, in turn, our younger pupils take inspiration from their elders. Events such as these, alongside the Modus Cup, the Superball and the Severn Shield, help build pupil aspirations and solidify the importance of the King’s journey.

The boys’ event was held on the top fields at Slingpool Walk and was led by Foundation Director of Sport, Jonny Mason, and 1st XV Head Coach, Simon Greenall. It was a brilliant afternoon, full of excitement and learning, and a great opportunity for the boys from each Prep School to get to know each other better. The focus of the session was to look at dribbling, passing, shooting and positional awareness in football. All the boys demonstrated fantastic progress throughout the afternoon.

All in all, this was a very successful afternoon of sport for our Year 5 Prep pupils. The Senior School games staff were particularly impressed with the Year 5 cohort and praised the pupils for their excellent attitudes. It is clear that there are some gifted sportsmen and women at our Prep Schools, who will no doubt flourish when they make the move to “Big King’s” in September 2026.