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Physical Education

In addition to its high academic reputation, St. Helen’s is also proud of its strong sporting tradition. The Physical Education Department is an energetic, thriving department committed to offering a broad and well balanced PE curriculum throughout the whole school from Nursery to Year 13. We aim to involve all girls in sport, regardless of ability.

As a department we aim to create a balance between ‘sport for all’ and excellence. Our aim is to ensure that every girl reaches their full potential by promoting fun and enjoyable participation for everybody. We offer an extensive range of activities to meet every interest and are continuously looking to provide new and exciting activities for pupils in all years.  GCSE PE, AS and A2 Level PE are also offered. We hope that the girls will then realise the importance of looking after themselves and keeping fit, both during their years at school and into adult life and the role of sport in a social environment. We also wish to pursue excellence, winning competitions and matches with outstanding teams in a wide range of games and individual disciplines. Sports Tours play an invaluable role in this.

Facilities
Sport plays a large part in the life of a St. Helen’s pupil and we are enormously proud of our outstanding new facilities.

The 25 metre six-lane swimming pool and fully equipped fitness suite were opened in October 2005 by Stephen Parry, and the Sports Hall, Dance Studio and Seminar Room were opened in December 2006 by Roger Black.

The Sports Centre is now a busy and thriving focal point of the school.  The Centre is used by the girls throughout the day for their curriculum lessons and after school for extra-curricular activities, team practices or recreational use. 

We also have two lacrosse pitches, which during the summer term are converted to an athletics track and three rounders pitches.  There are six tennis courts and, during the winter,  five netball courts, along with a senior gymnasium and squash court.

Latest PE News

Phab Netball

On Tuesday 29th March, St. Helen's girls went head to head against Merchant Taylors' boys to play...

Gym & Dance Display

On Wednesday 9th March, parents, friends and staff gathered in St. Helen's Sports Centre to watch...

Year 8 Ski Trip to Austria

On Sunday 20th February, Year 8 girls from St. Helen's set off for Austria to enjoy a half-term ski...

Girls Go Gold

On Wednesday 22nd September, a group of our Year 11 and 12 talented sportswomen attended the Girls...

Open Days
Our next Open Day is our Senior School Open Morning on Wednesday 20th June 2012 between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
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2011 Exam Results

Students at St. Helen's are celebrating an outstanding set of IB, A Level and GCSE results in 2011.
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Girls in Green: A Portrait of St. Helen's

We are delighted to announce that this fascinating book is now available to purchase. With vivid illustrations and compelling narrative, 'Girls in Green' charts the remarkable history of the school and includes lively anecdotes from Old Girls, staff and current pupils.
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