School Sport
at Bradford Grammar School
Welcome from the Sports Team
‘Sport plays a major part in the curricular and extracurricular life at BGS and is considered an important part of our educational philosophy for the development of the whole individual.’
Director of Sport
Sport
Welcome to Bradford Grammar School’s sports page. Sport is an essential part of life at BGS and, in its many forms, it’s a wonderful enriching and life-changing experience for so many of our children.
My vision is for all students to have the opportunity to develop themselves and be active. At BGS, your child will receive a solid foundation for a healthy life through sports programmes tailored to your child’s needs. They will learn about team spirit and camaraderie, see improved confidence and be supported all the way in their sporting ambitions. In an era of growing concerns about our children’s mental health, the advantages of exercise and teamwork have never been more important in building emotional intelligence and resilience.
It’s an exciting time to take part in BGS sport. Our sporting vision is being delivered against the backdrop of our outstanding new £4m facilities – our new cricket lanes, netball and tennis courts and astro-turfed hockey pitches as well as our all-weather sports barn.
As part of investing in our sports vision, we’re also fortunate to have expert teachers and specialist coaches in athletics, cricket, rowing, hockey, rugby, swimming strength and conditioning, and netball – many with county and national experience. My highly skilled and experienced colleagues enable our students to enjoy achievement at all levels of participation.
Why not come and see our new sports facilities for yourself and meet our inspirational team?
Director of Sport
Bradford Grammar School has a rich background of sporting excellence with Olympians and Team GB team members among its prestigious alumni, from the triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee to swimmer Adrian Moorhouse.
Now, following an investment of £4m, our state-of-the-art new sports facilities provide the perfect environment to nurture sporting stars of the future. At the centre of our development is our flagship sports barn which houses our new netball and tennis courts for all-weather, year-round use in the day and evening. The barn is right next door to our new café area so you can collect a free tea or coffee and watch your children take part in their chosen sport.
Outdoors, we have eight, all-weather, outdoor cricket lanes with artificial surfaces for boys and girls to fine tune their bowling and batting techniques.
BGS also boasts one and a half new hockey AstroTurf pitches to facilitate the school’s growing hockey provision, again for both boys and girls. The facilities sit alongside our two new tennis/netball courts.
While our main sports facilities have seen major investment, we’ve also upgraded existing areas. It includes creating a new strength and conditioning gym for use by our children to support a wide range of sports in the place of our former Junior Gym. Our changing facilities have also enjoyed a facelift and have been reconfigured inside our sports hall.
Our new investment sits alongside our ‘Adrian Moorhouse’ 25m competition, six lane pool – a popular facility where students have the opportunity to expand their swimming skills, from water polo to competitive swimming.
Why not come and see our sports facilities for yourself at one of our Open events? Or to find out how you can hire our facilities contact Ashley Moss [email protected]
Further information
- Find out more information about sports in our Junior School
- Visit our Parent Association page for more information on sporting parent associations
- Find out more about the BGS Tennis Programme
- Find out more about the BGS Swimming Programmes
View our Sports Facilities
Take a look at our renowned sports facilities that include a 25m swimming pool, sports’ pavilion, all-weather pitch, squash, tennis courts and more.
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