Sport is integral to life at Upton and we are committed to providing a broad, enriching and enjoyable curriculum that engages children across a variety of sports. We continually employ the best sports staff to sustain the highest level of teaching possible.  

Upton’s values focus on sportsmanship – team spirit is crucial to all sports, learning to respect opponents and embracing the values of fair play. Upton provides children with the opportunity for healthy competition, learning to participate in fixtures in a sporting manner, understanding that winning and losing is part of sport and is crucial for their growth as children. Upton also values the enjoyment and benefits to individuals personal development that sport can bring.

Our comprehensive programme of sports allows every child to navigate their own route in their sporting development, either finding a sport that they excel in or simply trying multiple sports to nurture their talent. 

Each week children from Transition to Form 6 receive a minimum of 1.5 hours of PE lessons complimented by a further minimum of 1 hour games afternoon for Pre-Prep and an additional 1.5 hours of training or fixtures for Prep children. Little Upton Nursery receive 1 hour of PE per week. PE lessons provide the opportunity for skill development and learning techniques while training/fixtures provide the game-based elements of sport, either in-house or externally. The PE lessons are practical, fun and inclusive and Upton is highly competitive and consistently performs well. Upton fosters a culture of confidence and competence in physical literacy throughout all PE lessons. Through bespoke movement lessons children will learn the fundamentals of moving properly to underpin all further sporting endeavours. Promoting well-being through leading healthy lifestyles.

Please see our facilities page to see the fabulous sporting facilities we have here at Upton.

Curriculum and Timetabling

Sport plays an integral part to life at Upton and we value the importance of keeping pupils fit and healthy. Every day our children have the opportunity to take part in a PE activity led by specialist teachers or coaches and each year group has a dedicated afternoon games lesson at the York Club (Windsor Great Park) for various sporting events and fixtures against other schools. Upton operates a “sport for all” philosophy where every child has the opportunity to represent the school in fixtures, while still displaying a winning mentality and providing opportunities for stretch and challenge for those more able.

In addition to inter-house competitions in netball, football and cricket, we play fixtures against other schools in all of these sports. Upton also takes part in numerous swim galas, biathlons and cross-country events.  We stream our sports day events from York club to parents not able to join and close family and friends.

Dance is also very important at Upton. We are delighted to have Megan Rhodes as our Head of Dance. Megan is a qualified teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance and acrobatic Arts where she regularly enters students for their examinations with successful 100% pass rate

Swimming

Swimming is also very important. Each class from Pre-Prep through to Prep swims once a week and the school have a swim squad that trains two mornings per week to prepare for galas and competitions. Swim lessons and swim squads are taught by Upton’s dedicated team of swim teachers

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Extra-Curricular

Before and after school, and lunchtime clubs include running, netball, football, rugby, cricket, gymnastics, dance, acro, ballet, judo, tennis, basketball and fencing which offer our pupils even more sporting opportunity throughout the week. Please follow the link to the Extra-Curricular page.

SOCS

We use SOCS as our sport communications platform. SOCS is used for all sporting communications, including details about fixtures, team sheets as well as house tournaments such as football and netball.

Link to SOCS Website - Upton House School | Sports Home

Recent Successes

IAPS Regional Competition Hockey Quarter-Finalists (Plate Competition) (2022)

IAPS Regional Competition Netball Quarter-Finalists (Cup Competition) (2023)

IAPS National Chess Gold & Silver Medallists (2022 & 2023)

IAPS National Swimming Silver Medallists (10th placed relay finish nationally – 2022 / Individual bronze medallist 2023)

IAPS National Football Bronze Medallists (2023)

IAPS National Judo Champions (2023 & 2024)

Summerfields Prep Schools Football Festival Winners (2024)

Our aim is for every child to leave the school with as broad a knowledge as possible, having enjoyed playing sport and with a desire to continue their sporting journey beyond Upton.