Category: Sport

14th March 22

Ballard School’s Under 15 boys’ hockey team were crowned National champions at the Independent Schools Association (ISA) National hockey finals at Lee Valley Olympic Park in London, recently. The boys came top in their group, winning three games and drawing one, only letting one goal in. They went on to beat St Edwards Cheltenham in…

14th February 22

Congratulations to our Girls and Boys’ U15 Hockey teams for their performances at the Independent Schools Association (ISA) National hockey finals this week at Lee Valley Olympic Park in London. The boys won the competition and are National champions after winning their group, beating St Edwards Cheltenham in the semis and then beating LVS Ascot…

18th December 20

Ballard has been recognised by the nationwide scheme that aims to make football mainstream for girls in schools, as it is for boys. Through this initiative, the FA is working towards a goal of giving every girl equal access to the sport in school games lessons by 2024. The FA partnership initiative includes extended training…

29th June 20

Virtual Olympics a success for sports-loving Ballard School The Tokyo Olympics may be on hold – but the community at Ballard hasn’t let lockdown hold them back – they came together to enjoy athletic and sporting endeavours with their own Virtual Olympic games. From the youngest pupils in Reception, to the teenagers at the top…

25th February 20

Carla Rudkin-Guilleme (Year 8) has had an exceptional week; she has been selected onto both the English Karate Federation’s England Kata Squad and England Kumite Squad following two gruelling eight-hour training sessions. In addition to this outstanding achievement, Carla won two gold medals and is now the Berlin International Open Kata Champion at U14yrs and…

25th November 19

Ballard’s U16 Girls’ Hockey team are the Investec Tier 3 Hockey Southern Counties Champions. Ballard came top of their group winning 2-0 vs. Aylesbury, 1-0 vs Cokethorpe (Oxfordshire), 2-0 vs  Croydon High, drawing 0-0 with Holme Grange (Wokingham) and only loosing 1-0 to St Benedicts (London). A jubilant team got changed and were on the…

15th October 19

Ballard Sailing had yet another success recently; our crew made up of Year 9 and Year 10 girls won the prestigious Glenlee trophy at the annual UK Sail Training Association’s ‘Small Ships Race’ in Cowes, with overall line honours for the first boat to finish. They also came first in Class D; an impressive performance…

10th June 19

Ballard School’s top sportsmen and women achieved great success at the ISA London West Athletics on Wednesday 5th June, winning 23 medals, 4 championship regional records and upholding their gold position in the Girls’ Relay for a 4th consecutive year. Held at Thames Valley Athletics Centre, the competition saw students from across the West London…