The Sports MasterPlan has facilitated major investment in sporting facilities in recent years. Its vision is to develop sport at top competitive levels whilst catering for a range of sports and leisure activities at all levels.
Opened in September 2020, the Oundle School Sports Centre is the flagship of the Sports MasterPlan. It is central to the expansion of the sports programme, and offers pupils a wide range of both sport and leisure-based facilities and activities.
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At Oundle, sport is a cornerstone of everyday life, reflecting our commitment for every pupil to participate and have a positive experience of sport. For some, this will be the experience of being part of a team and representing Oundle or their House in a sport that really matters to them. For others, it will be in reaching an elite level of competition, representing school, club, county, region and country before moving on to a sporting career.
The Oundle School Sports Centre, together with its expansive grounds, provide a hub of health, fitness, and sporting excellence. Our state-of-the-art facilities are not only a foundation for our pupils’ physical education but also welcome the community, providing access to facilities lettings, memberships, swim schools, clubs, and holiday camps to the local families, schools and clubs.
Our exceptional facilities include a superbly-equipped 70 station fitness suite, four floodlit Astroturf pitches, three indoor and six designated outdoor netball courts along with fourteen additional outdoor courts, dual use with tennis during the summer, a Tartan athletics track and a 50m swimming pool with a moveable floor and submersible boom.
Rugby pitches
Designated indoor and outdoor netball courts, respectively
Squash Courts
50m swimming pool with moveable floor and submersible boom
Cricket squares
Floodlit Astroturf pitches
Tartan Athletics Track
Station state-of-the-art fitness suite within Oundle School Sports Centre
Fives courts
Sports Hall
Fitness Suite
Sports Hall
Fitness Suite
Swimming Pool
Fitness Suite
Exercise Studio
Sports Hall
Fitness Suite
50m swimming pool
8 court hall
Retractable bleacher seating
Fitness suite
Dance studio
3 multi-purpose studios
Reception and café
Multiple changing facilities
Teams participating in different sports each year
Fixtures taking place across the academic year
Individual sporting performances each year
Girls’ football, cricket and rugby teams
We place great value on both our Sport Scholarship scheme and Dedicated Athlete Programme which help develop and motivate all those who show the necessary potential, ambition and dedication. We expect our Sport Scholars to be role models and leaders and they, in turn, can expect first-class coaching, mentoring and access to outstanding facilities.
The School has formal links with Northampton Saints (Rugby) and Loughborough Lightning (Netball) and the last year has seen pupil representation at regional and national level for cricket, badminton, rugby, tennis, show jumping, hockey and netball.
Oundle has played a fundamental role in my development as an athlete and has offered me an expansive support network for all the demands of top level sport.
Sophie Watts, Sport Scholar