Our games sessions are firmly based on developing a wide range of skills, increased knowledge of a sport and inclusion.

Our major sports are rugby, football, cricket and netball. We also run an extensive programme in many other sports including tennis, hockey, swimming, volleyball, High 5 netball and skiing.

Competitive fixtures are played against other schools in all sports. The Roche School teams are very successful in this area and we place equal value and emphasis on teaching the students who play in lower teams as well as challenging our most successful and talented pupils. We adjust our teams regularly in block fixtures with similar schools in order to maximise the number of children taking part and to ensure that these fixtures are evenly matched. We also compete in large inter-school weekend sporting competitions where we have been hugely successful. Within the school, we hold house competitions in all the major sports, and all boys and girls are given the opportunity to represent their school throughout their school career.

Through Games lessons we aim to foster within the students an understanding of the benefits of exercise and how it links to a healthy life-style. We are fortunate to have the use of two off-site venues, and three on-site venues including an outdoor area, a sports hall and a gymnastics and dance studio.

Lower School: In Key Stage 1, pupils take part in multi-skill based lessons to develop the fundamentals of movement, which include travelling, stabilising and object control skills. Pupils  gaining experience in invasion games and sport based skills.  They practise striking/fielding and net and wall games. In Year 2 , they play games such as tag rugby,  football, netball, cricket and rounders.

Upper School : From Year 3 upwards, children play three, one hour games lessons per week. Pupils begin to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding within specific sports. They are assessed  on ability, effort and attitude and put into groups accordingly. These groupings allow pupils to be challenged within their sporting ability and take part with similar ability pupils. They continue to develop their skills in  games such as tag rugby, football, netball, cricket, rounders and tennis. Contact rugby is introduced in Years 4, 5 and 6. 

“The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self improvement, about being better than you were the day before. ” – Steve Young.