Sport is a fundamental part of Manor House School life with all pupils encouraged to participate in team and individual events. Specialist teaching takes place throughout the school, with pupils developing individual and team skills, self-confidence and a positive attitude towards physical activity and fitness, encouraging and fostering a healthy, active lifestyle.
Sport
ACTIVITIES COVERED
Early Years (Nursery, Kindergarten and Reception Class)
- Physical and spatial awareness
- Movement Skills
- Throwing and kicking skills
- Aiming Skills
- Sports Day Prep
- Sports Day Prep
- Swimming
Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)
- Throwing, Catching and kicking
- Aiming Skills
- Movement Skills
- Spatial awareness skills
- Bat and Ball skills
- Sports Day Prep
- Swimming
Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6)
Skills Lessons
- Gym
- Swimming
- Fitness
- Dance
- Gym
- Trampolining – Year 3-5
- OAA
- Striking and fielding skills
- Athletics
- Tennis
- Sports day prep
- Swimming
- Netball – Year 6
- Hockey – Year 6
- Football – Year 6
- Rugby – Year 6
Invasion Games
- Netball
- Hockey
- Football
- Rugby
- Striking and fielding
USEFUL LINKS AND INFORMATION
SOCS
SOCS is our fully integrated school sports communication system. Fixtures and Team details are listed on SOCS and updated regularly. If you have any questions or feedback or need a reminder of the SOCS password, please email Head of Sport, Mrs Hannah Tauber at htauber@manorhouseschool.org. Instructions for how to download SOCS to your smart devices can be found below.
House Shirts
House Shirts can be purchased via the PE Department or second hand via the Second-Hand Uniform Shop.
PE curriculum
Our Prep School PE curriculum develops students’ physical movement patterns and core skills, as well as working on their special awareness.
Early Years and Key Stage 1 have weekly swimming lessons included in their PE timetable, whilst Key Stage 2 enjoy one PE lesson each week, in addition to their two skills lessons across a breadth of activities.
Facilities
Facilities at Manor House include our own heated swimming pool, five tennis and netball courts (some of which are flood lit) plus hockey and rounders pitches and a grass athletics track. We also have a hall for indoor fitness training and dance. There are training sessions each day during the lunchtime long breaks as well as timetabled lessons of up to three hours per week, including one games lesson and up to two skills lessons.
Being part of the Effingham Schools Trust means we have access to Sporting facilities at St Teresa’s and Cranmore including an Astro, indoor swimming pools, squash courts and fitness suite.
Extra-curricular activities
Our extra-curricular activities include our Tennis Academy, taekwondo, netball, hockey, rounders, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, cross country, rugby, swimming, badminton, yoga and dance.
Competitions
We play competitive matches in sports against a wide variety of local schools and compete successfully in district and county championships. We also organise inter-house competitions in cross country, netball, hockey and rounders in addition to school sports days and swimming galas.
