Sport and Physical Education are of central importance at Warminster School. We believe that competitive team games and individual sporting disciplines both play an essential role in the development of pupils into healthy, well rounded adults.

The Sports Department strives for excellence in terms of individual results and team performance, often identifying talent early through the School's house competitions. Many boys and girls go on to represent the School at county and regional level. Yet at the same time, teachers work hard to ensure that all boys and girls - including those who are not natural sportsmen - have ample opportunities to reach their full potential.

Sport at Warminster School is continually expanding. We have more boys and girls wanting to participate and represent the school. To cater for this we have employed a number of additional specialists, including top level sports coaches in Hockey, Rugby, Netball and Tennis to compliment our full-time PE teachers, Sports Assistants and Director of Sport.

Regular fixtures against other schools are held for both A and B teams at all age levels, either midweek in their games afternoons or on a Saturday.

Warminster School has a full range of modern sports facilities including a newly resurfaced astroturf, a large sports hall catering for 4 badminton courts, five Indoor Cricket nets, an Indoor Netball Court, an Indoor Tennis court and Indoor Hockey with new side boards. There is also a fully equipped fitness studio and a small classroom attached. The recently expanded playing fields has enabled the school to provide 5 rugby pitches, six football pitches, 6 new rounders pitches as well a new grass cricket square for 2009. There is also an artificial cricket pitch and 400m grass athletics track at our Cold Harbour playing fields. For the summer months we have a 20m outdoor swimming pool.

Rugby is the main winter sport for boys at the School and hockey for the girls, with cross-country, badminton and basketball also significant. In the spring term the main boys' sports are hockey and football and netball for the girls. In summer, cricket and tennis are the major sports for the boys, alongside athletics, tennis and swimming for girls'.

This website will only give the reader a flavour of what we do within the PE and Games Department. If at any time you have a question please don't hesitate to contact us on 01985 210117 or contact our Director of Sport Mr Christopher Knight on 01985 224836: cknight@warminsterschool.org.uk

Fixture Maps

To find the main locations of Warminster away matches, please click on the name of the fixture location below for a link to the school.

All Hallows	http://www.allhallows.somerset.sch.uk/	BA4 4SF
Beechen Cliff	http://www.beechencliff.bathnes.sch.uk/	BA2 4RE
Blundell’s	http://www.blundells.org/	EX16 4DN
Bristol Cathedral	http://www.bristolcathedral.bristol.sch.uk/	BS1 5TS
Bruton School for Girls	http://www.brutonschool.co.uk/home.htm	BA10 0NT
Bryanston	http://www.bryanston.co.uk/	DT1 0PX
Chafyn Grove	http://www.chafyngrove.co.uk/	SP1 1LP
Canford School	http://www.canford.com/	BH21 3AD
Clayesmore	http://www.clayesmore.com/	DT11 8LL
Clayesmore Prep	http://www.clayesmore.com/	DT11 8PH
Clifton College	http://www.cliftoncollegeuk.com/	BS8 3JH
Culverhay	http://www.culverhayschool.com/	BA2 2QL
Dauntsey’s	http://www.dauntseys.org/	SN10 4HE
Devizes School	http://www.devizes.wilts.sch.uk/	SN10 3AG
Downside	http://www.downside.co.uk/	BA3 4RJ
Dumpton	http://www.dumpton.com/	BH21 7AF
Hampshire Collegiate School	http://www.hampshirecs.org.uk/	NN14 3DA
Gillingham	http://www.gillingham.dorset.sch.uk/	SP8 4QP
Hazlegrove House	http://www.hazlegrove.co.uk/	BA2 7JA2
Kingdown	http://www.kingdown.wilts.sch.uk/	BA12 9DR
King Edward’s Bath	http://www.kesbath.com/	BA2 6HU
King Edward's Southampton	http://www.kes.hants.sch.uk/	S)15 7UQ
King’s Bruton	http://www.kingsbruton.com/	BA10 0ED
Kingswood School	http://www.kingswood.bath.sch.uk/	BA1 5RJ
Lee Hurst Swan	http://www.leehurstswan.org.uk/	SP1 3BQ
Mark College	http://www.stmarkscollege.co.uk/	CB11 4JD
MCJS	http://www.mcjs.co.uk/	BA2 7HJ
Millfield	http://www.millfield.somerset.sch.uk/	BA16 OYD
Milton Abbey	http://www.miltonabbey.co.uk/welcome.htm	DT11 0BZ
Monkton Combe	http://www.monktoncombeschool.com/	BA2 7HJ
Monkton Combe Prep	http://www.mcjs.co.uk/	BA2 7HJ
Oldfield Bath	http://www.oldfield.bathnes.sch.uk/	BA1 9AB
Perrott Hill	http://www.perrotthill.com/	TA18 7SL
Port Regis	http://www.portregis.com/	SP& 9QA
Prior Park College	http://www.priorparkschools.co.uk/	SN6 6BB
Queen Elizabeth Hospital School	http://www.qehbristol.co.uk/	BS8 1JX
Ralph Allen School	http://www.ralphallen.myzen.co.uk/	BA2 7AD
Rendcombe College	http://www.rendcombcollege.org.uk/	GL7 7HA
Royal High School Bath	http://www.gdst.net/royalhighbath	BA1 5SZ
Ryde Isle of Wight	http://www.rydeschool.org.uk/	PO33 3BE
Sandroyd	http://www.sandroyd.org/Sandroyd/	SP5 5QD
Salisbury Cathedral School	http://www.salisburycathedralschool.com/	SP1 2EQ
Selwood School	http://www.selwood.somerset.sch.uk/	BA11 2EF
Sherborne	http://www.sherborne.org/	DT9 3AP
Sherborne International School	http://www.sherbornr-ic.net/	DT9 4EZ
Sidcot School	http://www.sidcot.org.uk/	BS25 1PD
St Edward’s Cheltenham	http://www.stedwards.co.uk/	GL53 8EY
St John’s College, Southsea	http://www.stjohnscollege.co.uk/	PO5 3QW
Stanbridge Earls	http://www.stanbridgeearls.hants.sch.uk/	SO51 0ZS
Stonar	http://www.stonar.wilts.sch.uk/	SN12 8NT
Wellington School	http://www.wellington-school.org.uk/	TA21 8NT
Wells Cathedral School	http://www.wells-cathedral-school.com/	BA5 2ST
Wellsway School	http://www.wellsway.bathnes.sch.uk/	BS31 1PH
Winchester College	http://www.winchestercollege.org/	SO23 9NA
Wyvern	http://www.wyvern.org.uk/Homepage.htm	BS23 3QP

SPORTS COLOURS AWARDS

Age Groupings

Junior Colours Yr 7 + 8

Intermediate Colours Yr 9 + 10

Senior Colours Yr 11 12 13

Half Colours will be a certificate, Bronze for Juniors, Silver for Inters and Gold for Seniors.

Full Colours will be an enamelled badge Bronze Juniors, Silver Inters, Gold Seniors

Senior Boys will also receive a tie. Next year it will evolve to a new designed tie.

Pupils will have to get half colours first before they can achieve full colours unless in exceptional circumstances. Therefore for e.g. pupils in Yr 7, 9, 11 that have fulfilled the criteria below should be awarded half colours and a certificate. Pupils in Yr 8,10, 12, 13 that have fulfilled the criteria and have achieved half colours the previous year will be awarded full colours and an enamelled badge or tie.

Colours Criteria

1 Ability 1^st Team and above (County etc.)

2. Attendance For Matches, Training sessions etc. 90-100%

3 Effort Full Commitment and effort in games through good and

Bad times. Being proud to wear the Warminster badge

4 Sportsmanship Both on and off the pitch, gracious in defeat

5 Code of Conduct Abide by this on and off the field

Process of Recommendation

The following process will be adhered to:
The Colours Committee shall consist Director of Sport, Head of Girl’s Games and Head of Individual Sports.

The Award of Colours

The Headmaster will the award of colours during the final assembly of term and distribute the ties, certificates and badges signifying the award of full and half colours.