Sport

Talbot Heath has fantastic sports facilities including: a heated swimming pool, fitness suite, sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor netball courts, tennis courts, full size astro turf and a generous field used for a variety of sporting events. Through the range of experiences that PE at Talbot Heath offers, pupils learn how to be effective in competitive, creative and challenging situations.

Talbot Heath Swimming Academy
Building on the success of our renowned Tennis Academy, the Swimming Academy, an affiliated club with Swim England, is a leading destination for young female swimmers in the UK. 

Talbot Heath Tennis Academy
The Talbot Heath/West Hants High Performance Tennis Academy is designed to allow girls to combine tennis training and academic education into one integrated curriculum. Pupils are offered places if they show outstanding ability in their sport and pass the entrance examination. Talbot Heath is the number 3 Tennis School for Girls in the UK. 

Our P.E. Curriculum
Our PE department inspires, engages and motivates all pupils to enjoy leading healthy active lifestyles. We provide a broad and balanced curriculum which includes varied sporting opportunities. PE plays an important role in the personal and social development of pupils as well as ensuring they have a chance to play, compete and excel in a multitude of disciplines.

Extra Curricular Sports Clubs
Extra-curricular PE clubs are run to enable pupils to pursue their interest in particular sporting activities or simply to keep active and have fun. There are a variety clubs of across the year including netball, football, fitness, badminton and pickleball, fencing, lacrosse, cross-country, tennis, rounders, cricket and athletics.

Clubs also provide specialised coaching and emphasis is placed on tactics and strategies as well as fitness and game play. Teams compete at local level and often reach County, Regional and National Finals and we are very proud of the sporting successes of pupils who compete Internationally in numerous sports. Sports clubs are detailed 

6th form PE Enrichment
In 6th form pupils engage in a PE enrichment programme in which they opt in to a range of different activities which offer some time away from their academic studies to focusing on their wellbeing and socialising with their peers.  Some examples may include basketball, use of the fitness suite, swimming, wellbeing walks, rounders, tennis or dodgeball.

Sports Leaders Award – Year 12
Pupils have the opportunity to sign up for the Level 3 Sports Leaders Award in year 12. This nationally recognised qualification with 16 UCAS points. It is a great course which develops pupils’ ability to communicate, work as a group and problem solve.