In the process, they develop their skills and confidence, both within curriculum lessons and through the outstanding extra-curricular provision.
Junior pupils participate in netball, pop lacrosse, hockey, football, swimming, indoor athletics, cross-country, gymnastics, dance, trampolining, tag rugby, basketball, athletics, tennis, rounders and cricket.
All pupils are encouraged to be the best that they can be, whatever their ability, and to have fun whilst learning how to be part of a bigger team.
There are lots of opportunities to take part in inter-school fixtures and competitions and our pupils join in with enthusiasm, determination and a sense of fair-play. Our teams have achieved considerable success in recent years in netball, rounders, cross-country, pop lacrosse, football and tennis.
Withington has been awarded the title of Northwest Independent School of the Year for Academic Excellence.
Withington is positioned 39th across all schools in the UK, both state and independent, and top in the North West. We are ranked 35th of all independent schools in the UK.