The Sport Report – Spring 2025

The Spring term saw the conclusion of winter sports and there was certainly lots to celebrate, with a national title for the U16s netball team, lacrosse, hockey and badminton national finals, football wins and a WGS first in orienteering.

Netball

The U12A side performed brilliantly at the county tournament this term. They finished top of their group, earning them a spot in the semi-final. After what was a tough game, they finished in joint third. They also reached the finals of the Manchester Schools Knock-Out.

U12B won the Manchester Schools final, held here at Withington at the end of March. They faced St Bede’s and demonstrated a super strong defence and wonderful shooting. The final result was 30-13.

The U13 team are through to the finals of the Manchester Schools Knock-Out in May.

The U14s also reached the finals of the Manchester Schools Knock-Out, and at their county tournament, they finished third in their group. They narrowly missed out on the semi-final on goal difference.

U15 A picked up silver medals in their county tournament. They played fantastically well to reach the final which was a close fought fixture with a 8-13 finish. They made it to the fourth round of the Sisters n Sport championship. U15B finished third in the Manchester Schools League.

Our U16s are twice national finalists! They were crowned champions in the Sisters n Sport tournament. They won the final 31-17 after beating the U16 England Netball National Champions, Putney High School, in the semi-final.

Lacrosse

National Schools 

Our U19s finished as a top eight team at the England Lacrosse National Schools Finals in March. The team took eventual championships winners to extra time in the quarter-final in what was a thrilling game.

Our U14s played just a few days later and progressed to the round of 16 after finishing second in their group. They faced a talented Queen Anne’s team and fought hard, but the game ended in a 4-2 loss. A fantastic experience to be at a National Championships and finish in the top 16 in the UK.

North Schools

Four WGS sides competed in the North Schools Tournament in March. Our U15s came away with a second place finish, U14 and U12 both finished third in their age group and the U13s had a difficult draw but won three of seven games.

Football

Both our U13s and U15s won their respective Manchester Schools Inspire league and made the
quarter-finals of the Greater Manchester Cup.

Hockey

The U14 side finished third in the county tournament and played in the Independent Schools Hockey Competitions (ISHC) in Nottingham during the final week of term. After two days of hockey, they came
away with six wins, three draws and three losses.

Badminton

At the Manchester Schools Singles Competition, three of our four players picked up silverware, with an all-Withington final in the KS3 competition. In the county round of the National School Championships, our U14s finished second overall and the U16s progressed through to the regional finals where they finished a close second.

Equestrian

Izzy (Year 12) and Melissa (Year 9) have both been successful within the Team GB dressage programme. Melissa has been named on the long list for U21 British dressage and awaits further selection, whilst Izzy has competed for Great Britain at an international competition earlier this year.

Orienteering

In a Withington first, a group of Year 7 students experienced orienteering at Alexandra Park before half term. Everyone enjoyed putting the skills learned at Orienteering Club into practice as well as using some new technology. Well done all!