Fitzalan High School - Facilities

Facilities

• A £300,000 refurbishment of the school's 20 metre swimming pool, and named the Peter Perkin’s Swimming Pool in memory of the former chair of governors. It was officially opened in March 2009. Facilities are also open to the local community after school hours. As part of the joint venture between the Sport Wales, Cardiff City Council’s Active Communities team and the school, a disused classroom has also been turned into a fitness suite and multi-gym facility.

• Fitzalan was the first school to install state-of-the-art 5-a-side astro pitches (identical to that of Real Madrid), in partnership with Gôl Football Centres, and a new £600,000 sports hall. The hall has many uses such as Cricket, Football, Basketball, Netball, Tennis, Badminton etc.

• Two new full-sized astro pitches were recently completed, and are located next to the Leckwith Athletic stadium.

• The school introduced a new 5x60 regime -a Sport Wales programme aimed at increasing the number of secondary age pupils taking part in sport or physical activity for 60 minutes, at least five times a week. Pupils of any age can take part after school. The activities include football, netball, basketball, cricket, hockey, dancing etc.