Sport and Extracurricular Activities
Ormiston Bushfield Academy wants all its students to take part in activities and experiences outside of normal academy lessons. There is a vibrant after-school offer with a range of activities and sports.
As well as traditional sports such as football, rugby, netball and athletics, students can also take part in rowing, mountain biking and other outdoor pursuits. PE staff at OBA also hold coaching qualifications in other sports including trampolining, basketball, tennis, and golf.
Bushfield Sports Centre is the Academy’s sport centre. It has over 10 acres of playing fields including football, rugby and hockey pitches, track and field facilities. There is also an all-weather floodlit pitch and floodlit Astroturf area, tennis courts, gym, sports hall, squash courts, weights room and Planet Pulse fitness studio.
Sports and outdoor pursuits are not the only extracurricular activities on offer at OBA. Other activities include extended learning in a variety of areas including modern languages, ICT, Maths and Science. Students are also able to use the Academy’s new digital media facilities to develop their skills further. This includes a journalism club which makes use of the TV studio, radio studio and Apple Mac suites. A Duke of Edinburgh Award group has also been established with students achieving bronze, silver and gold awards.
Ormiston Bushfield Academy’s girls’ rugby team played, and won, two matches at Twickenham before the RBS Six Nations England v France rugby match on Saturday 23 February. The Academy’s girls’ rugby team was talent-spotted by a Regional Development Coach, who invited the team to play the warm up match before the international game at the home of English rugby. To read more click here
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