By Roisin O’Dwyer On Sunday the 13th of April, sixty-five enthusiastic netball students, assisted by five amazing teachers, from St Augustine’s Priory left for Paris. This was a fantastic school trip opportunity to play at the International Junior Netball Festival open to female teams of all ability levels at under 12, under 14, under 16 […]
Category Archives: Sports
Clare Balding Inspires Students at St Augustine’s Careers Fair
By Lucia McQuillan-Puccetti On Wednesday, 19th March, St Augustine’s hosted the Careers Fair, providing senior school students with the opportunity to explore a diverse range of career paths, including law, engineering, architecture, medicine, journalism and many more. The event allowed students to engage with professionals working in their fields of interest, offering invaluable insights into […]
Armand Duplantis breaking his 11th World Record for Pole Vaulting
By Mary Dai On the 28th of February, Armand Duplantis broke his own world record – the world record for the men’s pole vault at his first attempt with a 6.27m (20 ft 7 in) at the All Star Perche event in France. Duplantis’ previous record was set back in August in Poland, with a […]
Jake Paul Beats Mike Tyson in a Fight That Left Fans Shaking Their Heads
By Shanay Nijjar On Friday 15th November, Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson in a closely watched boxing match in the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Millions around the world tuned into the fight. The mega event was streamed live on Netflix, highlighting the massive global appeal. The event marked a milestone for Netflix as it […]
Celebrating U16s Hockey Success!
By Phoebe Philips On 14th October 2024, the U16s participated in the tier 3 Middlesex hockey tournament. Our first match was against Ibstock Place, in which we secured a 3-0 win. The goal scorers were Alice Bubb, Edie Howell-Jones and Phoebe Phillips. The opposition provided us with a good challenge. Still, St. Augustine’s came together […]
U-18 Netball Victory
By Shriya Patel On Wednesday 16th of October 2024, Years 12 and 13 joined together to compete in a thrilling game of netball against one of our rival schools, St Benedict’s. Although only travelling a short distance down the road, they returned defeated after losing 16-7 to the incredible St Augustine’s Under-18s. The exciting game […]
St Michael’s Win Fourth Consecutive Sports Day
By Olivia Henry On Monday 24th June 2024, students across the Senior School participated in our annual Sports Day, one of the highlights of the school calendar. Taking place at Perivale athletics track, the day was relished by students of all age groups as they earned points for their houses in a bid to win […]
U16 Hockey Team Crowned London Champions
By Simar Anand and Mahi Patel On Monday 18th March 2024, the Tier 4 Hockey Finals took place between Kingsdale School and St. Augustine’s Priory, with our U16 team winning gold. This was a really eventful match between the two schools, with Kingsdale travelling all the way from Croydon to play. The U16 team, consisting […]
Report: Asian Games 2023
By Simar Anand The Asian games is a continental multi-sport event. Much like the Olympic games, it takes place every four years and involves players from nations from all across Asia. It gathers athletes from 45 countries every time and has more than 450 events. It has become the oldest and most esteemed event on the […]
Sporting Scandal Causes Social Upheaval in Spain
By Olivia Henry On the 20th of August 2023, history was made as the Spanish Women’s National football team won the Women’s World Cup for the first time, beating England by a goal to nil at Stadium Australia in Sydney. However, smiles fell to frowns and victory disintegrated into rage during the post-match awards ceremony […]