The High Performance Athlete programme aims to support students that are performing at county and international level within their specific sports.
The programme looks to support them with balancing their sporting commitments and academic studies. They are given access to mentoring when in Upper School and the school will seek to support them financially with potential funding streams to support them with travel to competitions and purchase of equipment.
We have a group of twenty students that form the High Performance group.
Amy Wall is one member of our High Performance Athlete group and is part of the group through her excellence in Athletics. She is an outstanding long jumper however she also competes in multi events including the Pentathlon. She is currently ranked Number 1 in the UK at her age category for long jump at Under 15 level with a PB of 5.48m. She achieved this jump when competing in Sheffield in March 2020.
She has performed exceptionally well in the Pentathlon as is ranked 26th in the UK and in specific events she is ranked 20th in the UK for High Jump & 9th in the UK for 60m Hurdles.
Unfortunately whilst competing in Sheffield in March, Amy sustained a serious leg injury resulting in a broken tibia. Amy had surgery on the injury and is now on the road to recovery.
Tristan Langer is one member of our High Performance Athlete group and is part of the group through excellence in Football. He is a member of Southampton Football Club’s academy of excellence and is currently in the U13 group. Tristan has been part of the academy from a young age and started at Southampton development centre at 6 years of age.
Tristan plays as a left back. He has competed in a number of international tournaments including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Turkey and USA.
Despite being a left back he enjoys getting forward whenever he can and a highlight was playing in Turkey and scoring a goal in an international setting.
Poppy Shorland is one member of our High Performance Athlete group and is part of the group through her excellence in Dance. She is currently the UKA National Ballroom & Latin Champion. She competes at both National & International area as a solo performer as with her dance partner. She was placed in the Top 50 in the European Championships Junior Open and reached the final of the Stars of the Future Ballroom Open to the World. She has recently acquired a new Dance partner and is working hard to prepare for future competitions.