Core Sports

Athletics is one of the core sports throughout the summer term and the programme benefits from extensive support from highly-qualified professional coaches as well as ex-GB athletes. We are incredibly fortunate at Charterhouse to train and compete on our very own tartan athletics track at the Sir Greville Spratt Athletics Stadium by the Northbrook playing fields. We have a number of competitive meets throughout the term for under 19, under 17 and under 15 age groups including both home and away meets with some of the most prestigious athletics school on the circuit. The athletics programme prides itself on being able to support any pupil as a true sport for all abilities and skillsets.

During summer term the School can put out up to 14 teams every Saturday. The boys have access to indoor and outdoor net facilities, with bowling machines, as well as seven pitches during the season. The 1st XI play on Green, a symbolic and beautiful Cricket ground with the backdrop of the School behind. The Peter May Pavilion is an iconic building and adds to the traditional aspect of Charterhouse cricket. All players will be coached by top level coaching on offer from current players and ex-internationals.

Football is as traditional as the buildings at Charterhouse. As one of the biggest football schools in the country, Charterhouse prides itself on the way football is coached, played and enjoyed. The School boasts 22 football teams on any given Saturday. There are a total of 14 pitches and astro pitches on site. Charterhouse 1st XI compete in the ISFA Knockout Cup alongside the U15A team who also take their annual trip to the Gothia Youth Cup in Sweden. The season starts with a trip to the ISFA Sixes followed by high profile fixtures throughout the year against sides such as Eton, Repton, Shrewsbury and the Old Carthusians.

The girls benefit from having coaching from top coaches including outside professionals. They play 7-a-side and 11-a-side with fixtures against Westminster, Bedales and St Catherine's.

Hockey is the core sport for boys in the spring term and the School boasts three Astro pitches. Squads regularly train three times per week and play fixtures on Tuesday and/or Saturday afternoons. As many as 19 teams can be put out regularly in a block fixture. There is also a senior A XI during the winter term who train on Tuesdays and Thursdays and have regular fixtures. The Fourth Form boys are on a rotation programme whereby they sample hockey as a sport during the first half of winter term. 

Hockey is the core game for girls in winter term. Squads regularly train three times per week and play fixtures on Thursday and/or Saturday afternoons. The girls' hockey operate a senior squad who train on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during the winter term. They have regular matches during the term against a competitive circuit which includes Reeds, Lancing College and Christ’s Hospital. They benefit from excellent coaching and play on our superb three Astro pitches.

In the Sixth Form year groups the girls also have the option to play netball during the spring term. There are four squads that have regular fixtures on the local school circuit and is a fully integrated part of the sporting programme. 

Our aim is to encourage boys and girls of all ability levels to develop as tennis players. This is done through regular coaching sessions during the Summer Term, as well as fixtures against other schools. We regularly have 19 teams out training: U14A - D, U15A - D, U16A - D, Senior Boys 1st - 4th VI and Senior Girls 1st - 3rd VI, with additional sides also playing in some of our regular block fixtures against the likes of Eton and Harrow. For those players wishing to play in the higher teams, we enter several national competitions including AEGON Team Tennis, the Independent Schools League and the ISTA Championships.

We are fortune to have 24 courts available during the summer months, with 12 Astro and 12 hard courts which are also floodlit. This enables all pupils the opportunity to play regularly throughout the week. The hard courts are also a permanent feature, so there are opportunities to practice with friends throughout the year.

On the teaching staff, we have a plethora of experience playing and coaching tennis to a high standard. Our Master-in-Charge, Mr Silvester, currently represents Buckinghamshire at senior county level, whilst playing AEGON Team Tennis for Westside LTC and in the FFT Championnat for US Bouguenais in France. He also represents Great Britain in Racketlon, competing regularly on the international stage. He has experience of coaching top level juniors for a number of years and oversees the running of the Charterhouse Tennis Programme. 

The tennis playing pupil population has increased significantly over the last few years – we look forward to welcoming new players who arrive at Charterhouse as tennis continues to grow in popularity.