Bute House School

All pupils have access to the age-appropriate Physical Education curriculum as part of their normal school day. They are also encouraged to take part in the wide variety of extra-curricular activities on offer in order to develop their interests and to achieve their full potential. Bute House is very fortunate to have all its sports facilities on site.

Each class has four lessons of PE a week taught mainly by specialist teachers. The girls are taught a variety of the following activities according to their ages: games skills, netball, tennis, lacrosse, gym, dance, rounders, athletics and swimming. Only through enjoyment of the subject will they learn new skills and have a desire to do more. The girls develop their fitness and co-ordination in games and gymnastics, experience team sports and become competent swimmers (an essential life preserving skill). Through team sports they experience competition, learn to cope with winning and losing and understand the importance of cooperation and working together as a team.

Individual profiles are kept on each child to monitor her development, skills, knowledge and understanding throughout the school.

At Bute House we are lucky to have team teaching  in all swimming and games lessons. This allows us to stretch the able children and also give close attention to those who find activities and skills difficult to master, as the girls are usually given instruction in groups of ten.

There are sports clubs every day. These include gymnastics, football, touch rugby, cricket, badminton, dance aerobics, tennis, swimming and cross country. There are also team practices for selected girls in the following: gymnastics, netball, swimming, cross country, tennis and football. There are regular sports fixtures against local schools and Bute House also takes part in many local and national competitions with great success.

Sports Achievements

2011-2012

Netball

• U11A team - IAPS National Champions
• U10 team – winners of the Bute House Tournament

Gymnastics

• U11 Squad – National Finalists in the British Schools Floor and Vault and the Carita House Championships
• U10 Squad – 4th in the GISCA National Finals
• Represented Hammersmith and Fulham in the London Youth Games

Swimming

• U11 Team – National Finalists in the IAPS and English Schools Championships
• Runners Up in the London League and London Schools Championships

Cross Country

• Bute House was the winner of the U11 and U10 Thames Harrier Cross Country Team Championships with Charlotte Buckley setting a new course record.

Cricket

• Winners of the Mason Cup at Lord’s

Athletics

• Nicole Borgers National IAPS Shot Putt Champion. Charlotte Buckley runner up in the 1500 meter National Finals.
• Runners Up in the London Prep Schools Athletics Championships

2010-2011

Netball

• The U11 team won a Regional Round of the IAPS tournament in which 48 schools took part and then were placed 4th at the National Finals.
• The U10 team won the St Georges Tournament and the Bute House tournament.

Cross Country

• Bute House was the winner of the U11 and U10 Thames Harrier Cross Country Team Championships.
• Bute House won the Ealing Borough Cross Country Championships.
• At the Falkner House Cross Country Championships Bute House were placed 2nd over- all with the Year 4 team winning their age group competition.
• At the Headington Cross Country Bute House were placed third in the competition.

Athletics

• Bute House won the Falkner House Athletics Championships.
• Bute House qualified for the IAPS National Championships in the 200metres.

Gymnastics

• Bute House represented Hammersmith and Fulham in the London Youth Games and finished 6th in the competition.
• Bute House were placed third in the Carita House Floor and Vault Championships.
• Bute House U9 team won sliver in the GISCA 2 piece competition.

Swimming

• The U9  and U10 teams won the St Teresa Swimming Gala.
• Bute House won the Heath field St Marys Gala.
• Bute House were runners up in the London League.
• The U11 and U10 teams won the London Schools swimming Championships and were National Finalist in the IAPS and English Schools Championships.

2009-2010

Netball

• The U11 team won the North London Collegiate netball Tournament and qualified for the IAPS National Netball Finals.
• The U10 team won the Bute House Netball Tournament.

Football

• Bute House was runner up in the Orchard House Football Tournament.

Cross Country

• Bute House was the winner of the U11 and U10 Thames Harrier Cross Country Team Championships with Eve Goodhart setting a new course record.
• Bute House won the Ealing Borough Cross Country Championships.

Athletics

• Bute House won the Falkner House Athletics Championships.

Gymnastics

• Bute House represented Hammersnith and Fulham in the London Youth games.

Swimming

• Bute House was the over - all winner of the Heathfield St Marys Gala.
• Bute House qualified for the IAPS and English Schools National Finals.