BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Our outstanding reputation for football for both girls and boys is known across the North West and beyond. We regularly compete in tournaments including the ISFA, ESFA, and County Cup competitions. Our football programme begins with pre-season training over the summer, preparing players for a packed fixture calendar. We enjoy strong links with local clubs such as Stockport County and Manchester City, where some of our students also play.
CHS netball is firmly established on the national stage and our programme has seen remarkable success in recent years, including multiple national titles and regular appearances at the Sisters in Sport National Finals. Our U16 team were crowned England Netball National Champions 2026. Across all age groups, students benefit from a high-quality coaching environment, with opportunities to compete at county, regional and national level. We maintain strong links with leading clubs, including Manchester Thunder, supporting players as they progress within the sport.
Our teams regularly achieve success in prestigious competitions including the Cheshire Cup, the School Sports Magazine National Cup and the National Schools Cup. In addition to a full programme of Saturday fixtures, students benefit from midweek friendlies against strong local schools, giving players regular competitive experience across all year groups. We are proud of our strong links with local clubs including Sale Sharks.
Both our girls’ and boys’ teams compete in local and national competitions, with several students gaining county-level selection and beyond. We are proud to have been named one of the Top 100 cricketing schools in the country, a reflection of our high-quality facilities, coaching and inclusive ethos. Cricket is led by former Lancashire cricketer and students benefit from structured coaching, year-round training in our indoor nets and matches on our beautiful pitches. We enjoy strong links with local and national clubs, including Lancashire CCC.
Teams of all ability levels have the opportunity to play on a strong school programme of fixtures. Coached by an England Hockey Performance Coach, the sport at CHS champions commitment, co-operation,and deep-rooted Waconian values of resilience, leadership and mutual respect.
Our indoor swimming pool hosts both curriculum and competitive swimming, with students representing the school at local and regional galas, and individual swimmers achieving national qualifying times.
Other popular sports include tennis, yoga, orienteering, climbing with students playing at club and elite levels as well as for pleasure.
Sport FAQs
Structure: Mixed-ability groups sampling a wide variety of sports.
Activities: Athletics, Cricket, Dance, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, HRF (Health-Related Fitness), Netball, Swimming, Rugby, Tennis.
PE: Athletics, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Parkour. Girls: Dance | Boys: HRF.
Games: Split into Competitive (school teams) and Recreational pathways.
Boys: Rugby, Football, Cricket, Badminton, Hockey.
Girls: Hockey, Netball, Football, Cricket, Badminton, HRF.
PE: Athletics, Badminton, Tennis, HRF, Aquatics (Lifesaving/Synchro/Water Polo). Girls: Dance | Boys: Table Tennis.
Games: Ability-set for major teams. Recreational streams rotate through:
Boys: Flag Football, Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Volleyball.
Girls: Cricket, Football, Handball, Netball, Table Tennis, Volleyball.
PE: Badminton, Handball, HRF, Table Tennis, Tennis. Girls: Rounders | Boys: Rounders/Softball.
Games: Ability-set for major teams. Recreational streams rotate through:
Boys: Flag Football, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Volleyball.
Girls: Cricket/Rounders, Lacrosse, Netball, Trampolining, Volleyball, Zumba/Yoga.
PE Blocks: Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton/Trampolining, HRF/Table Tennis. Summer: Rounders, Softball, or Tennis.
Games: Full pupil choice via half-termly options (Team players prioritise their competitive season).
Options Include: 15 recreational and team sports from Rugby and Netball to Multi-Gym, Squash, and Zumba.
Structure: Dedicated Wednesday afternoon sports session.
Pathways:
Team Athletes: Fixtures and training blocks.
Recreational: Options include Badminton, Basketball, Multi-Gym, Social Football, Squash, Table Tennis, Zumba, and Junior School Swimming Leadership.
See the co-curricular timetable for this half term to give a flavour of what is on offer every week. The timetable is altered each half term to accommodate the change in light when the clocks change, and also the change in season with the switch from rugby to football to cricket for the boys.
The aim is to provide an opportunity for every pupil to engage in a physical activity, from the Team Sport players, to those who wish to try something more recreational, such as Zumba or Yoga. Some activities are only available for a single half term as they are run by external coaches, or may be introductory taster sessions from a local club.
The Head of Learning Support works closely with Heads of Year and Heads of School to analyse student progress after each data entry point during the school year.
Co-Curricular Activities:
Year 7 Co-Curricular
Year 8 Co-Curricular
Year 9 Co-Curricular
Year 10 Co-Curricular
Year 11 Co-Curricular
Year 12 Co-Curricular
Year 13 Co-Curricular
To represent the School, pupils simply need to regularly attend the co-curricular practices available and they are then making themselves available for selection onto a team appropriate for their level of ability.
We do not hold ‘trials’ in any of our sports. Pupils may begin attending co-curricular practices at any point during the school year, and provided they are committed, then they can potentially be selected.
Every pupil who attends regularly will represent School at some point throughout the year. We have A-D teams in most of our major sports to cater for all levels of ability.
Athletics, badminton, cricket, cross-country, equestrian, football, golf, handball, hockey, netball, orienteering, rounders, rugby, swimming, tennis.
We play fixtures every Saturday morning either at CHS or away and we can travel as far as Leeds, Bradford and Blackpool.
For the boys, Autumn term is for rugby, Spring term is for football and Summer term is for cricket.
The girls play hockey and netball concurrently from September to Easter with netball and hockey typically every weekend.
The staff determine which sport has priority each weekend so pupils who play both sports are not put into a position where they have to choose.
The priority sport usually has the more difficult opposition and will therefore field A and B teams across all age groups, and the non-priority sport will usually play weaker opposition as an opportunity to play B, C and D teams and may not play every year group. In addition, some fixtures, including cup fixtures, league fixtures and additional friendlies are sometimes held mid-week.
Girls football is now primarily played throughout the Autumn and Spring term with league and cup fixtures mostly occurring mid-week although local and national finals run into the Summer Term. Girls cricket is played mid week and Saturday’s in the Summer Term.
We have a very well-established House system which caters for all pupils to be involved in lots of different activities across all subjects in order to win points for their House.
For sport, this includes inter-house badminton, netball, hockey, football, cricket and cross-country which are typically run either at lunchtime or after school.
