Sport
Sport is an integral part of academy life at Malcolm Arnold Academy which is shown by our extensive sports enrichment programme.
Here at Malcolm Arnold Academy we pride ourselves on offering sporting opportunities for all our pupils, from participation through to performance. As an Academy we offer all our students to opportunity to engage in sport and physical activity, not only in PE lessons, but by taking part in over 15 annual house competitions, attending lunch time and after school clubs or representing the Academy in one of the 200+ fixtures we deliver each academic year. On top of this we support the students and teams who wish to take their talent further by competing in National Cups and English Schools Championships and encouraging pupils to join a club outside of school.
As part of the David Ross Education Trust we also access some once in a lifetime opportunities. Our students have been coached by Olympic Champions, been part of master classes with Cricket legends Shane Warne and Alastair Cook, attended the Commonwealth Games, been part of Team GB and performed in front of Lord Coe, Colin Jackson and Lawrence Dallaglio, to name a few opportunities. On top of this we compete at our Trust wide events including the Winter, Summer and Spring Cups each year, have students selected for the Trust All Star teams and run a sports leadership programme.
Since 2022, we have developed a new partnership with Northampton Saints to help drive our Rugby programme. This gives our students in all years the opportunity to be coached by expert coaches, compete at a higher level and develop their skills. We compete in both county and national competitions for rugby, and have a number of students on the Saints DPP pathway.
This Year we have also developed a new partnership with Northampton Hockey Club as part of our Hockey Development Programme, where our students in year 7-11 have the opportunity to take part in expert coaching each week, as well as representing the school in both local and county fixtures.
As part of the David Ross Education Trust, we also provide students with the opportunity to perform at elite levels, representing the trust as part of the all-stars programme in netball & rugby. We also take part in numerous development days across the academic year for a variety of sports where students have the opportunity to develop their sporting potential, working alongside other elite performers and being coached by experts. The David Ross Education Trust also offers football tours open to all students with this years being held in Paris!
All this is part of life at Malcolm Arnold Academy where we look to provide your child with an exceptional sporting experience by empowering them to become the best version of themselves.
"The extra-curricular programme is rich and diverse." - (Ofsted November 2023)
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Introduction to Sport at Malcolm Arnold Academy
Sports News
Sports Enrichment Timetable
Elite Player Development Programme
DRET Winter Cup 2024
The David Ross Education Trusts annual Winter cup is held at the University of Nottingham with over 1,200 students accessing their world class sports facilities for a truly Inspiring day in which year 7-13 students will compete in Football & Netball with the hope to be crowned Winter Cup Champions.
DRET Rowing Cup 2024
The David Ross Education trust holds an annual rowing cup at Grantham meres leisure centre where all DRET secondary schools compete for the title. This year our Malcolm Arnold Academy students placed second in the competition.
Titans League
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Sports Facilities
- 3G Floodlit Astroturf
- Sports Hall
- Fitness Suite
- Dance Studio
- Hockey Cage
- 3 Netball Courts
- Rugby Pitch
- Two Full Sized Grass Football Pitches
- One 9 a side Grass Football Pitch
