Sports Scholarships are available in the following areas: Cricket, Football, Gymnastics, Hockey, Netball, Skiing and Tennis. Candidates are welcome to submit applications for more than one sport should they wish. An individual portfolio must be provided for each application.
Minimum criteria for eligibility for Sports Scholarship applications:
- Cricket: Currently training and competing at Club level for at least a year
- Football: Candidates must be an outstanding ‘A’ team player or equivalent in their current school setting and an excellent club level performer.
- Gymnastics: Currently training in a competitive squad at an external gymnastics club for a minimum of one year and competing to regional level as a minimum requirement.
- Hockey: Candidates must have been playing Club Hockey for at least a year
- Netball: Must be playing for, or on the waiting list for a Junior Club, or talent-spotted by a Surbiton High School member of staff
- Skiing: In order to apply for a Skiing Scholarship, candidates must be a member of a recognised - - - Ski Race Club with previous race experience.
- Tennis: Players will be heavily involved in a club programme, ideally at a County or Regional Performance development centre and have a strong National Ranking for their respective age groups
Further to this, you will be required to provide the following information for these specific sports:
Cricket:
Video footage of your daughter training or competing. The video must include performances of batting, bowling and fielding skills *
Gymnastics:
- Two gymnastic-related references, one of which must be from your daughter’s current Gymnastics Club
- Video footage of your daughter training or competing *
Skiing:
Video footage of your daughter training/competing, include technical skiing and skiing gates *
Tennis:
- British Tennis Member number
- LTA rating/ranking
- Details of LTA National Talent ID days, County, Regional or National training camp invites or County Cup invites
- Details of your daughter’s regular training schedule
- Referee name, role, club
- Name of club your daughter trains with and her primary coach
* Video footage supplied via WeTransfer www.wetransfer.com to admissions@surbitonhigh.com, with the file saved as your daughter’s name and Scholarship discipline.
Portfolio:
If you feel that your daughter meets the relevant criteria, the next stage is to complete an application and submit references and/or a portfolio, including an up-to-date photo and as much information as possible. This can include information such as:
- School level representation, competitions competed and place achieved at Club level or representative level
- Amount of training, ranking or awards gained
- Referee name, role, club, email address and contact phone number for reference request if shortlisted. (Gymnastics requires 2 referees, one of which must be the current gymnastics club)
- Name of Club your daughter represents and contact details for her Coach
- Sporting achievements relevant to your daughter’s sport application
- Further information on any extra-curricular competitive sports that your daughter participates in
- The position your daughter plays for her team sport (where relevant).
Shortlisting and Assessment
The Heads of Sport review each portfolio and, if required, will visit during school or Club level competitions to see your daughter in action. All coaches/PE teachers of shortlisted candidates will be sent a reference request link to complete – please ensure you provide accurate contact details and a valid email address of the referees in your application. Shortlisted applicants are invited to attend an assessment session. Further information about the assessment will be sent out nearer the time. Pupils may be asked to complete stamina and skill-based tests in isolation or in small competitive situations, and engage in normal game play. Surbiton High Staff will interact with pupils on a one-to-one basis, but a formal interview will not be conducted.