With a whole-school games afternoon each week, along with two games lessons, team practices and various sports sessions on a further three afternoons, there are plenty of opportunities to be involved in sport on a regular basis at Bethany School.
Our core sports for boys are swimming, football, hockey and cricket and for girls, swimming, netball, hockey and cricket. With opportunities to train in our weekly clubs and compete in athletics, rugby, girls football, squash, tennis, basketball, climbing, high ropes and martial arts.
Meet the Sports Team
Mr Matt Payne
Director of Sport
Miss Sam King
Head of Girls’ Sport
Mr Tom Henson
Teacher of Sport
Mr Jamie Forde
Sports Assistant, PT & Pool Manager
Mr Miguel DeSouza
Football Coach
Ms Lisa Chapman
Swimming Coach
Mr Alasdair Ramsay
Cricket Coach
Ms Kathryn Cannings
Netball Coach
Ms Tracey Jones
Netball Coach
Miss Phoebe Sharp
Hockey Coach
Competition
Pupils have the opportunity to compete for the School in regular fixtures; not only in the major team games but also in individual or small team sports. We run a full and high-quality fixture list and regularly achieve success against much larger schools.
Our staff are specialists, teaching the sports that they are passionate about and offering professional-level coaching for pupils at the top of their game.
Bethany run an elite swimming coaching programme for pupils who are competition swimmers and those who show potential in the pool. Under the coaching regime of ex-Olympian, Lisa Chapman, who competed for Great Britain at the Athens Olympics, pupils attend up to two hours coaching a week to improve their stroke technique, water fitness and race performance. Pupils have the option to swim before school and during lunchtimes too.
Our staff are specialists, teaching the sports that they are passionate about and offering professional level coaching for pupils at the top of their game.
Our sports facilities include;
- An award-winning 25 metre, six-lane swimming pool
- A state-of-the-art fitness suite
- Floodlit all weather hockey pitch and tennis courts
- A hugely popular high ropes course and climbing wall
- Squash and netball courts
- Football, rugby and cricket pitches
- Modern sports hall with basketball, badminton and cricket nets
Scholarships are available at Bethany, for Year 7, Year 9 and Year 12 pupils who excel in one or multiple sports.
Sport scholarships at Bethany enable pupils to take their game to the next level – please contact the Registrar if you would like more details.
There is plenty of opportunity to attend one of our sports tours or skiing trips. In previous years we have taken trips to Malta, Holland, Valencia and Barcelona.
We are also proud supporters of the Tunbridge Wells Rugby Club.