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SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
Sports Highlights
SPORT AT FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN A SOURCE
OF OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS, TRANSCENDING ACROSS ALL
DISCIPLINES AND AGE GROUPS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
These accomplishments serve as a
which are judged against an extensive
testament to the integral role that sports
set of criteria, including a compelling
play in our educational ethos. Beyond
commitment to cricket in the curriculum,
nurturing and developing sporting talent,
facilities, 昀椀xture programmes and
the College’s commitment to sporting
coaching.
excellence equally emphasises the
Commenting on being featured in the
cultivation of essential life skills.
guide, Nick Gandy, Director of Sport at
Through perseverance, teamwork and
Framlingham College, said: “It’s fantastic
dedication, our pupils have not only
news for Framlingham College to once
excelled in various sporting disciplines
again be recognised by the Cricketer
but have also honed qualities such as
Schools Guide for our outstanding cricket
discipline, resilience, leadership and
provision. Our inclusion is testament to
sportsmanship. The collective success
a lot of hard work that has been done
of our athletes underscores the holistic
by both our pupils and sta昀昀. We are
approach to education that Framlingham
the only school in Norfolk or Su昀昀olk to
College embodies, where the value of
have been included in every Guide since
sport extends far beyond the 昀椀eld or the
its inception, which shows that cricket
court, preparing our pupils to thrive in all
has a great tradition at the school. The
aspects of their future endeavours.
growth of girls’ cricket in recent years has
been particularly pleasing, as has the
Once again, we were honoured to be
development of the MCCF Hub for state
named one of the UK’s Best Schools for
school pupils.”
cricket in the Cricketer Schools Guide
2024: returning to the list for another
The extensive cricket coaching
year, Framlingham College is the only
programme at Framlingham College runs
school in Norfolk and Su昀昀olk to have been
all year round for both boys and girls, and
included in every Cricketer’s Schools
includes regular tours at home and away.
Guide list since the publication’s inception.
The 昀椀xtures list includes the MCC, Gents
The guide is a 164-page supplement in
of Essex, Gents of Su昀昀olk and the XL Club
the magazine’s December issue, which
and participation in an End of Season
features the top secondary, junior, prep,
Festival with Stamford School, Eastbourne
and all-girls schools for cricket – all of
College, and Seaford College. In
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