We are delighted to announce that Heston Community School has achieved the School Games Silver Mark Award for the 2023/24 academic year. The School Games Mark is a government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.

Our sporting achievements this year include:

• Over 50% of all students have attended a sports club
• Over 25 different sports clubs and teams
• Completed over 75 sporting fixtures against other local schools
• Sports provision is inclusive for all students and provides equal opportunities regardless of gender 
• Students have a voice within physical education and the provision of extra-curricular clubs
• All students are given opportunities to be active for a minimum of 60 minutes every day.

With young people competing in local inter-school competitions this year, we are extremely proud of our students for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, including those young volunteers, leaders and officials who made our competitions possible.

As part of our application, we were asked to fulfil criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded this year. We look forward to applying once again in 2025, and will be aiming for Gold!