Year 7 Netball

This term, Year 7 students have shown incredible enthusiasm and dedication to netball at Bexley Grammar School. Weekly training sessions have been buzzing with energy, with an impressive number of students attending regularly to hone their skills and work as a team. Their hard work has paid off in matches, where they’ve displayed excellent gameplay, teamwork, and sportsmanship, achieving commendable results against local schools.

Special recognition goes to our Players of the Term who have stood out for their outstanding effort, commitment, and positive attitude throughout the season.

Players of the term

Well done to all involved – we can’t wait to see how you continue to develop next term! They finished this term with a Christmas tournament.

Fabulous friendly festive fun! The winners were the reindeers, closely followed by the puddings! A fantastic way to end the term. Thank you for your commitment. A massive thanks to the Year 9 leaders for assisting working on their DOFE every week.

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Mrs Kemp, PE Department

Year 8 & 9 Netball

We regularly have 3 full courts of netballers training after school on a Wednesday.  This has been a superb commitment this term, girls!  Recent fixtures have seen convincing wins against St Catherine's. 

More to come in the new year.  Really well done and have a wonderful Christmas break ladies!

Year 10-13 Netball 

We have had huge numbers attending netball club on Wednesday nights from our Year 10 & 11 cohorts.

The teams have worked hard to develop their skills throughout the court and, individually, students have really improved.

Scores

St Matthew's
Year 10A 18-8 St Matthews A
Year 10B 6-6 St Matthews B

Chislehurst & Sidcup GS
Year 10 15-11 CSGS
Year 11 12-15 CSGS

Gravesend Grammar, Sixth Form
1st team 26-20 GGS
2nd team 13-4

Year 11 Tournament
A team - 1st place
B team - 7th place

Year 10 Tournament
2nd Place

Players of the term

Ayaka has been outstanding this term, showing real strength in the shooting circle and great versatility on court. Ayaka is highly dedicated and has a fantastic attitude.

Sophie has shown great leadership on the court for Year 10 this year. Her shooting and dominance on court has been evident in every game she has played!

A huge shout-out to Alice Black and Evie Matthews, who played in our first team against Gravesend Grammar in November. Both girls showed great experience on court and led the team to a very close win!

Well done all! 

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Badminton

Year 9, 10, 11 Badminton Club sees a spread of year groups. Year 9, 10, 11 girls playing against Dartford Grammar with Key Stage 4 becoming victorious!

Thank you to all who have attended badminton this term that sees KS4 Badminton finish for this year. We welcome KS3 students to join us after Christmas, 7.45am in the Sports Hall, Year 8 every week A, Year 7 every week B.

Swimming

Our swimming teams have attended galas at Colfe’s school this term. Our senior team had a superb gala in November, with the girls finishing 3rd and the boys being crowned champions. The team finished 2nd overall. There were some fantastic performances, with BGS winning 15 of the 35 races.

Running Club

Every Friday, Week B at 7.45am
Around Bexley Grammar School, there are many parks and green areas. We are proud to have a running club, where anyone of any ability can run in Danson Park and enjoy the great scenery, landscape, and also some friendly faces from the school! We meet near the sports hall, then we all head off to Danson Park, where we go on our run. Please join the running club. It is a fun way to start your day and have a relaxing run.

Scott Morris, Year 7

Running club takes place every Friday, Week B in Danson Park, and is a fun way to start your day. We take a relaxed run around the park, admiring the scenery (and the baby ducklings if we’re lucky!). Everyone can come, you don’t need to be a brilliant runner!

Caitlin Mackintosh, Year 8

Girls' Football

We’ve been lucky to have Charlton Academy working alongside this group of students with more fixtures to look forward to in 2025.

Year 8 Football

The Year 8 squad have enjoyed their first season playing 11 a-side.  There have been some great goals scored alongside some impressive results, particularly the 9-0 win over Cleeve Park and the 6-3 victory against Harris Falconwood. 

The Captain has been rotated and many of the squad have stepped up and taken their turn at leading the side.  There is a great spirit within the team which will definitely prove a good foundation to build on.  I want to thank those players who are not always in the squad but have contributed so importantly this season. 

Representing BGS is something that you should all be very proud of!  Keep up the great work Year 8!

Rugby

Our rugby teams have enjoyed a busy term, and have produced some fantastic performances in their games.  The highlights for me are always the progress of new players. With a limited rugby pedigree, it’s always a real pleasure to see our players grow in confidence and understanding over the course of training and matches. There’s a lot to learn in rugby, and with our fixtures starting early, some players can feel a bit unprepared, but they quickly acclimatise and do really well.

With that in mind, our rising stars for rugby this term have been:

Year 7 - Pavel Jankulowski, Jason Rai

Year 8 - Kevin Taflaj, Aarush Upadhye, Jean-Andre Koidjo

Year 9 - Daniel Moss, Dev Prasadh

Year 10 - Alex Dimitrov, Joshua Chukwu-Ike

Performance highlights would include:

• The Year 7s won their first ever game, and clinging on for a win against Cleeve Park.
• Year 8s finally getting a win in the gloom at Bexleyheath Academy.
• The Year 9 squad beat both Langley Park and Wilmington GS with a small squad due to injuries.
• The Year 10s produced a fantastic performance to beat a very strong and experienced Buller’s Wood Boys' team.

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Rugby

The Year 10 rugby team lost a thriller to Bexleyheath Academy 24-22 last week, in a game characterised by some awesome tackling on both sides. Sometimes you just get beaten in sport. Fair play to BA.

We’ll be back!

Mr Lines, Head of PE

The Year 8 rugby team spent the afternoon in the mud at St Olave’s on Monday, playing 3 other schools. Lots of good performances, but defeats in the end.

Kevin did well to score 4 tries!

Mr Lines

The Year 7 rugby team narrowly won a thriller against Cleeve Park 40-35 on Monday afternoon.

It was great to see so many tries.

Mr Lines

Cross-country championships

It was a pleasure to take our cross-country runners to Chis & Sid for the borough championships on Friday afternoon.

Well done to everyone for competing brilliantly.

Mr Lines

Football

Bexley Grammar 3-3 Cleeve Park

The Year 7s braved the cold rain to earn a well-earned 3-3 draw against Cleeve Park, equalising in dramatic fashion from the penalty spot in the dying moments of the game. Onyi was a stand-out figure, scoring a hatrick and using his pace to cause havoc in their defence. The team played with positivity despite losing a half-time lead, and pushed hard as the balance repeatedly changed. Despite conceding 3 goals, the defensive line worked hard, with Neev making some good interceptions, helping recycle the ball and start counter-attacks. Pavel made a number of excellent saves, managing to bravely stop a goal-bound shot with his face; the forwards working hard to hold the ball and turn their opponents.

Overall, whilst the team did not win, they picked up a valuable point, and improved as a unit, making progress and developing a better understanding of their roles. As the season progresses, the team will build on this performance, drawing character from their late equaliser.  

Harry Baldwin, Year 7

BGS v Cleeve Park

An amazing performance by the Year 8 football team against Cleeve Park last week. The game finished 9-0, and it was a real squad performance with everybody contributing and being selfless to their teammates!! 

There were some incredible goals scored, so it was a shame the Match of the Day cameras were not around to record them.

The Year 8 football team also had a game on Monday this week, away to Harris Falconwood. Once again, the players demonstrated a real team ethos and worked extremely hard. BGS conceded a goal early on in the match but went on to win 6-3. Just the casual fifteen (15) goals scored across the last couple of games.

Another strong battling performance, this time in cold, windy conditions. We're very proud of all the players involved. Well done!

Mr Mackle, PE Department

Girls Badminton 

Great to see the girls in action against Dartford Grammar for the sport they love to play. The girls smashed it this evening - BGS were overall winners in the Key stage 4 competition with the Year 9s Shriya and Kimran winning all the games in the Year 9 competition. A fantastic collaborative team effort with superb sportsmanship - well done!

Year 7 & 8 girls to follow in the new year…

Mrs Kemp, PE Department

Swimming

Our senior swim team had a superb gala at Colfe’s on Tuesday. The girls finished 3rd, whilst the boys finished as winners. The combined team finished 2nd overall. There were some fantastic performances, with BGS winning 15 of the 35 races.

Mr Lines

netball

Year 7 Netball v St Catherine's

With a win and a loss (by just 2 goals) this evening for the Year 7s. Over 30 different girls have now represented the school in netball so far this season. Impressive work! Improvements are being shown week after week - determination and commitment at its best!

Players of the match went to Amayah for her defensive skills and Shuvi for superb footwork and spacing around the centre court. We have our Christmas tournament to look forward to in a few weeks' time.

Thanks to our Year 9s for umpiring this evening to help towards their DofE programme.

Mrs Kemp

We’d like to say a huge thank you to a parent who gave us an incredibly generous donation, which has enabled us to replace a number of pieces of equipment, and also to kit out our T20 cricket squads with new playing shirts. We think they look great! We’d still like to get some netball dresses and a new football kit, so if anyone else would like to contribute to the purchases, please email Mr Lines any time.

Many thanks

Mr Lines

Year 7 Rugby

The year 7 rugby team had their first game, and their first win, on Wednesday, beating Bexleyheath Academy 25-15. The boys showed lots of promise, and have lots of things to work on for their next games.

Well done!

Mr Lines, Head of PE

Year 7 netball - a round up of the term!

A busy term with the Year 7 netballers, experiencing fixtures against other schools whilst learning the game. With well-attended weekly training sessions, fantastic commitment from the students and more games to look forward to next term.

Good home crowd support and great help from the Year 9 girls working towards their CAS hours. 

Year 7 v Trinity

U14 Bexley District Football team 

Congratulations go to our BGS Sports Prefects 2024-2025 

Ire  Awodi 

Henry  Cowen 

Isabelle  Dorney 

Omotolani  Olayemi 

Marvel  Onyekachi 

Jack  Perkins 

Year 11 Football

The Year 11s played their 2nd round Kent Cup football game on Tuesday 1st October, against Harris Beckenham on their turf. It turned out to be a great team performance as they managed to beat Harris 8-1 (with some of their key players missing from the squad). As the game kicked off, it didn't take long for Bexley Grammar to get on the score sheet, with Will Benedict getting the first goal. Just as we were approaching half-time, Bexley managed to score a second thanks to a header from Zach D-H following after a brilliant cross from Alfred. The team went into half-time with a two-goal advantage over their opponents. During the second half, Bexley Grammar were able to score 6 more goals, with Will Benedict getting four, Maxim Taflaj and Zach D-H getting 2 each. Overall, it was a great performance from the team, despite conceding one goal towards the end of the match, and they would proceed on to the next round. 

Finley Uttridge, Year 11

Year 8 football

The Year 8 football team put on some performance on Monday in the Kent Cup, beating Bullers Wood 6-2. A real squad performance with the encouragement and attitude brilliant right from the start. There was also some great skill on show as the opposition struggled to put a stop to our attacks. A special mention to Xavier for scoring 4 of the goals.

Well played, all!

Mr Mackle, PE Department

Years 9, 10 & 11 badminton

Badminton club is under way on Friday mornings.  A good start to the day.  The girls are working towards their competition in November. 

Advance notice - Years 7 & 8 badminton will begin in January on Friday mornings. 

Mrs Kemp, PE Department

Year 8 Sports Science

8NMG were enjoying the sunshine on Friday, and testing the effect of drag on their running speeds. They will be analysing the results in their next lesson.

Mr Lines, Head of PE

Years 7 & 8 Swim Team

Well done to our fab year 7 & 8 swim team, who represented us brilliantly at Colfe’s on Tuesday. There were some very impressive performances from lots of talented swimmers. Well done everyone!

Mr Lines

Year 7 Netball v Chislehurst and Sidcup grammar

The first Year 7 netball game was against Chis and Sid. Plenty of energy, great team work and smiley faces! One draw and one win.  Great work ladies.  Excellent home crowd and supportive parents/carers.  

Player of the matches: Amayah and Ziva both for their superb defensive skills. 

Mrs Kemp

Year 11 netball

A huge well done to our fantastic Year 11 netball teams for some brilliant results at the Bexley U16 Netball Tournament on Tuesday,

Both our A and B teams showed some great skills in both attack and defence, working well as a team and showing versatility within their positions. The A team managed to win all of their games and secured first place, whilst our B team grew in strength throughout the tournament. 

A special mention to Ariana and Ayaka for their accurate shooting and quick movement in the A team; and Isabella and Anagha for their positive attitude and great play on court for the B team. 

The overall placings were:

• 1st Bexley Grammar A
• 2nd Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar A
• 3rd Dartford Grammar A
• 4th Townley Grammar B
• 5th Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar B
• 6th Townley Grammar A
• 7th Bexley Grammar B
• 8th Dartford Grammar B

Ms Leffen, PE Department

Year 7 student focus

Nehi Rajkarnikar, Year 7, represents the Welling United Blues U12 who are currently the top 3 (all tied up at 9 points) teams in their league. She is also a keen swimmer currently with the Bexley Swimming Club, coming second in the Kent Junior League and representing BGS at the recent swimming gala.

Well done to you for all your successes!

Mrs Kemp

Year 8 Rugby

Well done to the Year 8 rugby team, who performed brilliantly in a narrow defeat to Beths on Tuesday. The boys tackled and rucked ferociously, and were pleased to score 4 excellent tries.

Well done to the debutants especially!

Mr Lines

Year 10 Rugby 

The Year 10 rugby team played some great rugby in a double header vs Wilmington Grammar and Buller’s Wood on Thursday. After a narrow defeat in the first game, the boys roared to a 24-5 win vs Buller’s thanks to a brilliant hat-trick from Joshua.

Well done to Alex and Grayson for their debuts, too. Very proud of the boys.

Mr Lines

The Year 10 and 11 netball players were back with a bang on Wednesday. With over 30 students in attendance, we were able to start the year with a tournament, ahead of training and matches starting next week. If any more students in Years  10, 11, 12 or 13 want to come along, please do so. The more, the merrier!  

Ms Leffen & Ms Paige, PE Department