Category: Sport

U11 Girls Cricket Win

24th May 23

On Friday 19th May Prince’s Mead welcomed an U11 girls touring cricket team, Windelsham House School from West Sussex. Despite the somewhat suspect forecast we got under way with Windelsham house batting first. A wicket in the first ball of the match (Platinum Duck!) got us off to a great start, but some resolute batting,…

Headmaster’s Notes: Records are made to be broken

25th June 21

Our Sports Day today, a far more significant event in the sporting calendar than the Euros, was a fine example of teamwork and inter house rivalry where pupils, parents and staff shared in the joys of being together as a community. It was certainly a very happy occasion with much support and encouragement for fellow…

School Strava Challenge: The ‘Lejog’: Lands End to John O’Groats

12th January 21

Princes Mead School Challenge! This club is for Princes Mead School parents, families and staff who together, are planning an epic virtual walk/run/cycle/swim from Land’s End to John O’Groats. We will all be logging our mileage so that we can achieve the 874 miles it takes to get from one end of the country to…

PMA Golf Day

3rd July 20

What a tremendous PMA Golf Day at South Winchester Golf Club.   Thank you for coming out to play with the school community. We were so pleased to see many Alumni parents and new parents this year. Our huge thanks go to Mr Murphy for organising such a successful event. They raised £454 for the…

Our Impressive Year 6 Boys Cycling From Dieppe to Paris!

25th September 19

* Over £1700 raised in just one week! * Year 6 boys, Head Boy Stanley & George, are cycling 127 miles from Dieppe to Paris, taking just over two days, leaving on Friday 18th October and arriving in Paris on Sunday afternoon. They will follow the route Avenue Verte which is a disused railway south…

Headmaster’s Notes – The best memories are the ones made together

5th July 19

The penultimate week of term is always one of assorted emotions and our Speech Day and Sports Day this week have brought them to the fore. There was certainly happiness and pride as we celebrated all the achievements of the past year in our Speech Day event but there is also a hint of sadness…

National Sailing Regatta School Win!

1st June 19

Congratulations must go to our fifteen Sailing Club sailors who achieved podium positions in the annual IAPS U11s National Sailing Regatta at the Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre.  Huge congratulations to the Zest team and Mr White! An excellent all-round sailing performance on a beautiful afternoon.

Gym Squad Display

10th December 18

Gym Squad recently took part in the Southampton Gymnastics Gala.  They performed a brilliant routine in front of a large crowd to the music of Grenade by Bruno Mars.  It was a sequence full of emotion and challenging balances.  They also got the chance to watch an incredible performance of the Nutcracker by the regions…

U8 Football Legends

16th November 18

For years Mr Mac has dreamt of seeing Prince’s Mead lift the Daneshill Trophy.  For years he’d witnessed countless teams come close.  Stories turned into legends.  He wondered if the day would ever come.  Until… Until last Friday, when, after a slow, sluggish nil-nil start, he witnessed something truly magnificent unfold before his eyes.  Goal…

Inland Sailing Regatta

5th October 18

The weather was near perfect as Prince’s Mead competed in the inaugural Independent Schools Inland Sailing Regatta at Burghfield Sailing Club near Reading.  There were two fleets, a Zest fleet and a Feva fleet and U11 and U13 sailed together in a total of 15 boats.  The format was 4 races with the best 3 results…