sports

12 April 2019

Students jump, sprint and throw their way to victory on Sports Day

This year’s Sports Day saw gloriously sunny skies and plenty of smiles and enthusiasm from students and staff.  The day of track and field events took place at the impressive Swansea University training facilities and the young participants really rose to the occasion. There has been a hiatus for a number of years on formal […]

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26 September 2018

My first cross-country competition

This week, a group of Ffynone students from Years 7-10 attended a local cross-country event.  The Afan Nedd Tawe Secondary Schools development race was held at Pontarddulais Secondary School.  Over twenty-five schools and colleges were represented at the event and our runners enjoyed the competitive atmosphere.  Despite only being at Ffynone for three weeks, Year […]

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13 September 2017

Ffynone House student wins prestigious tennis apprenticeship

We are very proud of sixteen-year-old Ffynone House student, Elinor, who has won a place to train at one of just four International High-Performance Tennis Centres in the UK.  After exceeding all expectations in her GCSEs, and following a hugely successful summer on the tennis circuit, Ffynone House tennis scholar Elinor will move to Bath Tennis Academy […]

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25 August 2017

Team GB swimming

We are incredibly proud of swimmer Molly in Year 9 who was selected to swim for Great Britain in the World Paraswimming Series in Berlin. She is part of Team GB, which includes many medalists from Rio 2016 and competed in five events. She has already achieved a personal best in the 100 metre freestyle. It’s […]

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15 September 2016

Tennis champions win again

Ffynone House girls’ tennis team has won the South Wales Year 10 Championships for the second year in a row. They beat seven other excellent teams to the title and fought hard in the final round against Cardiff High School to be crowned overall winners again. The team’s performance is particularly impressive as Elysia, Tegan […]

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