Surbiton High School is extremely proud to be able to say that it is one of the best schools for gymnastics in the country. The gymnastics provision on offer here ranges from complete beginners, through to Novice, Advanced, Borough and Regional performers, leading right through to those competing Nationally and Internationally.
All ages and abilities are catered for, with gymnasts having the opportunity to participate solely for fun and fitness, or to be competitive at the appropriate level.
For high-level performers, we offer Sports Scholarships, which are available on application.
Training
Along with timetabled lessons on the PE curriculum, the following co-curricular gymnastics groups are also available:
- Boys’ Prep Advanced
- U11 Boys Squad
- Girls’ Prep (Years 1-6)
- Girls’ Prep Advanced
- U11 Girls Squad
- Beginner/Intermediate Girls (Years 7-11)
- Advanced Girls (Years 7 & 8)
- Advanced Girls (Year 9/10/11)
- U14 Squad
- U19 Squad
Please note, there is scope for gymnasts to move classes throughout the year, to track their development and progress.
Events
The competitions we take part in annually include:
- U9, U11 & U13 Novice Competition
- Borough Competition
- Milano Team
- Regional Floor & Vault Finals
- Regional Acrobatics Finals
- National Finals
We also perform at displays, including Charity House events and School Fairs.
Results
In the Easter holidays, 16 gymnasts flew out to Barcelona for the Gymnastics Tour and competition at Sabadell Gimnastic Club. This two-way friendly competition was split into age group categories, with Spanish and English gymnasts competing in each. All performed super floor routines and vaults, and we came away we several medals, winning 2 of the 3 categories we entered.
- Category 2 – Rachel S (Year 7) 1st and Elle J (Year 8) 2nd
- Category 3 – Amber Jo, 1st;, Eva R, 2nd; Sara P, 3rd (all Year 8)
- Category 4 – Isabel OV (Year 10) 3rd
At the Acrobatics National Finals in May, the U11, U14 & U19 Girls Pairs, along with the U19 Group, all finished in the top 5 in the country!
At the Floor + Vault National Finals in May, our U19 Girls Team comprising of Emmie A (Year 12), Annabel C (Year 11), Maeve H (Year 10), Eva R (Year 8) and Louisa S (Year 10), all performed outstanding floor routines and dynamic vaults to fight off some very tough competition and take the title, to be crowned the BSGA 2025 National Champions!Emmie also won the very prestigious award of Highest Overall Scoring Girl.
We rounded off the season with the fun and friendly Rainbow Acro Competition. Several of our Advanced gymnasts took part, with the following pairs coming out on top:
- Silver: Sophie H and Alexa B (Year 9)
- Green (Year 7): Rachel S & Izzy W
- Green (Year 8): Vivian N & Natalie C
- Green (Year 9): Mia RB & Mrin M
- Outstanding Effort – Vivian N & Natalie C
- Choreography – Mia RB & Mrin M
- Judges Choice – Mey A (Year 9)
Staff
- Head of Gymnastics & Squads: Nicola Osborn (Level 5 High Performance Coach)
- Senior School: Natalie Crosland (Level 5 High Performance Coach)
- Boys Prep: Adam Buckingham (Acrobatics World Champion)
- Squad Coaching: Tabbie Dawson (Acrobatics World Champion)
