Louisa Brownfield played for England in the Commonwealth Games 2006 and the 2003-4 test series against Australia
Picture courtesy of
Fotoccompli/David Griffiths
Schools Information
Primary School Information
Partnership Development Managers ( PDM’s) that are responsible for your partnership will have information on High 5 Netball. Partnerships and Competition Managers in your area are responsible for organising netball tournaments as well as training.
If you are an independent school, then you will not be under a partnership. It is recommended that you contact the nearest sports college to you to find out what is happening in your area.
Secondary School Information
There are a variety of opportunities that are open to schools that affiliate to England Netball. By affiliating to England Netball you will receive information from East Essex both by mail and also via this website.
One of the biggest aspects of school Netball is the competitions open to schools. Details of courses both for umpiring and coaching can also be found on this website.
If you are interested in coaching or umpiring courses and would like more information please contact Jess Ferguson on fgn@gbhs.co.uk and we can point you in the correct direction.
Competitions
National Schools Competition - click here for 2008-9 Results >> RESULTS
This competition is the biggest competition open to schools. In order to enter you must be affiliated to England Netball. There is an U14,U16 and U19 competition.
The competition is run in rounds. The first round is the District round. This will typically take place in late September or early October. If you are successful in this round then you progress to the County round (November) and then the Regional round (January/February) followed by the National final in late March. The District rounds are divided into Essex school sport area and is not to be confused with competitions run by sports colleges. For information from your district secretary, please contact the following people:
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Area |
Represent-ative |
School |
Phone number |
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Mid Essex |
Jess Ferguson |
Great Baddow Sports College |
01245 293710 |
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West Essex |
Emma Ruffles |
Mark Hall |
01279 620674
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North East |
Deryn Williams |
Colchester Girls High School |
01206 576973 |
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North West |
Anna Wilson |
Notley High School |
01376 556300 |
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Southend and Rochford |
Sue Simpson |
Southend High School for Girls |
01702 588852 |
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Basildon and Billericay |
Bryoni Pidgen |
Billericay School |
01277 655191 |
Essex Cup competition
This is a relatively new competition and open to all schools in Essex. Competitions are run in Year 7, U14, U16 and U19 age groups. Sam Wilkinson based at Kings Wood school, Harold Wood, set up and runs this competition and can be contacted on SWilkinson@kingswood.havering.sch.uk or on her website : www.essexnetballcup.co.uk for more information.
Local / District Competitions
Each District runs their own local competitions. Depending on the area will depend on whether they are run by sports colleges or by school sport associations.