Gordon’s School were crowned National Champions at the ISGA Finals at St Ives Golf Club, Huntingdonshire.

In a competition for the top golfing schools in the country,  Zach Mathews clinched the individual scratch championship from team mate Harry McCarthy by one shot with a three under par 69, holding his nerve after a double bogey at the 17th, which set nerves jangling. He held on down the last to record a solid par and claim a one shot win.

And in the team event, Gordon’s romped home five shots clear of Shrewsbury College, Matthews and Platt combining for a four under 68. 

In all, Gordon’s underlined their credentials as one of the leading golfing schools in the country, filling an unprecedented first, second, third, fourth, eighth and ninth places in the prestigious tournament.

Selected individual scores: 69 Z Mathews, 70 Harry McCarthy, 71 Jake Platt , 72 Dylan Mumford , 75 Matthew Daniels, 76 Ollie Sadler.

In the team event, won by Mathews and Platt with a combined four under total, five shots clear of second placed Shrewsbury College. Gordon’s filled third and fourth places, McCarthy and Sadler finishing +2 with Mumford and Daniels +3. 

In the Team Nett, Gordon's third and first team tied for runners up with Mumford and Daniels alongside Mathews and Platt with -4 par.

Team Gordon’s completed the Army Ten Tors 35 mile challenge in 18 hours and nine minutes. The team of six had trained since Christmas for what is the ultimate fitness and orienteering event, taking them across Dartmoor from Okehampton. Many congratulations to all of them!

After just one season of playing club rugby and Kyra Mocetuba is basking in triple success. Not only having been asked to join the England Player Development Group (the pathway for playing for The Roses), but also for Surrey Rugby.  In addition, she has been offered a Sports Scholarship for Gordon’s Sixth Form!

The U16 fly half rugby player was encouraged by her coaches at Gordon’s to join Guildford Rugby Club last year: “I’d say Gordon’s was the main drive for me. They got me to join the club at the beginning. I think the girls’ rugby here is really, really good. They push girls a lot to step outside their comfort zone.”

Such is her passion for the sport that she trains twice a week with Guildford and also with her father at home! The two of them analyse games and then go out and practise drills. “I feel that rugby is a break from everything else. It is amazing. It gives you an excuse to forget everything, to have a break from the stress of GCSEs.

Currently nursing a fractured wrist (on her writing hand!) from playing rugby, with GCSE exams looming, Kyra said:  “I feel that when you love a sport so much you just dive right in, I didn’t even think twice when I fractured this wrist. A tackle fell on it and I carried on playing.”

Her dream is to play for England one day and her advice to anyone else with ambitions like hers: “If you have a dream don’t give up on it. Make it your drive and don’t stop”.

Elite Sixth Form squads in rugby merged with those in netball for a noisy, fast-paced netball tournament on the Parade Square in the battle for the 2026 Ace Cup. The annual Sixth Form competition, was won by the Year 12 Deputy Head Boy and Girl’s team with Sam proving a worthy Player of the Tournament!

For their presentation and social action on behalf of Art Against Knives, Form 9D were awarded a £1,000 cheque for their chosen charity by First Give, after presenting to the panel of judges, the Mayor of Surrey Heath and her Consort, Cllrs Louise and Alan Ashbery; the Deputy Mayor of Surrey Heath Cllr Cliff Betton and Gordon’s Head of KS3 James Greggor. Daniella received a commendation.

All Year 9 students were given the opportunity to choose, research, plan and deliver social action activities to raise funds, awareness and volunteers for a local charity. Those picked were Seb’s Foundation, the York Road Project, Charlie’s Promise and the Hope Hub. As well as masterminding exhibition stands and activities for students in Years 8 and 9 about their charities, many wrote to Members of Parliament and met the charities representatives. Those raising awareness of Art Against Knives, a charity working to prevent youth violence through creativity, produced a video and held a cake sale, raising £250 for the charity.