Sport
The Physical Education programme allows students to develop physically, mentally, socially and morally through a well-balanced curriculum and enrichment programme. Ashcroft Technology Academy promotes the quest for sporting excellence via the pursuit of inter-school fixtures and year round House competitions.
In the first three years all students receive approximately 2 hours of Physical Education each week. Over the course of the year, in curriculum time, this time is allocated as follows: Games 47% which includes football, rugby, hockey, netball, basketball, cricket, rounders, softball, tennis, badminton, volleyball, table tennis; Gymnastics (including trampolining) 20%; Athletics 20%; and Outdoor and Adventurous Activities 13%.
In Years 10 and 11 all students have approximately 2 hours of Physical Education per week. This consists of a core programme covering at least two areas of the National Curriculum, with a chance to specialise in one of the following; Games, Trampolining or Athletics. There is the chance to do Duke of Edinburgh Award, mostly in the student's own time and the opportunity to do gain the Sports Leader's Award, which counts towards the service section of the DoE Award.
Post 16 students also have an allocated session in curriculum time and /or a specific lunchtime session if there is a curriculum clash. Both of these sessions are generally recreational, but coaching is available in a range of team and individual sports on a rota basis.
On the site there are three gymnasia; 2 equipped for gymnastics, 2 with volleyball, badminton and basketball courts, and one with cricket nets. The Academy hall also has two badminton courts marked out. Outside there are 3 netball/tennis courts, 2 other hard play areas and 2 small grass areas for training purposes. Approximately 2 miles away, Ashcroft Technology Academy has its own sports ground in Earlsfield - Openview Sports Grounds. This has changing facilities, a floodlit astroturf equipped for football and hockey, and grass pitches for football, rugby, and cricket. There is also space for a 400-metre grass running track, although much of the athletics curriculum is completed at Wimbledon Park's allweather track.