Our athletes had a very successful afternoon on 16th May at the North Wiltshire Track & Field Area Trials, held at the University of Bath.

The 11th/12th May was a fantastic weekend of Equestrian sport for St Mary's Calne, with the Stonar Inter Schools One Day Event (ISODE) and a Championship entry at Windsor International Horse Show.

Congratulations to our athletes, who enjoyed a very successful day on 13th May at the Wiltshire County Pentathlon, held at Marlborough College.

Round 1 of the ESAA Track & Field Cup took place on Wednesday, 8th May at the County Ground, Swindon. Despite the miserable weather, all athletes performed very well, with both teams finishing 2nd to South Wilts Grammar out of the seven schools.

With 15 schools scheduled to compete at the Independent Boarding Schools Swimming Relays on 1st May at Downe House, we knew it would be a tough competition. The overall result would be decided by the age groups' collated points; the girls did not disappoint!

A huge congratulations to Daisy (Year 9) for finishing in 2nd place in the 80cm One Day Event class at Swalcliffe on Sunday 28th April. Daisy has now qualified for the Schools Equestrian Games Championships which take place in October.

On Tuesday 30th April, the girls and staff of St Mary’s came together for the annual Sports Presentation Dinner, which celebrated the fantastic sporting achievements of the girls, across all age groups, over the last year. 

The 2019 Home International Series was held at Aldershot Barracks on 5th - 7th April. The usual teams were joined this year by the guest nation, Germany. Caroline (Wales) faced Amelia and Ella (England) in the first match of the tournament; it was a tightly fought match and great to see Ella and Caroline battle out the draw against each other.

The Equestrian girls have been flying the flag for St Mary’s over the Easter holidays with several events well attended. On the first weekend, we headed to Moreton for one of the first events of the eventing season; we got off to a flying start with all the girls putting in solid performances.

Saturday 23rd March saw a perfect culmination to the lacrosse season for the teams which had entered into the Marlborough College Invitational Tournament.

A late night at the Spring Concert was not ideal preparation for the end of lacrosse season highlight, but with so much to pack into a short term, we just had to get on with it - and that we did!

Many congratulations to Lila Bremner (Year 11) and her pony Lappi on being selected to jump as an Individual for Great Britain in the Nations Cup at Opglabbeek in Belguim in April.  A fantastic achievement!

On Friday 15th March, the U14 and U15 Netball Teams set off for the annual Netball Tour at Condover Hall in Shropshire. We stopped in Shrewsbury en route for some sight seeing and shopping, before eventually arriving at the magnificent Condover Hall.

On Sunday 10th March 42 girls, teachers and parents gathered in the fantastic new Sports Centre to compete in the school's first ever indoor sprint triathlon. Girls from all years competed alongside their families and teachers in order to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Competitors and their supporters have thus far raised £1,900 for this wonderful charity, and the mood at the event was electric.

On Sunday 3rd March, some of our girls headed to Wickstead for the first competition being run under the Schools Equestrian Games.

There was, understandably, much excitement and anticipation on the lead up to the 2019 National Schools Lacrosse Championships. A new venue, a strong 1st Team and an army of supportive and enthusiastic parents (and grandparents) arrived at Aldershot Garrison on the morning of 2nd March for the first day’s play. Tents were inflated and picnics prepared, as the players warmed up and set about achieving our number one goal, which was to win the section.

Donaldson Week kicked off with an introduction to fencing for the Year 8 girls. We were lucky enough to have Tim Miles, U20 GB Coach, return to St Mary’s to deliver the session.

On the evening of 30th January, the U12 and U14 Swim Teams were invited to Downe House for a Winter Swim Meet, competing against Downe House, St Swithun's and Queen Anne's.

On Friday 25th January, our Ski Race Team of seven girls flew out to Flaine, France, to take part in the British Schoolgirls' Races. It was the 60th anniversary of the races, so it was quite a special occasion.

On Saturday 26th January, the school competitions for 2019 got underway for the St Mary’s Riding Teams at West Wilts Equestrian Centre and with several girls entered for classes across the day, St Mary's was well represented.