Gresham’s is continuing to see rifle success. Pupils have recently taken part in the annual British Schools International match hosted by the British Schools Small-Bore Rifle Association (BSSRA). Eleven members of our Rifle Club were selected to represent both England and Wales Schools.

Each of the Home Nations (including the Channel Islands) select two teams of 12 firers to compete in the match. As England has considerably more people to select from, they also select a ‘C’ and a ‘D’ team to shoot for honours in the match. 

This year, a third of the England ‘A’ team were from Gresham’s, with pupils also selected for the England ‘B’ team and ‘C’ team. In addition, Gresham’s had pupils representing the Welsh team, all shooting for Wales ‘A’.

England ‘A’ won the A team match, with Wales coming a very strong second. England ‘B’ also won the B team match. For the first time ever, the England ‘B’ team scored higher than the England ‘A’ team.

Remarkably, the top ten Gresham’s scores in the match scored a total of 1936/2000. This would have equalled the England ‘A’ team score. Henry J top scored in the match and was the only competitor to shoot a perfect 100. He scored a total of 198/200.

A huge congratulations to all those involved.