Additional Sports

In addition to the main sports, there is also a wide range of co-curricular sport on offer. Activities normally take place during Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon sessions.

Cross Country – We have a thriving cross country club and benefit from beautiful local routes. We compete in the East Anglian Schools League, and in recent years, many pupils have completed the Cambridge and Blickling Half Marathon.

Equestrian – Gresham’s has a strong track record of success in local competitions and also benefits from regular sessions at a local Equestrian Centre aimed at interested and novice riders.

Golf – Pupils have the benefit of professional coaching along with access to local golf courses, including Sheringham. This is opportunity is available all year round at an additional fee.

Racket Sports – Pupils have the opportunity to participate in badminton, squash, and table tennis, with the latter played competitively in the North Norfolk League. We are also excited to introduce padel from September 2025.

Alumni

GAWAIN BRIARS

Crossways & Howson’s 1978

Gawain Peter Briars is a sportsman and lawyer. In the world of squash, he has won several major international titles and now serves as Executive Director of the Professional Squash Association. Gawain learnt to play squash at Gresham’s and became a professional squash player on leaving school at the age of eighteen, continuing as a professional until 1989. He became the British number one player in 1985, and at the top of his career was the fourth-ranked squash player in the world. He won titles in the USA, France, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Monte Carlo, Singapore and Malaysia, and was President of the world Professional Squash Association from 1985 to 1987. On retiring from the professional sport in 1989, Briars went to University College, Cardiff to study law, and subsequently qualified as a solicitor in 1994.

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Natasha Howard

Edinburgh 1996-1998

British rower who rowed in the summer Olympics of 2008, but couldn’t compete in the final due to illness.

Ralph Firman

Farfield 1988-1993

Formula 1 racing driver – won the F3 title in 1996.

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