English Schools' Athletics Championships

The English Schools' Athletics Championships are annual national athletics competitions organised by the English Schools' Athletic Association ESAA for students in England aged 12–18 for track and field, cross country and race walking.

The events are used to select the English team for the Schools International Athletics Board competitions (which involve England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and the ISF World Schools' Cross Country Championships and World Schools Track & Field Championships.^[1]

Age groups

Age groups for the championships are defined based on a student's age on 31 August of the school year in which the competition is held as follows:^[2]

Group (Boys, Girls)	Age at 31 August	Age at Event	School Year
Junior (JB, JG)	13–14	12–14	8–9
Intermediate (IB, IG)	15–16	14–16	10–11
Senior (SB, SG)	17–18	16–18	12–13

Track and field championships

The track and field championships have been held every year since 1925 (except for 1940–1945 due to World War II), are the 4th largest athletics event in the world and since 2003 have been held at the major athletics venues of Birmingham Alexander Stadium, Sportscity, Manchester,Gateshead International Stadium and former Sheffield Don Valley Stadium.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

To be eligible to compete students must attain an entry standard Archived 11 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Each county selects a team for the championships from the eligible students attending schools in their area subject to various constraints including maximum team sizes and students only being allowed to participate in a single individual event at the championships. Teams earn points based on the finishing position of their students in each event and their performances levels.^[12] The teams compete for various trophies based on their points earned. Since 1951 Essex have attained the overall highest points total the most times.

Venues and champions since 1925.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

#	Year	Venue	Winning Team
1	1925	Crystal Palace	multiple
2	1926	Stamford Bridge	multiple
3	1927	Stamford Bridge	multiple
4	1928	Stamford Bridge	multiple
5	1929	Stamford Bridge	multiple
6	1930	Stamford Bridge	multiple
7	1931	Reading	multiple
8	1932	Guildford	multiple
9	1933	Southend-on-Sea	multiple
10	1934	Blackpool	multiple
11	1935	Kettering	multiple
12	1936	Margate	multiple
13	1937	Brighton	multiple
14	1938	Derby	multiple
15	1939	Loughborough	multiple
16	1946	Eton	multiple
17	1947	Hull	multiple
18	1948	Bath	multiple
19	1949	Carshalton	multiple
20	1950	Port Sunlight	multiple
21	1951	Southampton	Middlesex
22	1952	Bradford	Yorkshire
23	1953	Uxbridge	Middlesex
24	1954	Ashington	Yorkshire
25	1955	Manchester	Surrey
26	1956	Plymouth	Yorkshire
27	1957	Southampton	Essex
28	1958	Houghton-le-Spring	Lancashire
29	1959	Northwich	Essex
30	1960	Shrewsbury	Middlesex
31	1961	Chesterfield	Middlesex/Yorkshire
32	1962	Hull	Yorkshire
33	1963	Chelmsford	Yorkshire
34	1964	Hendon	Yorkshire
35	1965	Watford	Lancashire
36	1966	Blackburn	Essex
37	1967	Peterborough	Lancashire
38	1968	Portsmouth	Lancashire
39	1969	Motspur Park	Essex
40	1970	Solihull	Lancashire
41	1971	Crystal Palace	Lancashire
42	1972	Usworth Washington	Warwickshire
43	1973	Bebington	Warwickshire
44	1974	Shrewsbury	Middlesex
45	1975	Durham	Middlesex
46	1976	Cannock	Middlesex
47	1977	Hendon	Essex
48	1978	Chesterfield	Essex
49	1979	Nottingham	West Midlands
50	1980	Knowsley	Essex
51	1981	Yeovil	West Midlands
52	1982	Birmingham	West Midlands
53	1983	Plymouth	West Midlands
54	1984	Thurrock	West Midlands
55	1985	Hull	West Midlands
56	1986	Portsmouth	West Midlands
57	1987	Birmingham	West Midlands
58	1988	Yeovil	West Midlands
59	1989	Wigan	Kent
60	1990	Derby	West Midlands
61	1991	Stoke	West Midlands
62	1992	Hull	Essex
63	1993	Blackpool	West Midlands
64	1994	Telford	Essex
65	1995	Nottingham	Essex
66	1996	Sheffield	Essex
67	1997	Sheffield	Essex
68	1998	Exeter	Essex
69	1999	Bury St. Edmunds	Essex
70	2000	Sheffield	Essex
71	2001	Exeter	Essex
72	2002	Nottingham	Surrey
73	2003	Sheffield	Essex
74	2004	Gateshead	Essex
75	2005	Birmingham	Essex
76	2006	Gateshead	Kent
77	2007	Birmingham	Essex
78	2008	Gateshead	Essex
79	2009	Sheffield	Essex
80	2010	Birmingham	Surrey
81	2011	Gateshead	Essex
82	2012	Gateshead	Surrey
83	2013	Birmingham	Surrey
84	2014	Birmingham	Surrey
85	2015	Gateshead	Essex
86	2016	Gateshead	Essex
87	2017	Birmingham	Surrey
88	2018	Birmingham	Essex
89	2019	Birmingham	Essex
90	2021	Manchester	N/A
91	2022	Manchester	Kent
92	2023	Birmingham	Kent

Championship Records (as at 9 Jul 2017)^[12][13][14]

Age Group	Event	Mark	Athlete	County	Year
JB	100 m	10.64	Divine Ebechukwu Iheme	Oxfordshire	2024
JB	200 m	21.99	Remi Jokosenumi	Middlesex	2018
JB	300 m	34.81	Amir Sultan - Edwards	London	2018
JB	800 m	1:56.00	Findlay Mclaren	Essex	2023
JB	1500 m	4:03.60	Douglas Stones	Humberside	1979
JB	80 m hurdles (84cm)	10.50	Joseph Harding	Essex	2017
JB	4 × 100 m relay	43.46		London	2016
JB	High jump	1.96	Richard Byers	Cumbria	2005
JB	Long jump	6.76	Jerel Livingston	London	2018
JB	Triple jump	14.26	Jomiloju Hughes	London	2024
JB	Pole vault	4.30	Neil Winter	Avon	1988
JB	Shot put (4kg)	18.29	Michael Wheeler	Surrey	2006
JB	Discus throw (1.25kg)	54.54	Curtis Griffith-Parker	London	2005
JB	Javelin throw (600g)	66.95	Ben East	Berkshire	2018
JB	Hammer throw (4kg)	70.78	Andrew Tolputt	Berkshire	1982
IB	100 m	10.54	Mark Lewis-Francis	West Midlands	1998
IB	200 m	21.32	Sean Appiah	Essex	2024
IB	400 m	47.18	Chris Clarke	Berkshire	2006
IB	800 m	1:50.93	Michael Rimmer	Merseyside	2002
IB	1500 m	3:49.15	Matthew Shirling	Merseyside	2012
IB	3000 m	8:20.00	Kevin Steere	Norfolk	1971
IB	100 m hurdles (91.5cm)	12.69	Jaiden Dean	Norfolk	2022
IB	400 m hurdles (84cm)	51.83	Samael Lunt	Cheshire	2022
IB	1500 m steeplechase	4:13.66	Zac Seddon	Berkshire	2010
IB	4 × 100 m relay	41.85		London	2010
IB	High jump	2.12	Femi Abejide	London	1981
IB	Long jump	7.47	Bernard Yeboah	Surrey	2002
IB	Triple jump	15.91	Jonathan Moore	West Midlands	2000
IB	Pole vault	4.86	Frankie Johnson	Bedfordshire	2017
IB	Shot put (5kg)	20.48	Carl Myerscough	Lancashire	1996
IB	Discus throw (1.5kg)	61.24	Emeka Udechuku	London	1995
IB	Javelin throw (700g)	77.12	James Whiteaker	Kent	2014
IB	Hammer throw (5kg)	73.58	Andrew Tolputt	Berkshire	1984
SB	100 m	10.40	Mike Powell	London	1980
SB	200 m	20.98	Julian Thomas	West Midlands	2005
			Matthew Hudson-Smith	West Midlands	2013
SB	400 m	46.26	Mark Hylton	Berkshire	1995
SB	800 m	1:48.60	Paul Burgess	Leicestershire	1989
SB	1500 m	3:45.90	Clifton Bradeley	Staffordshire	1984
SB	3000 m	8:10.50	John Nuttall	Lancashire	1985
SB	110 m hurdles (99cm)	13.69	Jack Meredith	Merseyside	2010
SB	400 m hurdles (91.5cm)	51.50	Max Robertson	Somerset	1982
SB	2000 m steeplechase	5:38.20	Spencer Duval	Staffordshire	1989
SB	4 × 100 m relay	41.28		Middlesex	2009
SB	High jump	2.25	Geoff Parsons	Kent	1983
SB	Long jump	7.68	Jonathan Moore	West Midlands	2001
SB	Triple jump	15.92	Lawrence Lynch	London	1985
SB	Pole vault	5.16	Ben Flint	South Yorkshire	1998
SB	Shot put (6kg)	20.64	Carl Myerscough	Somerset	1998
SB	Discus throw (1.75kg)	61.87	Lawrence Okoye	Surrey	2010
SB	Javelin throw (800g)	73.41	Harry Huges	Suffolk	2016
SB	Hammer throw (6kg)	76.84	Jake Norris	Berkshire	2017
JG	100 m	11.58	Ashleigh Nelson	Staffordshire	2005
JG	200 m	24.00	Diane Smith	Middlesex	1989
JG	300 m	36.20	Jeslyn Agyei-Kyem	Surrey	2018
JG	800 m	2:06.22	Tilly Simpson	Derby	2015
JG	1500 m	4:23.58	Jessica Judd	Essex	2009
JG	75 m hurdles (76cm)	10.90	Pippa Earley	Surrey	2015
JG	4 × 100 m relay	47.37		Surrey	2012
JG	High jump	1.77	Lee Haggett	London	1986
JG	Long jump	6.22	Margaret Cheetham	Merseyside	1983
JG	Pole vault	3.62	Emillie Oakden	Sussex	2018
JG	Shot put	13.92	Susan King	Suffolk	1979
JG	Discus throw (1kg)	39.89	Sophie Mace	Surrey	2013
JG	Javelin throw (500g)	44.23	Freya Jones	Hampshire	2008
JG	Hammer throw (3kg)	58.01	Pheobe Baggott	Staffordshire	2016
IG	100 m	11.63	Darryl Neita	London	2012
IG	200 m	23.62	Vernicha James	London	2000
IG	300 m	37.93	Cheriece Hylton	Kent	2013
IG	800 m	2:03.12	Phoebe Gill	Hertfordshire	2023
IG	1500 m	4:16.24	Georgia Peel	Hampshire	2009
IG	3000 m	9:27.15	Harriet Knowles-Jones	Greater Manchester	2014
IG	80 m hurdles (76cm)	10.85	Thea Brown	Cheshire	2023
IG	300 m hurdles (76cm)	41.48	Perri Shakes-Drayton	London	2005
IG	1500 m steeplechase	4:54.82	Yasmin Austridge	Kent	2015
IG	4 × 100 m relay	46.10		Surrey	2016
IG	High jump	1.83	Aileen Wilson	Leicestershire	2000
IG	Long jump	6.38	Margaret Cheetham	Merseyside	1985
IG	Triple jump	12.22	Amy Williams	Cheshire	2013
IG	Pole vault	3.93	Molly Caudery	Cornwall	2015
IG	Shot put (3kg)	15.08	Sophie McKinna	Norfolk	2010
IG	Discus throw (1kg)	49.36	Claire Smithson	Sussex	1999
IG	Javelin throw (500g)	52.21	Emma Hamplett	Staffordshire	2014
IG	Hammer throw (3kg)	65.06	Katie Head	Essex	2016
SG	100 m	11.59	Rebecca Drummond	Staffordshire	1995
SG	200 m	23.40	Simone Jacobs	Berkshire	1984
SG	400 m	53.99	Hannah Williams	Hampshire	2016
SG	800 m	2:04.40	Khahisa Mhlanga	Essex	2017
SG	1500 m	4:15.08	Amy Griffiths	Leicestershire	2014
SG	3000 m	9:04.37	Paula Radcliffe	Bedfordshire	1992
SG	100 m hurdles (84cm)	13.50	Lesley-Anne Skeete	Somerset	1986
SG	400 m hurdles (76cm)	57.81	Hayley McLean	Essex	2013
SG	1500 m steeplechase	4:40.23	Victoria Weir	Devon	2016
SG	4 × 100 m relay	46.80		Surrey	2017
SG	High jump	1.88	Vikki Hubbard	Lincolnshire	2006
SG	Pole vault	4.20	Molly Caudery	Cornwall	2017
SG	Long jump	6.65	Fiona May	Derbyshire	1989
SG	Triple jump	12.88	Ahtollah Rose	Greater Manchester	2011
SG	Shot put (4kg)	15.65	Eden Francis	Leicestershire	2007
SG	Discus throw (1kg)	52.74	Claire Smithson	Sussex	2001
SG	Javelin throw (600g)	50.54	Izzy Jeffs	Somerset	2010
SG	Hammer throw (4kg)	61.65	Sophie Hitchon	Lancashire	2009

Cross country championships

The cross country championships have been held every year since 1960 for boys and 1968 for girls (except for 2001 due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak). Originally separate events were held for boys and girls but since 1989 they have always been combined.

Combined events and race waking championships

A separate championships is held each year for combined events and race walking. For combined events students compete in the track and field pentathlon (JB, JG), heptathlon (IG, SG), octathlon (IB) and decathlon (SB) events.^[15] For race walking students compete over 3000 metres (JB, JG, IG) and 5000 metres (IB, SB, SG).^[16]

Notable competitors

Many competitors at the English Schools' Athletics Championships have gone on to win individual Olympic and World Championship medals including multiple gold medallists Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Kelly Holmes and Greg Rutherford.

Olympic and World Medallists at the English Schools' Athletics Championships^[17][18][19]

Athlete	Olympic Medals	World Championships Medals	English Schools' Athletics Championships Results
			Senior	Intermediate	Junior
Mo Farah	5000 m, 2016 10,000 m, 2016 5000 m, 2012 10,000 m, 2012	10,000 m, 2017 5000 m, 2017 5000 m, 2015 10,000 m, 2015 5000 m, 2013 10,000 m, 2013 5000 m, 2011 10,000 m, 2011	1500 m, 2001	1500 m, 1999 cross country, 1999 3000 m, 1998 cross country, 1998	1500 m, 1997
Jessica Ennis-Hill	heptathlon, 2016 heptathlon, 2012	heptathlon, 2015 heptathlon, 2011 heptathlon, 2009		high Jump, 2002	high jump, 2000 10th, high jump, 1999 15th, heptathlon, 1999
Kelly Holmes	800 m, 2004 1500 m, 2004				1500 m, 1987
Greg Rutherford	long jump, 2016 long jump, 2012	long jump, 2015		4th, long jump, 2004 4th, long jump, 2003	5th, long jump, 2001
Alistair Brownlee	triathlon, 2012		cross country, 2006
Phillips Idowu		triple jump, 2009	triple jump, 1997 triple jump, 1996
Paula Radcliffe		marathon, 2005	3000 m, 1992 1500 m, 1991		8th, 1500 m, 1988
Kelly Sotherton	heptathlon, 2004	heptathlon, 2007	long jump, 1995 heptathlon, 1994	heptathlon, 1992 4th, 300 m, 1992
Darren Campbell	200 m, 2000	100 m, 2003		200 m, 1989	200 m, 1988
Dean Macey		decathlon, 2001 decathlon, 1999	decathlon, 1995
Jonathan Brownlee	triathlon, 2012		11th, cross country, 2008	23rd, 3000 m, 2006	146th, cross country, 2004
Lisa Dobriskey		1500 m, 2009	1500 m, 2001	800 m, 1999	800 m, 1998 4th, cross country, 1998 5th, 800 m, 1997
Hannah England		1500 m, 2011	1500 m, 2005	12th, cross country, 2003	5th, 1500 m, 2001 61st, cross country, 2000
Nicola Sanders		400 m, 2007	400 m hurdles, 2000 400 m hurdles, 1999	300 m, 1998 4th, 200 m, 1997
Tasha Danvers	400 m hurdles, 2008		100 m hurdles, 1995	300 m hurdles, 1994 300 m hurdles, 1993
Robert Grabarz	high jump, 2012		high jump, 2005	high jump, 2004
Sophie Hitchon	hammer throw, 2016		hammer throw, 2009
Jenny Meadows		800 m, 2009	5th, 400 m, 1999 400 m, 1998	5th, 300 m, 1997	800 m, 1995
Andy Turner		110 m hurdles, 2011	110 m hurdles, 1999	100 m hurdles, 1997

External links

• English Schools' Athletic Association (ESAA)

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