A Coventry special school has recently been awarded the prestigious Sportsmark Gold award by Sport England (formerly English Sports Council), and four secondary schools have received Sportsmark Awards.

Sherbourne Fields joins an elite group of only six special schools across the country, that have achieved Sportsmark Gold. In addition, Ernesford Grange School and Community College, Cardinal Wiseman RC School, President Kennedy School and Community College, and Tile Hill Wood School were all awarded a Sportsmark. The awards are given to those schools who show that they have high standards of provision for Physical Education and sport, and each school is assessed on the variety of sports and PE activities they offer.

Councillor George Duggins, Chair of the City Council’s Education and Cultural Affairs PCC says;

"It’s good to know that Coventry schools are consistently achieving high standards in sport and are being recognised for their hard work."

This means that almost 50% of Coventry secondary schools have achieved the coveted Sportsmark award – and that all of the schools who applied this year from Coventry passed the required conditions.

Chris Smith MP, Secretary of State and Trevor Brooking, Chair of Sport England will present the Gold Awards at Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium on Thursday 1 July 1999. Teachers and pupils from Sherbourne Fields will be attending the ceremony – and the next day a group from the school will be travelling to Blackpool to compete in the BSAD (British Sports Association for the Disabled) National Championships.