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English Schools' Athletics Championships

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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.

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:

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.

To be eligible to compete students must attain an entry standard . 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. The teams compete for various trophies based on their points earned. Since 1951 Essex have attained the overall highest points total the most times.

Championship records

Boy's

Junior (13-14)	Event	Mark	Athlete	County
100 m	10.64	Divine Ebechukwu Iheme	Oxfordshire	2024
200 m	21.99	Remi Jokosenumi	Middlesex	2018
300 m	34.81	Amir Sultan - Edwards	London	2018
800 m	1:56.00	Findlay Mclaren	Essex	2023
1500 m	4:03.60	Douglas Stones	Humberside	1979
80 m hurdles (84cm)	10.50	Joseph Harding	Essex	2017
4 × 100 m relay	43.33		Surrey	2025
High jump	1.96 m	Richard Byers	Cumbria	2005
Long jump	6.76 m	Jerel Livingston	London	2018
Triple jump	14.26 m	Jomiloju Hughes	London	2024
Pole vault	4.30 m	Neil Winter	Avon	1988
Shot put (4kg)	18.29 m	Michael Wheeler	Surrey	2006
Discus throw (1.25kg)	54.54 m	Curtis Griffith-Parker	London	2005
Javelin throw (600g)	69.89 m	Hugo Bucher	Middlesex	2025
Hammer throw (4kg)	70.78 m	Andrew Tolputt	Berkshire	1982
100 m	10.41	Divine Iheme	Oxfordshire	2025
200 m	21.32	Sean Appiah	Essex	2024
400 m	47.18	Chris Clarke	Berkshire	2006
800 m	1:50.93	Michael Rimmer	Merseyside	2002
1500 m	3:49.15	Matthew Shirling	Merseyside	2012
3000 m	8:20.00	Kevin Steere	Norfolk	1971
100 m hurdles (91.5cm)	12.69	Jaiden Dean	Norfolk	2022
400 m hurdles (84cm)	51.83	Samael Lunt	Cheshire	2022
1500 m steeplechase	4:13.66	Zac Seddon	Berkshire	2010
4 × 100 m relay	41.85		London	2010
High jump	2.12 m	Femi Abejide	London	1981
Long jump	7.80 m	Daniel Emegbor	Hertfordshire	2025
Triple jump	15.91 m	Jonathan Moore	West Midlands	2000
Pole vault	4.86 m	Frankie Johnson	Bedfordshire	2017
Shot put (5kg)	20.48 m	Carl Myerscough	Lancashire	1996
Discus throw (1.5kg)	61.24 m	Emeka Udechuku	London	1995
Javelin throw (700g)	77.12 m	James Whiteaker	Kent	2014
Hammer throw (5kg)	73.58 m	Andrew Tolputt	Berkshire	1984
100 m	10.40	Mike Powell	London	1980
200 m	20.85	Ethan Franklin	Essex	2025
400 m	46.26	Mark Hylton	Berkshire	1995
800 m	1:48.60	Paul Burgess	Leicestershire	1989
1500 m	3:45.90	Clifton Bradeley	Staffordshire	1984
3000 m	8:10.50	John Nuttall	Lancashire	1985
110 m hurdles (99cm)	13.69	Jack Meredith	Merseyside	2010
400 m hurdles (91.5cm)	51.45	Rayhan Mourtada	Kent	2025
2000 m steeplechase	5:38.20	Spencer Duval	Staffordshire	1989
4 × 100 m relay	40.55		Essex	2025
High jump	2.25 m	Geoff Parsons	Kent	1983
Long jump	7.68 m	Jonathan Moore	West Midlands	2001
Triple jump	15.92 m	Lawrence Lynch	London	1985
Pole vault	5.16 m	Ben Flint	South Yorkshire	1998
Shot put (6kg)	20.64 m	Carl Myerscough	Somerset	1998
Discus throw (1.75kg)	61.87 m	Lawrence Okoye	Surrey	2010
Javelin throw (800g)	73.41 m	Harry Huges	Suffolk	2016
Hammer throw (6kg)	76.84 m	Jake Norris	Berkshire	2017

Girl's

Junior (13-14)	Event	Mark	Athlete	County
100 m	11.58	Ashleigh Nelson	Staffordshire	2005
200 m	23.72	Annable Fasuba	Devon	2025
300 m	38.61	Isla Perry	Devon	2025
800 m	2:06.22	Tilly Simpson	Derby	2015
1500 m	4:23.58	Jessica Judd	Essex	2009
75 m hurdles (76cm)	10.90	Pippa Earley	Surrey	2015
4 × 100 m relay	47.37		Surrey	2012
High jump	1.77 m	Lee Haggett	London	1986
Long jump	6.22 m	Margaret Cheetham	Merseyside	1983
Pole vault	3.62 m	Emillie Oakden	Sussex	2018
Shot put	14.08 m	Adanna Udechuku	Essex	2025
Discus throw (1kg)	39.89 m	Sophie Mace	Surrey	2013
Javelin throw (500g)	43.77 m	Mila Desborough	Dorset	2025
Hammer throw (3kg)	58.01 m	Pheobe Baggott	Staffordshire	2016
100 m	11.63	Darryl Neita	London	2012
200 m	23.62	Vernicha James	London	2000
300 m	37.93	Cheriece Hylton	Kent	2013
800 m	2:03.12	Phoebe Gill	Hertfordshire	2023
1500 m	4:16.24	Georgia Peel	Hampshire	2009
3000 m	9:27.15	Harriet Knowles-Jones	Greater Manchester	2014
80 m hurdles (76cm)	10.85	Thea Brown	Cheshire	2023
300 m hurdles (76cm)	41.13	Lucia Bertacchini	Hampshire	2025
1500 m steeplechase	4:54.55	Evelyn Wildman	Buckinghamshire	2025
4 × 100 m relay	46.10		Surrey	2016
High jump	1.83 m	Aileen Wilson	Leicestershire	2000
Long jump	6.38 m	Margaret Cheetham	Merseyside	1985
Triple jump	12.59 m	Leila Newth	Middlesex	2025
Pole vault	3.93 m	Molly Caudery	Cornwall	2015
Shot put (3kg)	15.08 m	Sophie McKinna	Norfolk	2010
Discus throw (1kg)	49.36 m	Claire Smithson	Sussex	1999
Javelin throw (500g)	52.21 m	Emma Hamplett	Staffordshire	2014
Hammer throw (3kg)	65.06 m	Katie Head	Essex	2016
100 m	11.59	Rebecca Drummond	Staffordshire	1995
200 m	23.40	Simone Jacobs	Berkshire	1984
400 m	53.99	Hannah Williams	Hampshire	2016
800 m	2:04.40	Khahisa Mhlanga	Essex	2017
1500 m	4:15.08	Amy Griffiths	Leicestershire	2014
3000 m	9:04.37	Paula Radcliffe	Bedfordshire	1992
100 m hurdles (84cm)	13.50	Lesley-Anne Skeete	Somerset	1986
400 m hurdles (76cm)	57.81	Hayley McLean	Essex	2013
1500 m steeplechase	4:40.23	Victoria Weir	Devon	2016
4 × 100 m relay	46.80		Surrey	2017
High jump	1.88 m	Vikki Hubbard	Lincolnshire	2006
Pole vault	4.20 m	Molly Caudery	Cornwall	2017
Long jump	6.65 m	Fiona May	Derbyshire	1989
Triple jump	12.88 m	Ahtollah Rose	Greater Manchester	2011
Shot put (4kg)	15.65 m	Eden Francis	Leicestershire	2007
Discus throw (1kg)	52.74 m	Claire Smithson	Sussex	2001
Javelin throw (600g)	52.68 m	Harriet Court	Kent	2025
Hammer throw (4kg)	61.65 m	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. For race walking students compete over 3000 metres (JB, JG, IG) and 5000 metres (IB, SB, SG).

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.

Athlete	Olympic Medals	World Championships Medals	English Schools' Athletics Championships Results	Senior	Intermediate
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

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