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Research links activity with academic performance

Posted on 3rd June 2009

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There is a correlation between playing sport after school and exam results, the Independent Schools Council (ISC) has suggested.

A sample of 508 private schools found there is a link between the number of extra-curricular options available and the percentage of grade B or above GCSE results.

It was found the higher the number of sports, games and activities on offer, the more likely pupils will gain a grade B or above.

Commenting on the findings, ISC chief executive David Lyscom said this shows how important such activities can be in "underpinning academic achievement".

He added that it underlines the benefits provided by an all-round education.

"It confirms that parents are right to value the extra-curricular provision offered and choose to send their children to our schools," Mr Lyscom furthered.

Meanwhile, the headmaster of independent school Bradfield College recently suggested in the Daily Telegraph that it is important to give pupils a "choice" when it comes to playing sport.