building for the future
Throughout Harrow's history, transformative construction projects have ensured the margin of excellence that distinguishes a Harrow education. The need for inspiring environments for Harrovians is as important today as it has been for the last 450 years.
a new Sports Centre
Sport has, for centuries, been at the heart of Harrow School life.
Long associated with sporting excellence, Harrow School uses sport to develop boys’ character, resilience and leadership skills, to maintain health, wellbeing, and meet the boys’ leisure needs.
Through the Sporting Harrow campaign, there are still opportunities to support of this world-class Sports Centre, a transformational project that will create outstanding facilities for future generations of Harrovians and open opportunities for young people in our partner schools and wider community. We are grateful for the generous donations already received and the ongoing support of our donor community whose contributions help make this project possible.
Celebrating sport at Harrow today
The essence of Harrow has been said by some to build a band of brothers; we do this through inculcating qualities that run like a thread through all that we do on the Hill, especially in the sporting and super curricular offering.
Harrovians have achieved national-level success in a wide-range of sports. With this ever-burgeoning success, sport and related professions now offer a meaningful career pathway for a growing number of boys.
This new Sports Centre is an exciting new step and one of optimistic, forward-thinking investment that will both support educational excellence and provide many additional opportunities for our community.
The tradition of sport at Harrow
The School has a long tradition of sporting achievement both in the heritage of modern day sports such as football and squash, and at the highest level within the games themselves.
There are many Old Harrovians who have become celebrated international sportsmen, and numerous others who play for universities, clubs and at county level; it is vital that we provide sports facilities of a calibre that will allow this great tradition to continue.
Community benefit
Crucially, the new Sports Centre will also provide much greater access to its facilities for our partners in the local community, including schools and clubs, with 1,300 hours of free community use per year, up from 800 hours at the existing sports centre.
Past Projects
The Sports Centre is the final chapter of a decade-long plan that has already seen the completion of the sector-leading Biology and Chemistry Schools and a refurbished Shepherd Churchill Dining Hall.
More information about these projects can be found below.
