Schools Competition

The competition pathway for Schools in England is governed by a partnership between Table Tennis England and the English Schools’ Table Tennis Association (ESTTA), formalised by a merger which came into effect on September 1, 2017.

ESTTA was formed in 1968 and have since been arranging the yearly National Schools Team and Individual championships. Under the ESTTA umbrella, now taken on by the newly merged English Schools’ Table Tennis, there are 51 County Schools Table Tennis Associations. Affiliated counties hold area qualifying events across England which feed into the National competition pathway.

National Schools Team Championship Pathway:

Borough Finals > County Finals > Zone Finals > Regional Finals > National Finals

National Schools Individual Championship Pathway:

Borough Finals > County Finals > National Finals

Under 19/16/13/11 age groups for boys/girls

Click here to view the English Schools’ Table Tennis events calendar.

Each English Schools’ Table Tennis county has a designated lead called a County Secretary, these are the first point of contact for your local competitions, find your County Secretary by clicking here

English Schools’ Table Tennis also select representative teams to play in:

• The International School Sport Federation (ISF) biennial World Schools’ Table Tennis Championships (Under 17)
• The Annual Schools’ Home Countries Invitation International Championships in Under 18/16/14 age groups
• The British Primary Championships (Under 11)
• The UK School Games (in partnership with Table Tennis England)

For more information, please visit the English Schools’ Table Tennis website.