London schools championships

The team qualifiers run in October or November, with the team finals held in January. The winning teams from the finals in each age group go forward to the relevant finals of the Butterfly Schools Team Championships, and can qualify from there for the national finals.

The individual qualifiers are held in January and February. Anyone finishing first in a qualifying event goes through to the Jack Petchey individual finals in April and is also eligible to compete at the Butterfly Schools Individual Championships finals.

Jack Petchey Finals Dates –

Teams Event – Thursday 23rd January 2025 at Redbridge Sports Centre

Individual Event – Saturday 10th May 2025 at University of East London

The organisation of these competitions is based on six Jack Petchey Areas – North London, East London, South London, West London, Central London and Essex. There is a County Secretary in each of these areas, who run the two qualifier competitions.

You can find each area’s entry form to download at the bottom of this page. If you cannot locate your area’s form, please contact the School County Secretary.

Jack Petchey Areas

North London
(Barnet, Enfield, Haringey & Waltham Forest)
Contact: Eamon Brennan – [email protected]

East London
(Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets)
Contact: VACANT – contact [email protected]

​West London
(Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow)
Contact: VACANT – contact [email protected]

​Central London
(Camden, City of Westminster, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth)
Contact: Maria Ingles – [email protected]

​South London
(Bromley, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton)
Contact: Neil Williams – [email protected]

​Essex
(Including Southend, Thurrock)
Contacts: Kirk Edwards – [email protected]