London schools championships
All you need to know about the Jack Petchey London Schools’ Championships
The Jack Petchey London Schools’ Championships is a prestigious event aimed at increasing participation and awareness of table tennis in Schools within London and Essex.
There are two events throughout each year – Individual and Team Championships – which are open to boys and girls at Under 11, 13, 16 & 19 age groups.
The schools competition pathway can be found here. For this academic year there is a new competition structure. To view the new competition structure and the details within, please click here to watch a video which explains all the ‘need-to-knows’.
We aim to encourage more participants to play within the competitions each year, ensuring that every school in London and Essex has the opportunity to attend a county qualifier.
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]
Entry Forms
For entry forms for the 2024/25 season competitions, please click the relevant area below. Contact the Schools County Secretaries listed in the Jack Petchey areas menu above if you require any further information.
Teams:
North London – Thursday 21st November 2024 at London Academy
Central London – Wednesday 20th November 2024 at North Paddington Youth Centre
West London – Wednesday 20th November 2024 at Ealing Fields High School
East London – Friday 22nd November 2024: U16 & U19 Boys and Girls at Addey and Stanhope School, Wednesday 27th November 2024: U11 & U13 Boys and Girls at St. Aubyn’s School
South London – Thursday 14th November 2024: U19 Boys at Whitgift, Monday 18th November 2024: U13, U16 & U19 Girls at Richmond Park Academy, Tuesday 19th November 2024: U13 Boys at Wilson’s, Thursday 21st November 2024: U16 Boys at Wallington CGS, Tuesday 26th November 2024: U11 Boys and Girls at Graham Spicer
Essex – Tuesday 15th October 2024 at BATTS Table Tennis Club
Individual:
North London
Central London
West London – Friday 14th February 2025 at Ealing Fields High School
East London
South London – Friday 31st January 2025: U13, U16 & U19 Girls and U13 & U19 Boys at Whitgift, Tuesday 4th February 2025: U11 Boys and Girls at Graham Spicer, Thursday February 6th 2025: U16 Boys at Wallington,
Essex – Saturday 4th January 2025 at BATTS Table Tennis Club