This collection covers the multitude of sports that pupils can do at Oakham School. Sports include cricket, rugby, hockey, athletics, netball and swimming as some of the richest in terms of items in the sub-series.

Most sub-series have a good photographic record of first teams, alongside comprehensive fixture and team lists. Some sub-series will contain correspondence, programmes and administrative documents.

There is an extensive collection of trophies and shields awarded to pupils and Old Oakhamians for their sporting achievements.

An almost complete collection of Oakham School magazines dating from 1884. Some editions are available as individuals whilst others can be found in larger bound volumes. There is also a collection of the Old Oakhamian magazine which is a separate school magazine for Old Oakhamians and their news.

This magazine covers all aspects of school life. Sporting, academic, and artistic achievements of the pupils are celebrated alongside news updates from various departments. In later issues, c. 1980s, houses are given space to announce news and in house achievements.

Sporting records are a key component of the magazine since its inception and there are accounts of matches (including scores and teams) in each edition. Again, since the 1980s, focus has shifted to also include all of the teams that compete for the school, instead of just focusing on the A team.

Images and photographs start to appear in the magazines from the 1970s and the magazine was first printed fully in colour in the 1990s.

A photograph of staff and pupils looking at a cricket match, sat by the New Pavilion in the 1950s. The photograph was taken by Photo-Reportage Ltd and the number of print is stamped on the back: 286913.

A photograph in colour of the Wharton Pavilion.

A photograph of the Old Gym, which served as a temporary cricket pavilion from 1970, before its conversion into the Wharton Pavilion.

This sub-file focusses on the opening of the BAFS Pavilion in 2014.

Two photographs (A and B) in colour of the Sports Hall, probably in the 1990s.

Two photographs (A and B) of Lynn Wilson and his family unveiling the commemorative plaque in the new Wilson pavilion. Also present were Headmaster Joe Spence and Tom White.

Two photographs (A and B) of the Headmaster Joe Spence and O.O. Lynn Wilson standing in front of the plaque.

A planner for the weekend events, social and trips in the Winter term 2021 organised for the girls in Rushebrookes. Some events were cancelled or altered due to Covid-19 restrictions, such as the Cambridge trip and the Christmas supper. Two pages A and B.