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The final, held at the City of Manchester Stadium, saw Wright Robinson beat Howard of Effingham School from Guildford by 4 -1. Goal scorers were Jordan Thompson, Josh Oguntayo and Kaide Moreland, who claimed two outstanding shots to clinch the match.

The competition has been running for 35 years and saw 1,500 teams competing from around the country. The English Schools’ Football Association has been delivering inter-school competitions for over 100 years and works in tandem with the Football Association and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Wright Robinson, whose alumni includes premiership footballer Nicky Butt, is a specialist sport and arts college for 11–16 year olds based in Gorton, Manchester. With 1,800 pupils, the £43 million site is the most expensive state school ever built in Europe.

The College’s state of the art sports facilities have been described by Ofsted as ‘outstanding’. These include a 25m swimming pool, three third generation rubber scrum pitches, a double sports hall, a single sports hall, fitness suite, dance studio, a weights room and numerous tennis and football pitches.

Neville Beischer, headteacher at Wright Robinson, said:
“As a specialist sports college this is a fantastic national achievement for us to complement our existing sport credentials. Our football team is full of young, talented athletes who have proved their skills nationally and added to our growing reputation.”

Mike Spinks, national competitions manager of the English Schools Football Association, said:
“This year’s side is the only team from Greater Manchester to ever win the tournament. It’s a great triumph to get to beat 1,500 teams, reach the national final and win by 4-1. This proves this team has outstanding character and skill and is a credit to the College and parents alike.”