Oxfordshire Schools' Athletic Association

The Oxfordshire Schools’ Sports Association (later known as the Oxfordshire Schools' Athletic Association) was established in 1925 and was one of 13 founding counties at the inaugural 1925 English Schools Athletics Championships. 

Our responsibility is to create meaningful county competition for cross-country and track & field, as well as taking representative teams for the county to a variety of English Schools Championships in the following 3 disciplines: Combined Events, Cross-Country and Track & Field.

The association was previously administered by four districts in Oxfordshire (City, North, South and Vale), however as of 2023 the organisation now exists as a single entity. 

Age groups for each discipline are categorised in the following format (from 1st September 2026) to align with the new England Athletics age groups:

• Under-14 / Minors – school years 7 & 8 
• Under-16 / Juniors – school years 9 & 10 
• Under-18 / Inters – school years 11 & 12 
• Under-20 / Seniors – school year 13 

Affiliation to the Oxfordshire Schools' Athletic Association is £40.00 per school for the 2025/26 academic year and includes the costs associated with our championship events, subsiding the costs of county representation and the general administrative functions of the OSAA. We have the right to reject entry to championship events if a school is not affiliated to OSAA.