ENGLISH SCHOOLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
STANDARDS 2024
Note: Changes for 2024 highlighted in red
Key to each column:
NS |
National Standard: performance level for which Standard Badges are awarded at the National Championships. |
ES |
Entry Standard: the minimum performance level normally required to be selected for a County Team for the National Championships. The Entry Standard is NOT a ‘qualifying standard’, reaching this standard does not imply any automatic right to be selected for a County team. |
CS |
County Standard: a good level of performance at a County Championship meeting. |
DS |
District Standard: a good level of performance at a District Championship meeting. |
SS |
School Standard: a good level of performance at a School Championship meeting. |
JUNIOR BOYS
Event |
NS |
ES |
CS |
DS |
SS |
100m |
11.4s |
11.6s |
12.2s |
12.5s |
13.0s |
200m |
23.2s |
23.8s |
24.8s |
25.6s |
27.0s |
300m |
36.8s |
38.0s |
40.0s |
42.0s |
45.0s |
800m |
2m 02s |
2m 05s |
2m 13s |
2m 20s |
2m 27s |
1500m |
4m 13s |
4m 20s |
4m 36s |
4m 50s |
5m 05s |
80m Hurdles |
11.7s |
12.1s |
12.8s |
13.8s |
15.0s |
4x100m Relay |
45.6s |
47.5s |
49.5s |
51.2s |
53.5s |
High Jump |
1.78m |
1.72m |
1.60m |
1.50m |
1.45m |
Pole Vault |
3.30m |
3.00m |
2.30m |
2.10m |
2.00m |
Long Jump |
5.95m |
5.80m |
5.30m |
5.00m |
4.70m |
Triple Jump |
12.40m |
12.00m |
11.00m |
10.00m |
9.25m |
Shot |
13.30m |
12.30m |
10.50m |
9.50m |
9.00m |
Discus |
38.00m |
35.00m |
28.00m |
24.00m |
20.00m |
Javelin |
47.00m |
44.00m |
35.00m |
30.00m |
28.00m |
Hammer |
45.00m |
38.00m |
27.00m |
24.00m |
21.00m |
Pentathlon |
2800pts |
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3000m Walk |
15m 30s |
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INTER BOYS
Event |
NS |
ES |
CS |
DS |
SS |
100m |
10.9s |
11.1s |
11.7s |
12.0s |
12.3s |
200m |
22.2s |
22.7s |
23.7s |
24.4s |
26.0s |
400m |
49.7s |
51.1s |
53.5s |
55.5s |
59.0s |
800m |
1m 55s |
1m 57s |
2m 05s |
2m 10s |
2m 20s |
1500m |
4m 03s |
4m 06s |
4m 20s |
4m 30s |
4m 55s |
3000m |
8m 50s |
8m 56s |
9m 35s |
10m 00s |
10m 45s |
100m Hurdles |
13.5s |
14.0s |
15.2s |
16.0s |
17.0s |
400m Hurdles |
56.5s |
58.8s |
64.0s |
68.0s |
72.0s |
1500m S/C |
4m 32s |
4m 37s |
5m 05s |
5m 20s |
5m 55s |
4x100m Relay |
43.6s |
45.0s |
47.0s |
48.0s |
50.0s |
High Jump |
1.94m |
1.88m |
1.70m |
1.60m |
1.50m |
Pole Vault |
4.20m |
3.90m |
2.80m |
2.20m |
2.00m |
Long Jump |
6.80m |
6.40m |
5.80m |
5.50m |
5.30m |
Triple Jump |
13.70m |
13.00m |
12.00m |
11.00m |
10.50m |
Shot |
14.20m |
13.20m |
11.00m |
10.00m |
9.50m |
Discus |
44.00m |
41.00m |
33.00m |
26.00m |
24.00m |
Javelin |
54.00m |
52.00m |
40.00m |
33.00m |
30.00m |
Hammer |
56.00m |
49.00m |
30.00m |
24.00m |
20.00m |
Octathlon |
4800pts |
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5000m Walk |
26m 00s |
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SENIOR BOYS
Event |
NS |
ES |
CS |
DS |
100m |
10.8s |
11.0s |
11.5s |
12.0s |
200m |
21.9s |
22.2s |
23.4s |
24.4s |
400m |
48.8s |
49.7s |
53.0s |
55.5s |
800m |
1m 52s |
1m 54s |
2m 02s |
2m 10s |
1500m |
3m 55s |
3m 58s |
4m 15s |
4m 30s |
3000m |
8m 33s |
8m 36s |
9m 20s |
10m 00s |
110m Hurdles |
14.6s |
15.3s |
17.5s |
18.5s |
400m Hurdles |
55.0s |
57.5s |
64.0s |
68.0s |
2000m S/C |
6m 08s |
6m 18s |
6m 50s |
7m 15s |
4x100m Relay |
43.5s |
44.5s |
46.5s |
47.2s |
High Jump |
2.01m |
1.95m |
1.70m |
1.60m |
Pole Vault |
4.50m |
4.20m |
2.80m |
2.20m |
Long Jump |
6.80m |
6.70m |
5.80m |
5.50m |
Triple Jump |
14.20m |
13.50m |
12.00m |
11.00m |
Shot |
13.70m |
12.80m |
10.50m |
9.50m |
Discus |
46.00m |
40.00m |
30.00m |
24.00m |
Javelin |
56.00m |
52.00m |
38.00m |
32.00m |
Hammer |
58.00m |
50.00m |
28.00m |
22.00m |
Decathlon |
6000pts |
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5000m Walk |
25m 00s |
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JUNIOR GIRLS
Event |
NS |
ES |
CS |
DS |
SS |
100m |
12.4s |
12.7s |
13.2s |
13.5s |
14.2s |
200m |
25.5s |
26.2s |
27.2s |
28.0s |
30.0s |
300m |
41.0s |
42.0s |
44.2s |
46.0s |
48.0s |
800m |
2m 15s |
2m 18s |
2m 26s |
2m 33s |
2m 50s |
1500m |
4m 40s |
4m 48s |
5m 03s |
5m 20s |
5m 55s |
75m Hurdles |
11.5s |
11.9s |
12.5s |
13.5s |
14.1s |
4x100m Relay |
50.0s |
52.0s |
54.0s |
55.4s |
58.0s |
High Jump |
1.62m |
1.56m |
1.45m |
1.40m |
1.30m |
Pole Vault |
3.00m |
2.70m |
2.00m |
1.80m |
1.70m |
Long Jump |
5.20m |
5.10m |
4.70m |
4.40m |
4.10m |
Shot |
11.20m |
10.60m |
9.00m |
8.00m |
7.00m |
Discus |
30.00m |
27.00m |
22.00m |
19.00m |
18.00m |
Javelin |
36.00m |
34.00m |
28.00m |
23.00m |
21.00m |
Hammer |
43.00m |
37.00m |
25.00m |
21.00m |
20.00m |
Pentathlon |
3100pts |
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3000m Walk |
16m 30s |
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INTER GIRLS
Event |
NS |
ES |
CS |
DS |
SS |
100m |
12.2s |
12.5s |
13.0s |
13.4s |
14.1s |
200m |
25.1s |
25.8s |
26.8s |
27.5s |
29.5s |
300m |
40.2s |
41.2s |
43.5s |
45.5s |
50.0s |
800m |
2m 13s |
2m 16s |
2m 25s |
2m 32s |
2m 47s |
1500m |
4m 39s |
4m 45s |
5m 00s |
5m 15s |
5m 50s |
3000m |
10m 10s |
10m 20s |
11m 10s |
12m 00s |
12m 20s |
80m Hurdles |
11.6s |
12.0s |
13.0s |
14.0s |
15.0s |
300m Hurdles |
45.0s |
46.4s |
51.0s |
54.0s |
60.0s |
1500m S/C |
5m 13s |
5m 23s |
5m 50s |
6m 15s |
6m 30s |
4x100m Relay |
48.2s |
50.2s |
52.5s |
54.2s |
57.0s |
High Jump |
1.71m |
1.65m |
1.50m |
1.45m |
1.35m |
Pole Vault |
3.40m |
3.10m |
2.20m |
1.90m |
1.80m |
Long Jump |
5.55m |
5.40m |
4.90m |
4.60m |
4.20m |
Triple Jump |
11.30m |
10.90m |
10.00m |
9.00m |
8.60m |
Shot |
12.70m |
11.60m |
10.00m |
8.70m |
7.75m |
Discus |
37.00m |
33.00m |
26.00m |
21.00m |
20.00m |
Javelin |
41.00m |
38.00m |
30.00m |
25.00m |
23.00m |
Hammer |
53.00m |
48.00m |
34.00m |
23.00m |
20.00m |
Heptathlon |
4700pts |
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3000m Walk |
16m 00s |
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SENIOR GIRLS
Event |
NS |
ES |
CS |
DS |
100m |
12.1s |
12.4s |
13.0s |
13.4s |
200m |
25.1s |
25.7s |
26.8s |
27.5s |
400m |
57.0s |
58.3s |
62.0s |
65.0s |
800m |
2m 12s |
2m 16s |
2m 25s |
2m 32s |
1500m |
4m 36s |
4m 42s |
5m 00s |
5m 15s |
3000m |
10m 06s |
10m 16s |
11m 10s |
12m 00s |
100m Hurdles |
14.6s |
15.3s |
17.5s |
18.5s |
400m Hurdles |
64.0s |
65.5s |
73.0s |
76.0s |
1500m S/C |
5m 10s |
5m 17s |
6m 00s |
6m 15s |
4x100m Relay |
49.0s |
50.0s |
52.5s |
54.0s |
High Jump |
1.72m |
1.66m |
1.50m |
1.45m |
Pole Vault |
3.50m |
3.20m |
2.20m |
1.90m |
Long Jump |
5.60m |
5.40m |
4.90m |
4.60m |
Triple Jump |
11.40m |
11.10m |
10.00m |
9.00m |
Shot |
11.40m |
10.50m |
9.00m |
7.50m |
Discus |
39.00m |
36.00m |
26.00m |
21.00m |
Javelin |
40.00m |
37.00m |
28.00m |
23.00m |
Hammer |
47.00m |
43.00m |
30.00m |
22.00m |
Heptathlon |
4350pts |
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5000m Walk |
27m 30s |
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MIXED GENDER RELAYS
NS | ES | CS | DS | SS | |
Junior | 47.8s | 49.8s |
51.8s |
53.3s | 55.8s |
Intermediate | 46.0s | 47.6s | 49.8s | 51.1s | 53.5s |
Senior | 46.3s | 47.3s | 49.5s | 50.6s |