Dynamik National Schools Finals 2026 - live stats, schedule as show heads to Essex
The Dynamik National School Finals head to a new home at Essex Sports Arena on Wednesday 25 March 2026.
The top sides from across the national secondary school and further education basketball landscape will be on strutting their stuff, with the event and competition once again sponsored by Basketball England's official flooring supplier, Dynamik Sports Flooring.
The day features the Premier finals for the Under-14 and Under-16 Co-Ed (mixed male and female), plus the Under-17 boys' and girls' and Under-19 men's and women's competitions.
Proceedings begin at 11am with the first game of day, with six contests in total to be decided across an action-packed afternoon.

Schedule and live stats (click for stats)
- 11am - Under-14 Co-ed Premier: St. Thomas the Apostle College vs Christ's School
- 11.15am - Under-16 Co-Ed Premier: Turing House School vs Dagenham Park School
- 1.15pm - Under-17 Boys: Xaverian College vs City of London Academy - Southwark
- 1.30pm - Under-17 Girls: The Sheffield College vs Xaverian College
- 3.45pm - Under-19 Men: Myerscough College vs Hartlands High School
- 4pm - Under-19 Women: St Peter's Collegiate Academy vs Sedgehill Academy
The day begins with St Thomas the Apostle College looking to defend their U14 title from a year ago as they held off a late to beat St Columbas College 63-57.
CoLA were denied in last year's U17 Men's final as they were pipped 81-78 by eventual winners Charnwood. The Londoners will aim to go one better in Essex, with rapidly-rising North West programme Xaverian College standing in their way this time.
The U19 Men's finale is a repeat of last season, with Myerscough beating then-named John Madejski Academy 82-65, whilst defending U19 Women's finalists Trinity CE haven't made it to Essex, leaving last year's beaten finalists St Peter's Collegiate Academy and London's Sedgehill Academy to battle it out instead.
Find out more about the Dynamik National Schools Competition