Boys who play sport or take part in after-school clubs are more likely to do well in exams, according to research that suggests a healthy body really does lead to a healthy mind.
Cricket, orienteering and even bell-ringing improves the academic achievements of pupils at private schools, researchers at the Independent Schools Council (ISC) say.
The difference that extra-curricular activities make to boys’ exam performance is more marked than the effect on girls at GCSE, they found.
