Scottish Qualifier
2025-26 British Shooting Schools Championships
Pistol, Sporter and Precision Rifle
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November 2025
The Regional Scottish Qualifier for the British Shooting (BS) National Schools Championships will take place on 22 and 23 November 25 at The Glasgow Academy, Colebrooke St, Hillhead, Glasgow, G12 8HE.
This venue is not fully accessible, but does accommodate competitors with a disability. Please email events@scottishtargetshooting.co.uk for more information on accessibility.
The BS Championships consist of eight regional, shoulder to shoulder competitions around England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland between September and November. Qualifying athletes will go through to the National Final on Wednesday 4th February 2026 at Chase Leisure Centre, Staffordshire, WS11 4AL.
The Scottish regional event is for Air Pistol and Sporter Air Rifle across 3 age categories plus Precision Air Rifle for the senior age category only.
PROGRAMME
All competitors will have the opportunity to shoot in 2 relays of 20 shots in 20 minutes at a distance of 10m on electronic targets. Each relay is preceded by 5 minutes setup and 5 minutes sighting and practice. Rifle Competitions will take place on Saturday and Pistol Competitions on Sunday.
The scores from the first shoot will provide the qualifying scores for selection to the Scottish final. The top scoring 8 athletes will be selected. The format of the Scottish Final will be 24 shots on command.
The second shoot is for training and experience.
All relays are mixed gender and mixed physical ability and experience.
Entry Closing Date : Sunday 9 November 2025
All competitors will shoot 2 relays of 20 shots in 20 minutes at a distance of 10m on electronic targets.
ENTRIES
Entries are open to athletes of all abilities from novice to experienced who will represent their school, including home schooled, in the Championships.
Entries can be made by parents/guardians, teachers, coaches and athletes themselves. Please let your school know you will be taking part.
STS and BS welcome competitors with a disability except visual impairment and learning disability. There is no separate para category at the Scottish Qualifier and all athletes will compete together in their age category. There is a separate para category at the National Final.
Please Note : The Glasgow Academy is not fully accessible, but does accommodate competitors with a disability. Please email events@scottishtargetshooting.co.uk for more information on accessibility.
CATEGORIES
Age categories are :
Junior : P6 to S1
Intermediate : S2 and S3
Senior : S4 to S6
COMPETITIONS
There are 3 types of entry :
Individual
School Teams of 3 in the same age category
Youth Teams of 3 across all categories (but must include one Junior OR one Intermediate.)
Find more information about the Team entries in the programme below.
All competitors must enter the Individual Event.
ENTRY PRICE
Individual Entriea are £17.00
School Teams are free
Youth Teams are £10.00
EVENT RULES
The Scottish Qualifier will be run to British Shooting Rules except as noted in the programme..
The British Shooting Rules can be found here :
Any Questions?
Looking for more information? Having a problem with the entry form? Please get in touch : email STS at events@scottishtargetshooting.co.uk.