A natural-born athlete, Loftus-Cheek could’ve gone into a number of sports professionally, including tennis, Head of PE Stuart Nicholson revealed.
Nicholson, 42, taught his young protege for six years, helping him grow as a man and as a sportsman on the field.
Loftus-Cheek was already on Chelsea’s books by then, but that didn’t stunt his determination in conquering all at sports day in 2009.
Nicholson told SunSport: “As a young man, he was impressive. But on the football pitch, he was incredible.
“Ruben was a wonderful footballer from the first time I saw him, he had natural ability.
“First time I met him, he was already associated with Chelsea, who I believe he joined when he was eight or nine.
“He played for a local team in Swanley and was scouted very early and everyone could see in those days he had exceptional talent from day one.
“He played a few times, but he didn’t play every game. Most of the time he was training with Chelsea.
Let’s hope when the World Cup starts, should Loftus-Cheek be in England’s first eleven, his match reports in Russia are just as positive as his school report in Kent.