North Shropshire primary schools excel at the County School Sport Festival
On Wednesday 2 July 2014 hundreds of young people from across the county came together to compete in the summer Shropshire Homes School Sport Festival, as part of Sainsbury’s School Games.
Eight primary schools from across North Shropshire qualified to compete at the event, which took place at the Shrewsbury Sports Village.
The standard of competition was very high, with all competitors aiming to win points for their School Games area (Shrewsbury, South Shropshire, East Shropshire, North Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Burton Borough, or Telford and Wrekin Phoenix) in the hope that they would be crowned winners.
Team work, determination and talent shone through on the day, which resulted in north Shropshire getting their best results ever in the three years that the event has been running. Fantastic support from parents and teachers was also a contributing factor to the team’s success. Overall North Shropshire finished third out of the six School Games areas.
Below are the results from the festival:
| KS2 Cycling | 1st Shrewsbury, 2nd North Shropshire, 3rd Telford & Wrekin Phoenix |
| KS2 Dodgeball | 1st North Shropshire, 2nd East Shropshire, 3rd Shrewsbury |
| KS2 New Age Kurling | 1st Shrewsbury, 2nd Telford and Wrekin Burton Borough, 3rd Telford & Wrekin Phoenix |
| Y5/6 Orienteering | 1st East Shropshire, 2nd North Shropshire, 3rd Shrewsbury |
| Y5/6 Rounders | 1st North Shropshire, 2nd East Shropshire, 3rd Telford & Wrekin Phoenix |
| KS2 Tri-Golf (Y3/4) | 1st Telford & Wrekin Phoenix, 2nd North Shropshire, 3rd Telford & Wrekin Burton Borough |
| KS2 Tri-Golf (Y5/6) | 1st Shrewsbury, 2nd Telford & Wrekin Burton Borough, 3rd East Shropshire |
| KS2 Arrows Archery | 1st Telford & Wrekin Burton Borough, 2nd Telford & Wrekin Phoenix, 3rd East Shropshire |
| Y3/4 Mini Tennis | 1st East Shropshire, 2nd Shrewsbury, 3rd North Shropshire |
| KS2 Small School Rounders | 1st Shrewsbury, 2nd North Shropshire, 3rd East Shropshire |
| Sportsability “Games Carousel | 1st East Shropshire, 2nd Shrewsbury, 3rd Telford & Wrekin Phoenix |
Ann Hartley, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for children’s services, said:-
“We would like to congratulate all schools and pupils that took part in what was a brilliant sporting event.”
If your school would like more information about the School Games Programme and would like to get involved please contact Duncan Setterington, School Games Organiser, at dsetterington@lsgfl.net or 01691 627032.
Alternatively, please visit the Sainsbury’s School Games website: https://www.yourschoolgames.com/
