Sporting Events

At Frodsham, we are committed to providing our students with regular opportunities to take part in sports competitions across the local cluster of schools. These competitions allow children to develop their physical skills, build teamwork, and foster a spirit of friendly competition. To broaden opportunities for our students, we also arrange friendly competitions with local schools and adjust the format of competitions to ensure all children, regardless of ability, can participate meaningfully. In addition, we participate in competitive events within our school academy, ensuring that children can experience a wide variety of sporting environments.

For primary-aged children, participation in sports competitions offers numerous developmental benefits:
Physical Development: Builds fitness, coordination, and motor skills.
Social and Emotional Growth: Enhances teamwork, cooperation, and communication skills.
Resilience and Confidence: Teaches perseverance, how to win and lose gracefully, and boosts self-esteem.
Competitiveness: Helps children develop a healthy competitive spirit and a desire to improve.
Inclusion: By adjusting competitions for ability, we ensure that all children can represent their school in a supportive environment.

By the time children leave Key Stage 2, we aim for every student to have represented our school in at least three sports competitions. In practice, many children will have participated far more often due to the wide range of events offered.

This academic year so far (September 2024 – February 2025), we have already attended multiple sporting events that range from competitive, festival and SEN competitions. We are proud of the diverse range of sporting activities and competitions our students have participated in this academic year:

Dodgeball Leaders
Bikeability Levels 1 & 2
Year 3/4 Multi-Skills Festival
Football Games (Hosted at Home)
Boccia
New Age Kurling
Inclusive Christmas Festival
Change4Life Champions
Bronze Ambassador Training
Swimming Sessions for Resource Provision
Volleyball
Basketball
High 5 Netball

We hosted an Athletics competition for not only our KS1 children, but also KS1 children from other local schools. Our pupils were able to compete in teams with and against children from the other schools.

Our resource provision children attended the Inclusive Christmas Festival at Frodsham Leisure Centre. They took part in many different sporting events and were supported by Helsby High School Play Leaders.