Girls’ netball competition sees 16 primary schools compete at the EIS
Pupils at 16 Astrea Academy Trust schools take part in a girls’ netball competition, supported by student sports leaders at Edward VII School in Sheffield
Pupils from 16 Astrea Academy Trust primary schools attended a girls’ netball competition at the English Institute of Sports (EIS) in Sheffield, showcasing their sporting talent.
Year 5 and 6 girls from primary schools across Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield came together to compete on December 8. The tournament was supported by students at Edward VII School.
The morning session of the competition featured seven of the more experienced schools competing in the Division 1 competition.
The tournament came down to a thrilling final match between Hartley Brook Primary Academyand Carrfield Primary Academy, with Carrfield emerging victorious against last year’s champions to take home the trophy.
In the afternoon session, nine additional schools took part. The final saw Highgate Primary Academy face Castle Academy in a nail-biting match, with Highgate claiming the win.
The tournament was supported by sports leaders at the King Edward VII School, who umpired the games and coached the primary girls as part of their netball leadership practice.
The schools that took part are all part of the Astrea Academy Trust family of schools, which strives to offer children a broad range of sporting and extracurricular opportunities.
Astrea Academy Trust's PE and school sports leader, Stephanie Crowe, said: “Netball plays a big part in PE across most secondary schools, and it is fantastic to see our primary students developing their knowledge and skills of the sport and, most importantly, enjoying playing.
“There are so many opportunities across Sheffield, Barnsley and Doncaster to play netball outside of school, and we hope some of our students feel inspired to get involved.
“The success of the netball competition would not have been possible without the fantastic support of the King Edward VII School sports leaders, who volunteered to umpire and coach our students as part of their netball leadership practice. We are very grateful to them and their PE teacher, Miss Murray, for their support.”
Astrea’s regional schools director, Russell Gray, added: “Sporting competitions like this have a really positive impact on children’s confidence and wellbeing.Congratulations to all the girls who took part.
“Our trust is committed to encouraging sporting talent and we are very pleased to offer our students a broad range of opportunities.”
Astrea Academy Trust runs 26 academies across South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire, with all being rated as Good by Ofsted inspectors.