Sports Reports
THURSDAY 3RD APRIL 2025
Congratulations to the Y5/6 Netball team who attended the Area Finals on Tuesday 1st April. It was an incredibly tough competition and the standard of netball was extremely high. Despite the tough competition, we held our own in several of the games only being completely out classed in one of our games. We won 3 games, drew 1 and lost 3. Unfortunately, this was a very similar situation for 3 other teams so placing came down to goal difference. We finished in 6th place overall which was pretty good considering. Well done team! Player of the match goes to Charlie who kept our defence strong when needed and for great reading of the game. 
Well done to our Y3/4 boys football team who took part in the Area Football Finals on Wednesday 2nd April. 10 teams took part from across the South from Shoreham to Littlehampton and it was an extremely competitive competition. Unfortunately, we lost our first game 2-0 against the tournament’s eventual winners. We then went onto draw our next two games but won our last comfortably. This left us 3rd in the group and playing for 5th or 6th place against Orchards School. At the end of time the score was 1-1 so the boys decided they want to finish on penalties! After taking 3 each, the score was 2-2, it then game down to sudden death. Orchards scored theirs and sadly we missed ours. We finished in 6th place. Player of the Match goes to Rupert for some great saves and his resilience. Thank you to all parents who have travelled to Angmering these past few weeks. It’s a long trek and myself and the children really appreciate your continued help and support.
FRIDAY 28TH MARCH 2025
Congratulations to the Y3/Y4 Indoor Athletics team who made it through to the Area Finals at Angmering School this week. It was a brutally tough competition, where we competed against some of the big Worthing schools who make up our Southern Area. Despite this, we had some standout moments with Jack and Zach’s excellent teamwork in the 2+2 event, both Y4 boys’ & Y3 boys 4×4 relay and our 5 stride field events. We finished in joint 6th place out of 7 schools but beat 65 other schools to get to the finals, which is a pretty good result in my opinion. Thank you to all the parents who came to cheer us on.
Huge congratulations to Izzy and Casper in Y5 and Seb in Y4 who took part in the Sussex School’s Cross-Country County Finals yesterday. All three were representing not only St Peter’s but the Southern Area, which ranges from Shoreham across to Angmering and up to us here in Henfield. Izzy and Casper were running with their respective yr5 boy’s and girl’s teams. Izzy finished in 44th place and Casper in 53rd place. Seb who was running as part of the yr6 boys’ team (2 years his senior, finished in 115th place. All races included 180 children from across Sussex, running in a very demanding site. Both Sen and Casper received Bronze medals for their contribution to their team, who finished in 3rd place out of the 9 Areas. Izzy and the yr5 girls’ team finished in 1st place earning herself a well-deserved Gold medal. Congratulations to all 3. This is a superb achievement and I look forward to seeing what they can do next year!
FRIDAY 21ST MARCH 2025
Congratulations to the Y3/Y4 footballers who took part in our locality tournament last Wednesday. It was a great afternoon of fantastic football (lets not talk about the wobbly lines!) Thank you to the Y3 children who stepped up at the last minute to play when one of the other schools could only field one team. They had a few tough matches playing against some strong Y4 teams. Well done to our B team who actually came runners up in their group and massive congratulations to our A team who won all their games and now progress to the Area Finals.
Congratulations to our Y6 netball team who absolutely smashed their locality tournament last Friday. We were fortunate enough to be able to have two teams playing, as Jolesfield were unable to participate. I didn’t get to umpire our Henfield V Henfield game but I heard it was a really hard fought, close match. Both our teams beat Steyning and Beeding by a big margin, however the game against each other was more evenly matched with our A team beating the B team by just one goal. The A team now progress to the Area Finals in a couple of weeks, so the team need to get in some shooting practice as it will be an extremely tough competition. A big thank you to the B team for stepping in the night before and to their parents for their quick replies. It really does make my job easier and it’s so rewarding to know the children are keen to play.
Finally, a huge well done to the Y3/4 girl’s football team who took part in the Area Finals down at Littlehampton Academy on Wednesday this week. The girls showed grit and determination throughout all their games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3. There was no final as each school played every other school in a round robin tournament. We finished in an amazing 4th place, which is brilliant, and I’m so proud of how they supported each other throughout.
FRIDAY 7TH MARCH 2025
Congratulations to the Girl’s Y3/4 football team who took part in our locality football tournament on Wednesday this week. The girls played brilliantly and won all 3 of their games and will now go on to represent St Peter’s and the Chanctonbury area in the Area Final at Angmering on Wednesday 19th March. Special mention to Brianna for really getting stuck in, running her “socks off” and for her fantastic goal!
FRIDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2025
Well done to the Y4 boys’ team that took part in Tag Rugby Festival on Tuesday. They had a fun afternoon of learning some key tag rugby skills in a carousel style activity and then played some fast and furious mini matches against other Horsham schools. The festival was led by Sports Leaders from Collyers College and it was lovely to see past pupil, Edward Robinson Y13, leading one of the activities. Two magic moments awards were given; one to George Dark for working well as a team and remembering to maintain his line and one to Aaron House for always working well with anyone he’s partnered up with and for really coming out of his shell and aiming high.
FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2025
Well done to the children that took part in the Southern Area Cross Country Finals last Friday at Windlesham House School. The course was already challenging and then with the rain, it made for a tricky run. All the races were highly competitive, but every single child completed the run which should be a great personal achievement for them all and I’m so proud of them. Congratulations to Eddie, Casper and Izzy who will all now progress to the next stage, Sussex Schools finals at Crawley Rugby Club having finished in the top 20. A special mention to the handful of Y4’s who helped make up the teams. Summer finished 27th out of 115 runners and Jessica came 22nd! Sebby also came 22nd out of 130 runners.
Congratulations to the Y3’s & Y4’s that took part in an athletics competition on Tuesday. As Upper Beeding were unable to participate, we were able to put a second team in giving more children the opportunity to take part. The children all had great fun competing in races and field activities like jumping, throwing, and learning how to triple jump. Our Y3’s did amazing considering they were competing against Y4’s and finished 3rd overall. Our Y4’s finished in 1st place, having a phenomenal competition with lots of 1st places. They now progress to the Area finals in March.
FRIDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 2025
Congratulations to our Y5/6 Indoor Athletics teams who took part in our locality competition last Tuesday. This is the first time we have competed in this event since 2019, and it was great to revive it. The children really loved the event, and we had some great results from our running. Overall, we finished 2nd, just 3 points behind winners Jolesfield. It’s a tricky competition to run as we can only take 7/8 children and it’s usually very loud as it is indoors plus there is always lots going on at the same time. Thanks to those parents that accompanied us and came to watch and Mrs Allen for helping look after the children whilst I ran it and complete the score sheet for me.
Well done to our Y5/6 Basketball team who took part in the Area Finals on Tuesday (3rd December) this week. It was a great event, but the competition was fierce. We played well as a team and show plenty of resilience in some tough games. Despite battling on, we finished in a respectable 10th place. Our passing was on point, but we just couldn’t seem to get enough baskets despite plenty of shots.
Congratulations to our two football teams from Y5&6 who participated in the Area Football Finals on Wednesday (4th December) this week. Due to a last-minute team drop out, we were fortunate enough to be able to enter another team into the competition, giving more of our children the opportunity to play. It was a relatively pleasant evening with the weather being on our side for once. Most teams were made up of Y6’s so it was a tough competition for our second team made up of half Y5’s, one Y4 child and the rest Y6’s. Despite this, they played well together and didn’t let losing most matches faze them. Our Y6 team finished the group stages as runners up, so went on to play in the semi-finals against an extremely strong Thomas A Beckett team. After a fairly early goal by TAB, the team pulled together showing great grit and determination and it wasn’t long before we scored a goal of our own bringing the score to 1-1. As the final whistle blew, the result remained the same with neither side being able to get in another goal. This meant we went to dreaded penalties. Unfortunately, having missed 2 of our 3 shots and with TAB sinking 2 of their 3 shots, we lost 2-1 on penalties. The team played a final match to decide 3rd and 4th place against Westbrook but struggled to keep their composure after losing in the semis and finished the event in 4th place. A massive well done to all the boys, 4th place is still a great achievement and I’m proud of all the children that took part. Finally, a big shout out to all the parents who came to support us and helped me get a last-minute team together. It was very much appreciated.
Congratulations to the girl’s football teams that played in our locality tournament on Wednesday 6th November. The girls played in a round robin style tournament, getting to play all teams. The girls all show great resilience, team work and sportsmanship. Our B team finished in joint 4th place with Beeding and our A team finished in joint 1st place with Steyning. Both Steyning and St Peter’s won 3 games and drew 1 game finishing on 18 points and both with a goal difference of 7. Despite losing the light, the girls were still keen to play a final game to decide the overall winner – unfortunately this was not possible as they would have been playing in the dark! Our A team will now progress to the Area Finals taking place 11th December At Angmering.
Well done to our Y4 Basketball team who went to the Area Finals On Tuesday 5th November. The team played really well together considering it was the first opportunity they’d had to play as a team. The games were short, fast and furious and we found ourselves up against some very strong and teams and despite playing well and creating some excellent passes, we just couldn’t seem to get the ball in the net. Despite this, they had fun and encouraged each other regardless of the result. Well done all!
Congratulations to our Y6 Basketball team who, after coming second in our locality tournament, will progress to the Area Finals on Tuesday 4th December at Angmering. The team played extremely well together making great passes, with one superb 3 pointer shot from Eddie. They played a final match against Jolesfield but lost by 1 goal when the final whistle blew. Well done team!
Our Y5 basketball team finished in 5th place despite playing really well. I know they were a little disappointed but they need to remember they were playing against children a year above themselves.
