Sporting Achievements
"Pupils are known for their sporting achievements. They excel in cross-country, athletics and swimming. Pupils enjoy netball, football, hockey, arts and crafts." OFSTED 2020
This year, Farndon is determined to build on the successes of last year. We will continue to strive to ensure that we provide all pupils with the opportunity to participate in range of different sports and to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Last Year: We engaged in several sporting events. We are hoping next year to turn those Runner Up sports to Champions and also do better in the hockey and cricket
Champions: Chester Schools Cross Country 1 gold, 1 silver, bronze and Yr 3 Boys overall gold / Year 5 and 6 Football / Year 3 and 4 football / Year 2 Football / Cross Country Team event Year 3 and 4 Girls.
Runners Up: Deanery Athletics overall runners up
September 2024:
Cross Country fell victim to the rain so we are hoping it will be rearranged.
Year 5 and 6 Rugby team, led by George Craven, participated in the Broxton tournament. They dispatched Malpas and Tattenhall in the group stage. Then, having beaten Tushingham in the semi-final, we faced Tattenhall again. A 7 - 2 win gave us victory in the final. Champions Tag Rugby!
With some many talented Year 4 rugby players, we took two teams to the Broxton Rugby Tournament. The Stripes got out of the group and lost to a last gasp try by Bickerton in the semi-finals. The Whites made it to the final and with the scores level at the final whistle it went to golden try. Jermiah scored to win. Champions Tag Rugby!
October 2024:
It was the first of the four Chester Schools Cross Country Championship races and we took our biggest team ever with 17 athletes! It was medals galore for Year 3 with Jessica winning silver and Hattie and Alfie won a bronze medal each. After medals last year, our Year 4s competed once again. It was an incredible finish and Henry won silver. Jonah was pipped to fourth on the line and Blake came home in fifth. For the girls, it was an all round strong performance with Flo sixth and Evelyn eight; Lana also ran well on her debut and was in the top 15. For Year 5, Polly narrowly missed out on a medal and came fourth. Finally, our Year 6 girls raced - their fourth year - and Zara ran a great race to win silver and Mollie was pushed all the way, but held on for Bronze. 3 Silver medals and 3 Bronze medals.
We participated in the Chester City Year 5 and 6 football tournament. We were in a tricky group but with 2 wins and 1 draw and without conceding a goal we topped the group. Sadly, we lost 2 - 0 in the semi-final but they can be very proud on how they performed. Semi-finalists.
It was the Girls' turn to participate in theChester City football tournament and yet again we were in a tricky group. Against a tough Acresfield side, we played the better football but could only draw 0 - 0. Next up was Tarvin and the goals began to flow. Mollie scored a brace for a 2 - 0 win. Another 1 - 0 against Our Ladys meant we made it to the semi-finals. We were up against Acorns and it started badly with a fortunate long shot dropping in after only a matter of second. 2 - 1 it finished, but the girls can be very proud of themselves. Semi-finalists.
November 2024:
We took 17 athletes to the second race in the Chester Schools Cross Country competition. There were some super performances where PBs are sure to be broken, some more medal success and also some bad luck with falls, injuries or illness. In Year 3, Jessica had another fabulous race earning her second silver medal and Anna had a fantastic first race in the competition and narrowly missed out on a medal with a 4th place finish. Also, Alfie ran a fine race in a large field and followed up his medal performance last time out with a 6th place finish. In Year 4, Evelyn got her PB and after finishing 5th last time out Blake ran an inspired race to claim silver. In Year 5, Polly left her sprint finish late and finished 4th, with Sienna in 10th and Nancy close behind. Finally, our Year 6 girls claimed more medals with Zara winning silver and Mollie the bronze.. 3 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal.
The Indoor Athletics season has begun and we took a squad of 20 people to the Broxton Indoor competition at the Heber. The children took part in sprints and relays on the track and the field events included speed bounce, long jump, vertical jump, javelin and chest push. Their behaviour and attitude were fantastic throughout and we came in first place, winning by a whopping 28 points. Champions Indoor Athletics!
Our football team for Year 5 and 6 participated in the Chester School's Football tournament. It's fair to say we were in a very tough group! Kings were strong and beat us 3 - 0 in our first game. We re-grouped and beat Mickle Trafford 2 - 0 and followed this up with 0 - 0 draws with Saughall and Cherry Grove. A win in either would have put us through to the semi finals, but missed chances meant we were out in the group stages this time.
December 2024
It was the turn of the girls in the football for the Chester School's Football tournament. I think it's fair to say lady luck was definitely not on our side! A disallowed goal in the first game led to a 1 - 0 defeat, and after dominating Tarvin we slipped to a 2 -1 defeat. 3 scoreless draws followed as we just couldn't take our chances. The girls played some wonderful football, but it just wasn't our day.
It was the turn of the Year 5 and 6 pupils to participate in the Broxton Indoor Athletics Competition and they were hopeful they would improve on last year's 7th place finish! What a night of athletics we were treated to! Polly and Sienna made an amazing team to win their long distance race. The boys' hurdles team absolutely smashed it, as did both of our relay teams. In the field Mollie set what we think is a record in speed bounce and she nearly cleared the mat in long jump. Toby retained his long jump crown and Polly topped the charts with her javelin throw; and in the same event George and Paige showed great technique. A second place finish with just 4 points the difference. Runners Up