Calderdale School Games

🎉 WELCOME BACK, CALDERDALE SCHOOLS! 🎉

We hope you’ve all had a fantastic summer and are feeling refreshed and ready for another brilliant year!

We can’t wait to get back out into schools, getting more children active, having fun and giving everyone the opportunity to enjoy, compete, lead and achieve through school sport. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️⚽🏅

Here’s to another year of !

Let’s make it our best year yet!

⚽Good luck, England! ⚽

From everyone at Calderdale School Games, we’d like to wish the England men’s team the very best of luck in their World Cup Semi-Final! 🌍🏆

As they step onto the biggest stage, they’ll be showing the same values we encourage in young people across Calderdale every day:

🧡 Determination
💗 Passion
🩶 Respect
💙 Honesty
🖤 Self Belief
💚 Teamwork

Whether you’re watching at home, in school, or with friends and family, let’s all get behind the Three Lions and cheer them on!

COME ON ENGLAND! 🦁⚽🤍❤️

There's only one month left to apply for the School Games Mark.

Make sure you submit by 31 July 2026. 🗓️

Don't miss out, get your application is today! https://www.yourschoolgames.com/taking-part/school-games-mark/

This morning we visited the HX7 Athletics event at Springhall 🏃‍♂️

3 schools showcasing their best athletes to compete for the trophy 🏆

Well done to everyone involved!

Wainstalls School Luddendenfoot Academy Scout Road Academy Your School Games

⛳ What a fantastic day at The Halifax Golf Club!

Today, we welcomed five Calderdale primary schools for a fun-filled golf taster day – the first golf event of its kind we’ve run as part of Calderdale School Games!

Pupils took part in seven different activities designed to develop their golf skills, with everyone showing great enthusiasm, determination and teamwork throughout the day.

A huge well done to our brilliant student leaders from LLS Online, who delivered each activity with confidence and professionalism. They did a fantastic job supporting and encouraging all of the participants.

A big thank you to Halifax Golf Club for their warm hospitality, providing an excellent venue and some truly incredible views for everyone to enjoy.

It was wonderful to see so many young people experiencing golf for the first time, and we hope it’s the start of many more opportunities to grow the sport across Calderdale!

🏌️ Schools who attended:
• Lightcliffe CE Primary
• Ling Bob J I & N School
• Wainstalls School
• The Greetland Academy
• Bowling Green Academy

Your School Games England Golf

🌟 More Gold School Games Mark Success in Calderdale! 🌟

We’re delighted to celebrate another group of schools that have achieved the Gold School Games Mark award.

This award recognises schools that have demonstrated a strong commitment to PE, school sport and physical activity, providing inclusive opportunities for pupils to be active, develop new skills and enjoy the benefits of participation.

Congratulations to:

🥇 Shelf Junior and Infant School
🥇 Dean Field Community Primary School
🥇 Wainstalls School
🥇 Northowram Primary School
🥇 Triangle C of E Primary School
🥇 Barkisland CE Primary School
🥇 Salterhebble Junior and Infant School

Your dedication to promoting high-quality sporting experiences and creating positive opportunities for young people to be active is making a real difference. Well done to all staff, pupils and wider school communities involved in this fantastic achievement! 👏

We’ve had a fantastic day at the Your School Games National Summit at the Telford International Centre, joining colleagues from across the country to celebrate and develop the future of school sport and physical activity.

The day has been packed with valuable networking opportunities, engaging workshops, inspiring case studies, and insightful discussions with National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and School Games partners. It has been a great opportunity to share ideas, learn from best practice, and explore new ways to create positive experiences for young people through sport and physical activity.

One of the highlights of the day was hearing from keynote speaker Amar Latif, whose inspirational story and powerful message about resilience, determination and embracing challenges left a lasting impression on everyone in attendance.

We’re looking forward to taking away everything we’ve learned and using it to continue supporting schools, teachers and young people across Calderdale through the School Games programme.

Why apply for the School Games Mark? 🏆

✅ Gain national recognition for your PE, school sport and physical activity provision

✅ Celebrate the impact you’re making for your pupils

✅ Benchmark your provision against national criteria

✅ Support a whole-school approach to physical activity

✅ Reflect on your current strengths and areas for development

✅ Evidence the impact of your PE and sport offer

✅ Showcase inclusive opportunities for all young people

✅ Plan and progress your future PE and sport provision

Apply today: https://www.yourschoolgames.com/taking-part/school-games-mark/

What an incredible evening at our Everybody Dance Now event💃🕺

We welcomed 6 fantastic schools, all of whom prepared and performed amazing dance routines on stage in front of a packed audience. The energy, creativity and confidence on display were brilliant to see, and every school should be so proud of their performances.

A huge thank you to all the schools, teachers, staff and spectators who helped make the event such a success. Your support and enthusiasm created an unforgettable atmosphere for everyone involved!

Congratulations to Ling Bob J I & N School who took away the trophy this year!

Well done to everyone who took part — we can’t wait for the next one! 🌟

Your School Games