Sports Fixtures and Results

Well done to our Girls Football team for a hard fought 1-1 draw against St Veronica’s! ????????⚽???? Thank you to parents for their support and cheering on. Your encouragement makes all the difference!

???? Well done to our Yr5 Cricketers who represented school at the Rossendale Yr6 Dynamo Cricket finals! ???? They played some amazing cricket to reach a superb 2nd in their league across the borough. Despite losing one game, they bounced back to win their final match. ???? They truly embodied our school values with fantastic endurance and friendship! Thank you Mr Marren for his support and encouragement ????

Today, our amazing Key Stage 1 Scavenger Hunt team represented our school at Marl Pits, and did an outstanding job! ???????? They showed great friendship, endurance skills, and kindness throughout. ????????

Well done to our Yr3/4 Gymnastics Squad for their amazing efforts at the Rossendale finals with some amazing gymnastics routines. ???? In a close competition, St James’ Red won a superb 3rd place ???? Thank you Mrs Ashcroft for her amazing coaching over the weeks and our parents who were able to support the children ????

 Congratulations to our tennis team for their performance at the Rossendale School Sports Partnership tournament. They achieved a fantastic 3rd place in their league! They showed our school value of endurance, especially during those nail-biting games.  Let’s keep up the amazing work, team!

???????? Well done to our Dynamos Cricket team for securing a fantastic 2nd place in their league! They embodied the school value of ‘koinonia’ by showing great teamwork. They won one game and lost one, showcasing their outstanding bowling skills. Thank you to Mr Simister for his support throughout the games. ????

A huge congratulations to our incredible Year 3/4 Cross Country team for their performance at the Rossendale Competition! ????‍♀️ ????‍♂️ They have truly shown the value of endurance and determination, making us proud every step of the way! A special thank you to Mr. Marren for his efforts in organising and supporting the team throughout the competition. ????

Well done to our incredible Yr5 and Year 6 students for their outstanding performance at the Rossendale Cross Country Race ???????? Your determination, perseverance, and true grit truly showcased our school value of endurance! ????

The course was incredibly tough, but our Cross Country Team tackled every hill, every muddy puddle, and every obstacle!  ????️????️ We are immensely proud of the way you represented our school with such sportsmanship and courage. ????

Some Yr3 and Yr4 children went to represent St James’ and Rossendale at the Pennine Lancashire Festival of Sport at Accrington Cricket Club on Wednesday 1st May. What a glorious day! In the morning, they played a variety of cricket games under the bright sunshine. The afternoon was equally exciting, with activities like archery, golf, and street games to get stuck into. A huge thank you to Lancashire School Sports for putting together such a fantastic day!

Well done to our Girls Football Team ⚽️ who demonstrated remarkable skill and embodied our school values of endurance, resulting in a thrilling 4-4 draw in their first game of the season. Huge thanks to all the parents who supported our girls. Keep up the fantastic work! ????

Well done to our Yr1 & Yr2 Cricket Team who represented school amazingly in the Rossendale Cricket Festival at The Valley Leadership Academy this morning. It was brilliant to see their passion and manners in all their activities. Well done ????

Well done to RK and MV who represented school with fantastic manners and effort at the Rossendale School Sports Partnership Girls Table Tennis Finals. They played some great table-tennis with both girls finishing 3rd in their leagues. Keep up the great efforts

During our PE sessions with Wigan Warriors, we all had the amazing opportunity to welcome the League Leaders Shield, Super League Trophy and the World Club Challenge Trophy into school. We heard about how these were won and then continued are amazing rugby sessions. #wiganwarriors

Everybody were incredibly proud of our first ever dance group for their outstanding efforts at the Rossendale Dance Festival ????. Every single one of them were amazing! We were the youngest group to perform and they represented the school brilliantly. Thank you Miss Brewer and Mrs Geoghegan for their support and hard work with the children. Keep up the amazing work!

Well done to our Year 5 and 6 Boys Badminton teams who took part in the Rossendale competition at All Saints High School this week. The children showed amazing sportsmanship, endurance, and kindness in all their matches. Thank you to Mrs Jamil for supporting the boys and taking them to the event.

Well done to our FUN-damental Yr2 and Yr3 team who took part in a range of activities at the Rossendale festival today. The children showed amazing teamwork, kindness and enthusiasm in all the activities.

Well done to our Yr3/4 Dodgeball team who represented school with flying (and glowing) colours at the Rossendale Sports Partnership event. The children showed amazing enthusiasm and sportsmanship in every game. Thank you Mr Marren and Mrs Jamil for their support and help with the children. Keep up the amazing efforts children.

Congratulations to both of our Basketball teams for displaying some fantastic efforts at the Rossendale competition today. St James’ 2 came 4th and St James’ 1 came 5th. It was great to see the school winning the values award of “Respect” after showing sportsmanship after each game. Thank you Mr Simister for his hard work in preparing the team during lunchtimes. ????

Well done to some of our Yr5 and Yr6 pupils who took part in the Rossendale Glow Dodgeball Festival. The children showed superb teamwork and friendship in all their games. It was also great to see fantastic sportsmanship after each game too.

Congratulations to our Yr5/6 Dodgeball team for representing the school brilliantly at the Rossendale School Sports Partnership event yesterday. The children played a range of games and came home winners of the Lancashire School Games Values award of “Honesty”. Keep up the great work.

Congratulations to our Yr3 and Yr4 Sportshall Athletics team who represented school at the Rossendale tournament. They competed against 5 other schools and came back winners of the Lancashire Games Value Award of “Passion”.
Thank you Mrs Jamil, Mrs Molloy and Mr Simister for their support in transporting the children as well as cheering them on.

8 of our amazing Key Stage 2 children represented St James’ at the Rossendale School Sports Partnership Sports Hall Athletics Festival at The Valley Leadership Academy. They showed our values of friendship and endurance in all their events. Thank you to Mrs Jamil for her support.

Congratulations to our Yr5/6 Indoor Athletics team who represented the school fantastically at the Rossendale School Sports Partnership competition. They showed our values of teamwork and endurance with some amazing performances. Thank you Mrs Jamil and Mr Simister for giving up their spare time to support at the event.

Four of our amazing pupils represented Rossendale School Sports Partnership and St James’ at the launch of the Lancashire School Games. They listened to Holly Bradshaw (Olympic pole-vaulter) and even had the chance to hold her Olympic medal ????. Well done everybody for representing the school and borough with pride. #lancashireschoolgames

Well done to our Yr3/4 Football Team who showed fantastic endurance and trust as a team to come 2nd in their league. They narrowly missed out on a place in the finals on head to head. Fantastic goals by SA and ZI helped the team to 2 wins and one narrow defeat. Keep up the great work children.

Well done to our Yr2/3 Football team who represented the school brilliantly at the Rossendale School Sports Partnership Football Festival. They worked hard as a team and won the Sports Value “Passion” award. Keep up the enthusiasm ⚽️

Our Girls Football team superbly represented St James’ at the Rossendale tournament. The girls showed our school value of “endurance” in all their games and reaching joint 3rd in their league. Well done to all the players for showing fantastic sportswomanship and respect. Keep up the great work!

Today, some of our Yr5/6 Girls Footballers represented St James’ at the Women’s World Cup Celebration Festival. Well done to all who showed our school value of “friendship” when supporting each other. Thank you to Coach Kitching, Mrs Jamil and Mr Marren for supporting the girls.

Well Done to our Yr5/6 Football tournament on showing our school value of “Endurance” in the Rossendale football tournament. The team grew in confidence each game to reach a superb 3rd place. It was brilliant to see the team spirit and sportsmanship in each game. Thank you Mr Simister and Mr Marren for their support and help getting the team prepared.

Congratulations to our Yr5/6 football team for a fantastic performance and superb 3-1 victory against St John’s Stonefold. The team showed great determination and sportsmanship throughout the game. Thank you Coach Simister for organising the match. Keep it up boys ⚽️