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KS2 Quad Kids: Oxfordshire County Final

On Friday our ‘A’ teams from both Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 travelled to Tilsley Park in Abingdon to compete in the Oxfordshire County Final of the annual Quad Kids competition. After several weather-related postponements prevented the South Oxfordshire Final from going ahead, the children were keen to return to their outdoor athletics season and […]

Year 5/6 Cricket Tournament

Last Friday, 24 Year 6 members of the school’s cricket club travelled to sunny Shiplake College for their annual cricket festival. It was wonderful to see so many teams competing this year, with 11 schools providing 18 teams. SCPS supplied 3 teams – named the Cougars, the Swans and the Caracals – and everyone performed […]

Y5/6 Girls’ Football: Oxfordshire Football Festival Final

On Thursday our Y5/6 Girls’ football team travelled to Court Place Farm, the home of National League North side Oxford City FC, to compete in the Oxfordshire Football Festival Finals. We had earned our place in the competition through winning the South Oxfordshire Finals earlier in the term. To begin with, each team was drawn […]

KS2 Quad Kids Local Round

On Tuesday we took our ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams from Year 3/4 and 5/6 to MECE for the first round of the annual Quad Kids competition. We were hoping to take our winning momentum from the indoor athletics earlier in the year into the outdoor season. After the usual combination of sprinting, distance running, throwing […]

Y5/6 Girls’ Football League Match: Stephen Freeman 1-3 Sonning Common

On Monday our Y5/6 Girls’ football team travelled to Didcot to play the final match of our league season against Stephen Freeman. We knew that a win or a draw would be enough to confirm that we would be league champions for the very first time. The girls’ success this year has been built around […]

Year 5/6 Girls’ 5-a-side Football – South Oxfordshire Finals

On Tuesday our Year 5/6 Girls’ ‘A’ and ‘B’ football teams competed in the South Oxfordshire Final at Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge. With both teams having done very well to reach this stage, we were hoping that we could bring back the trophy for the first time. The five-team tournament began with a round robin […]

Y5/6 Girls’ Football League Match: Ladygrove Park 0-4 Sonning Common

On Wednesday our girls’ football team travelled to Didcot to face Ladygrove Park in our second league match of the season. Our season began with a win earlier in the year, and were looking to return to the top of the table with a victory. Before the game, we spoke about the importance of blocking […]

Y1 and Y2 Football Tournament

On Thursday 27th March the Year 1 and Year 2 football teams travelled to Kidmore End School to take part in a tournament. The Year 2 team started the competition with two very strong performances, winning 4-0 against Kidmore End Team A and 8-1 against Kidmore End Team B. Our last match was against Peppard […]

Y5/6 Sportshall Athletics: South Oxfordshire Final

On Tuesday our indoor athletics team made the journey to Wheatley Park School, aiming to retain our crown as the best school in South Oxfordshire. After some excellent individual and team performances – we won all but one of our running races, and put in a superb performance in the field events – all of […]

Y5/6 Boys’ Football: South West Regional Finals

On Saturday our Y5/6 Boys’ football team travelled to Bristol for the eagerly awaited South West Regional Finals. We were not only representing our school, but the whole of Oxfordshire as county champions. The state of play was simple: finish in the top two of the group stage to qualify for the semi-finals, and then […]