Primary Pupils Score Big at Smithdon’s Annual Sports Celebration

Hunstanton students put younger pupils through their sporting paces at this year’s Smithdon High School Primary School Sports Festival.

Around 260 Year 3 and 4 children took part in the annual event at Smithdon, where more than 100 of the school’s Year 10 Sports Leaders were involved in planning, organising, and delivering a range of different sports.

“Sports activities were delivered by our Year 10 Leaders, such as archery, gymnastics, football, netball, rugby, golf, lacrosse, athletics, rounders, and tennis,” explained Jamie Tilley, Head of PE at Smithdon, which is part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust.

“All planned small-sided games for engagement, to learn new skills, and to have fun.

It was the seventh time the event had taken place, with participating Smithdon Cluster primaries including fellow WNAT members Snettisham and Heacham Junior, as well as Dersingham, Docking, Flitcham, Hunstanton, and Sandringham and West Newton.

“Although I organise the invitation of the primary schools, and transport so that the schools can attend the festival, really, on the day, the Sports Festival is run by the Year 10 Leaders,” continued Mr Tilley. “Myself and the PE Team just oversee, and observe the Sports Leaders shine.”

“The PE Department at Smithdon High School are proud of our Sports Leaders and how far they have all come as growing as young people, developing lots of transferable skills that they can take with them for the future,” he added. “They work so hard, from supporting sporting events to actually running a festival. 

“We want to build links with our Primary School Cluster schools and show what Smithdon High School has to offer. The Sports Festival has a positive impact on those who participate, as our Year 10 Sports Leaders still remember when they took part.

“Every year the Sports Festival gets bigger and better, and outdoes previous years with the engagement and enthusiasm of all involved.”