Sport, physical & mental wellbeing is a golden thread through our school.
Having being previously awarded the Yorkshire Sport PE Premium Award, and being designated a Yorkshire Sport Centre for Excellence, developing a lifelong love for health & fitness is key to what we do at Churchfield. We believe that sport is something that can provide a wide variety of pathways foe children, as well as developing key stills and improving concentration in class. We pride ourselves on an extensive offer, that allows all children the chance to be active, and to represent school with pride. We attend over 100 sporting events every year!
Local Collaboration
We are part of a local collaboration of 7 schools who compete on a weekly basis in a number of different sports, all providing a wide range of opportunities for our children to work locally, and be active!
Wider Collaboration
We are also part of a wider group of 10 school in Barnsley who have come together to offer an additional competition package for our children, again competing weekly in a wide range of sports all across Barnsley.
Trust Collaboration
As well as our two local packages, we also compete on a half-termly basis with other schools in Waterton Academy Trust, including out annual MATlynpics!
WAT Girls' Football Festival
We are very proud to have developed and lead on the Waterton Girls’ Football festival – the biggest girls’ football event of it’s kind, with over 400 girls taking part each year from across the region in what is a fantastic event!
Daily Mile
We have worked with the Daily Mile and Leeds University to conduct a published study into the positive impact of the Daily Mile. We even have our own track on the playground!
Inspirational Venues
We are very lucky to have close links with a number of venues that mean out children can participate in sport in incredible venues, such as the Dorothy Hyman Stadium, Barnsley FC and the English Institute of Sport!
Inclusivity & Equality
Inclusivity and equality are at the heart of everything we do in school, especially in sport. Every single one of our children has access to the same offer and the same opportunities.
Sports Awards
Every year we hold our annual Sports Awards, where we celebrate the achievements of all children in showcasing our values!
Parent, Pupil & Staff Events
Every year we hold a number of events where parents & staff are involved in sport with children too!
New Sports
We are always looking for new ways to engage our children in activity, recently we’ve taken on Korfball, Kinball and Table Tennis!
Wider Experiences
Our approach to school sport and activity is also built into our trips, for example, our Y4s visit the ‘Climbing Works’ to take part in a bouldering session as part of their geography topic.