On Friday 19^th May the Hunts School Sports Partnership and South Cambs School Sports Partnership, in partnership with the English Schools Football Association, organised two football tournaments for girls in Year 3 and 4.

The tournaments looked to provide girls in Year 3 and 4 an opportunity to play matches against other schools that they wouldn’t usually have the opportunity to play, whilst more importantly giving all in attendance a positive experience of an inter-school competition.

Each tournament started by splitting the teams into two pools, using a round-robin format, before progressing onto placing matches against the equivalently placed schools from the other pool.

 

Morning Tournament

Following the pool stages, it was announced who each school would play in their final match.

1. Harston & Newton vs St Helen’s
2. Petersfield vs Trumpington
3. Jeavons Wood vs Linton Heights
4. Histon Park vs Westfield B
5. Westfield A vs Houghton – 3^rd Place Play Off
6. Bushmead vs Swavesey – Final

All the final matches were extremely close with all games decided by a 1 goal difference.

Congratulations to the morning tournament top three:

1^st – Bushmead

2^nd – Swavesey

3^rd – Westfield A

Schools

Bushmead Primary School

St Helen’s Primary School

Houghton Primary School

Linton Heights Junior School

Petersfield CofE Primary School

Harston and Newton Primary School

Trumpington Park Primary School

Jeavons Wood Primary School

Histon and Impington Park Primary School

Swavesey Primary School

Westfield Junior school

Afternoon Tournament

The afternoon tournament followed the morning event similarly with plenty of close matches. This was typified by the results of the placing matches, where all but the Final ended as a tie!

1. Somersham vs Wintringham
2. Hatton Park vs Hemingford
3. Holywell vs Alconbury – 3^rd Place Play Off
4. Cottenham vs Histon Brook

Schools

Earith Primary School

Alconbury CofE Primary School

Holywell CofE Primary School

Somersham Primary School

Wintringham Primary Academy

Hatton Park Primary School

Cottenham Primary School

Histon and Impington Brook Primary School

Hemingford Grey Primary School

Doug Finlayson, HSSP Partnership Manager and Secretary for the Cambridgeshire Schools FA said, “It is amazing to see so many different schools in attendance, we have over 200 Year 3 and 4 girls split across a morning and afternoon tournament. The event is also supported by Game On Girls Football Activators from Hinchingbrooke School, which has provided a positive link to the work that both myself and Claire McDonnell from South Cambs School Sports Partnership do as Barclays Girls Football School Partnership Strategic Leads.

I would also like to pass on a huge thank you to the ESFA for provided us with the opportunity to run this event and who have kindly provided a medal for every girl, which has helped to create more excitement!

We look forward to hopefully continue this event next year.”