St John's Sport
Multi Sports February 2025
Some of our wonderful athletes attended a Multi Sports event at Tytherington High School this week. They competed in football and dodgeball matches, and made us all very proud. Well done, Team St John's.
Girls' Football Match October 2024
Well done girls for a fantastic football match, and a super 2-1 victory against Rainow. Go Team St John’s!
Boys' Football Matches October 2024
Well done to all of the boys who represented our school wonderfully in their first league match vs Mottram, and then in their second league game against Nether Alderley.
Gold School Games Award September 2024
We are delighted to have retained our Gold School Games Award for the academic year 2023-2024.
Swimming Gala July 2024
Congratulations to our swimming team for their tremendous performance in the swimming gala.
Netball Match July 2024
Well done to our fantastic netcall players who challenged Nether Alderley to a super away game.
Sports Day July 2024
What a glorious Sports Day we had. Congratulations to all who took part, but Adelphi are our new winning house.
Girls' Football Match July 2024
What a thriller this match was, but the team secured a 6-4 victory over Nether Alderley.
Girls' Football Match June 2024
Another amazing victory for our girls as they tackled Rainow in a home match. St John's won 6-1 and we are so proud of the whole team.
Tri-Golf Festival June 2024
Members of Class 3 have had a wonderful time taking part in a multi-school TriGolf festival.
Golf Academy June to July 2024
We are delightd to be running a Golf Academy for children this term.
Boys' Football Match June 2024
What a match! Delighted to report our boys secured a 4-2 victory over Rainow. We are beaming with pride.
Girls' Football Match June 2024
Thrilled to report our girls beat Rainow 4-1 in a fantastic football match. Well done Team St John's, we are proud of you all.
Girls' Netball Match May 2024
So proud of our girls for competing in their first netball match against Rainow.
Girls' Football Match May 2024
Well done to all the girls who played in the match vs Nether Alderley. We are so proud of your performance!
7-A-Side Football Match April 2024
Well done to our lads who played so magnificently against Rainow Primary School. Despite the St John's team being so much younger than the opposition, our boys played brilliantly.
PE Leadership Event January 2024
So proud of our six pupils who attended a PE Leadership event. During the day the students went out of their comfort zones to take part in, and lead, their own warm up sessions. They had to create a sports game and demonstrate this to the other teams.
Dodgeball January 2024
Well done to our fantastic dodgeball team for competing in a tournament in Wilmslow. They had so much fun and made us so proud.
Gymnastics January 2024
Four amazing St John's gymnasts competed in a local tournament organised by the MSSP. Well done Team St John's.
Bikeability December 2023
Year 4 and Year 5 have taken part in this year's Bikeability sessions. Year 4 have acheived Level 1, while Year 5 completed their Level 2 award.
School Games Santa Dash December 2023
All classes took part in the School Games Santa Dash. Dressed in their Christmas clothes, the children joined this national initiative to get pupils active, in a fun and festive way. The children had a great time, and some even decided to strike their best reindeer pose.
Assembly by Sue Whyatt November 2023
The school was delighted to participate in a fantastic assembly led by Sue Whyatt. Sue is a former England women’s footballer. She started her career playing for the Macclesfield Ladies. In 2022, she was recognized by the FA as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 17th women's player to be capped.
Girls' U9 5-A-Side Football Tournament November 2023
So proud of our amazing team, who scored five goals and represented St John's so magnificently at this tournament at Tytherington High School.
Gold School Games Award September 2023
We are thrilled to have retained our Gold School Games Award for the academic year 2022-2023.
Swimming Gala July 2023
Delighted to take part in the Macclesfield Swimming Gala. The children swam magnificently and represented St John's fantastically.
Sports Day June 2023
Despite the weather we had a glorious Sports Day, with a variety of sporting activities and sprint races. Congratulations to Oak Bank, our new champions!
Futsal Tournament June 2023
Year 3 and 4 girls have taken part in a Futsal Tournament at TytheringtonHigh School. After a day of competition, a third place penalty shoot out and lots of fun, they finished 4th. We are so proud of them.
Academy Programme June 2023
As part of this year's programme, the children have particiapted in Neball Academy and Golf Academy. They have also had the chance to spend more time in the Forest School as part of the Whittling Academy.
Football Tournament April 2023
Our footballers played in a tournament in which many local schools took part. They fought valiantly despite facing opposition from much larger schools, and much older children. Well done Team St John's.
Bikeability January 2023
Both Year 4 and Year 5 have taken part in this year's Bikeability sessions. Well done to them all.
Lunch Time Sport September 2022
Sam has set up sporting activites every lunch time for all the children. Pupils can sign up for a different sport each day.
Sports Ambassadors in Action September 2022
As part of the Games Maker programme, our Class 4 Sports Ambassadors are busy organising activities for the children at break and play times.
Gold Games Award for 2021/2022 Awarded July 2022
We are thrilled to have retained our Gold Games Award.
Inter-School Rounders Competition July 2022
A group of Class 4 girls entered an inter-schools rounders competition at Wilmslow High School on Friday. We are so pleased that they won the small schools competition. They had great fun and were wonderfully behaved. Well done girls!
Skipping Challenge June 2022
Pupils from every class took part in a one minute skipping challenge. This was a practice run for an attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record for number of participants skipping at one time. The actual record breaking attempt will take place next year.
Quad Kids June 2022
Children from Class 4 competed in the Quad Kids sports event on Tuesday, and won the small schools competition. These superstars will now take part in the county finals on the 6th July. Well done Team St John’s!
Football Match May 2022
Super football game against St Greg’s tonight. The team was magnificent despite losing 3-2. It was wonderful to have a competitive game played at school. Well done St John’s.
Cricket Taster Sessions April 2022
Stewart, from Chance to Shine, came to spend the day with us. Chance to Shine aims to support teachers and schools to get children playing cricket. Stewart led a fantastic assembly to start the day, discussing all the personal and physical skills involved in being a cricketer. Each class then had their own bespoke taster lesson.
Tri-Golf Tournament March 2022
Delighted to report our Tri-Golf team came second in today’s tournament at Alderley Park. What an amazing achievement - silver medalists. Congratulations to them all!
Cross Country Spring 2022
Children from Class 3 attended a cross country event at Fallibroome High School this week. All children ran brilliantly well, completed the course and showed fantastic endurance. Whilst the teams were not placed in the top 3, they showed huge promise. Particular mention should be made of Eleanor in Year 4, who came 2nd in the girl’s race. A very well done to all runners!
Well done to our Year 5/6 girls for taking part in a very wet cross country race on Wednesday. All three girls were fantastic. Holly came 2nd overall which is a brilliant achievement. Congratulations to the girls for their team contribution!! #sport
Dance Classes Spring 2022
Along with our amazing Ministry4Sport provision, we are delighted a specialist dance teacher, Laura Kendal, is leading dance in school. She is linking the children's topic work to dance and movement.
Year 4 Celebrate Sport Festival January 2022
Children in Year 4 have attended a Celebrate Sports Festival at Tytherington High School. They participated in a circuit of different activities including golf, skipping challenges, balloon volleyball, parachute games and glow in the dark dodgeball.
The children were amazing and they all had a wonderful time.
Bikeability for Year 4 and 5 January 2022
Both Year 4 and Year 5 have taken part in wonderful Bikeability sessions this year. Year 5 had quite the adventure riding their bikes through Bollingon. Well done to them all.
Sports Ambassadors in Action January 2022
As part of the Games Maker programme, our Class 4 Sports Ambassadors are busy setting up and organising activities for the children at break and play times.
Macclesfield and District Primary Schools’ Sports Association Cross Country Autumn 2021
Our Year 5/6 children have done brilliantly in the first Cross Country meet of the new academic year, securing fourth in the girls race and first in the boys race. We are so very proud of them all!