The School Games Mark is a government led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. Participating in this process allows schools to evaluate their PE provision and assists them in developing an action plan for future progress. Read on to find out more about why to apply and how to go about it.

Being a part of the School Games can be a hugely beneficial and rewarding experience - there are numerous benefits to children:

We are delighted to announce that we, St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, have achieved the School Games Bronze Mark Award for the 2017/18 and 2018/19 academic years.

The School Games Mark is a Government led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.

Our sporting achievements for 2018/2019 include:

With more than 100 young people competing in local inter-school competitions throughout the academic year, we are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, including those young volunteers, leaders and officials who made our competitions possible.

As part of our application, we were asked to fulfil criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded this year.

A special thanks to:

We look forward to applying once again in 2020!