On Monday 13^th January, we welcomed the girls’ football team from St. John’s primary school in Bath to play us in the next round of the knock out cup competition. The girls were very excited to play and dominated the game from the kick off, scoring a superb goal from a corner ball.  St John’s kept more possession for a while after this and when it looked like they might equalise, our girls’ switched the game around and attacked leading to another goal.  Despite St John’s never giving up and defending well, our experienced team were more dominant and shortly into the second half, scored another goal.  When the final whistle blew, the girls’ were delighted! Well done- we are all very proud of you.

Last Friday, the boys’ football team travelled to play Chandag.  Despite the bitterly, cold weather the Saltford boys’ were excited to be playing the competitive derby match! Archer in goal, was made to work immediately after kick off but despite his best efforts, the opposition were just too experienced.  Our team continued to defend as much as possible and took their chance in the second half when Tristan scored a superb goal.. It wasn’t enough though and we congratulated Chandag on their well earned victory.  Our boys were most gracious in defeat and were a pleasure to take. 

On Friday 15^th November, Mrs Brook and Mrs Gammon accompanied the Year 6’s to the annual Bath & District football tournament at Odd Down in a thrilling morning of highly competitive football.  The boys started strongly in their first game against Roundhill Primary, winning  2-0.  Next, they played St. Saviour’s and won 2-0.  The final game in our group was against the favourites, Combe Down.  This was a thrilling game that our boys wanted to win which would have put them through as group leaders.  The match was very even and fast paced but Combe Down proved to be the stronger side and beat us narrowly to win and were placed group leaders.  In the quarter finals, we played the winners of the group 4, Newbridge Primary.  Although all of our boys played superb football and demonstrated excellent sportsmanship, our day ended when we beaten by this stronger side.  All of our team were a pleasure to be with and should be extremely proud of themselves.  Well done boys!

It’s been a busy and exciting  sporting week at Saltford School.  On Tuesday, we welcomed Chandag girls team to play against one of our girls’ football teams in a friendly match and on Thursday, a different girls’  team travelled to Moorlands Junior school to play in the knock out cup competition.  Both games were equally exciting  for the girls who were playing their first competitive matches for the school.  It was an absolutely joy to see all of them playing football  and show casing their skills on the pitches.  The Chandag match was an extremely close game; our girls’ were delighted with their first ever goal and were just minutes away from the final whistle when  Chandag found the back of our net to  bring the score line back even! It was a fair reflection on a thrilling match to watch and our girls should be very proud of themselves.

The game on Thursday was the first round of the knock out cup competition. Our girls’ team , very excitedly ,left school early to travel to Moorlands Junior School.  The game was equally exciting with end to end chances throughout but our girls proved to be the stronger side in attack as well as in defence with some some superb goal keeping skills on show.  The girls were delighted with their two goals scored and the prospect of another game in round two! Well done to all! 

On Thursday 7^th November, I had the pleasure in accompanying 18 girls from Year 5 & Year 6 to the annual girls’ football tournament at Odd Down Sports Complex to compete against all of the local schools in the area. Team A and Team B were very excited from the outset with the knowledge of having a day out of the classroom and playing many hours of football!  It was the first time for Team B to play in any competitive match but after three games against Widcombe, Pensford and Newbridge, their confidence grew and the goal difference became significantly less as the day progressed.  The girls said they loved the experience and are all keen to continue playing the ‘beautiful game.’

For the more experienced team, Team A , their matches were much more competitive, having experience the tournament format last year.  They were confident from kick off against Castle winning 2-0.  Next , they fired home 8 goals against Chandag and then won 1-0 against St John’s Bath.  They faced Newbridge in the Quarter Finals and won that game 3-0.  St Stephen’s were our Semi Finalist opponents and this game was all square at 1-1 after full time.  Extra time was played and luckily Alana prevented any penalties being taken with the winning goal.  The girls faced Pensford in the final and unfortunately, their opponents were the stronger side beating us 2-0.  Our girls however, were most gracious in defeat, delighted with their runners up medals and all left the ground happy.  Well done to everyone! We are all very proud of you for representing Saltford School and for showing such wonderful sportsmanship.

Thank you also to Mr Parsons, Mr and Mrs Burston and

On Thursday 24^th October, we welcomed St Keyna boys’ A team to play our Saltford Tigers team in the first round of the schools cup competition.  The whole game was a thriller to watch with both teams creating many opportunities in the first half, with end to end play . St Keyna’s goal keeper had to work hard to save the numerous shots from our boys which he did successfully.  Christopher, Will and Orson worked tirelessly to defend our goal mouth but unfortunately couldn’t help Thomas any further when the first goal hit the back of the net. Charlie, Henry and Eliott continued to press for an equaliser but our opposition on this day was too strong.  Our boys were most gracious in defeat and showed brilliant sportsmanship throughout the entire game.  Well done boys!

It was the Year 6 Jaguar team’s turn to play in the Bath & District knock out football competition on Tuesday evening under dark, grey clouds and hammering rain.  The boys however, did not once let the weather dampen their spirits nor their enthusiasm for the game as they welcomed Combe Down primary school with smiles on the faces and energy in their bodies. The whole match was a pleasure to watch from the kick off and the boys made lots of super attacks in addition to defending their own goal.  When the half time whistle blew, neither team could break the deadlock and it remained goaless.  As the second half got underway, the Jaguars continued to attack with some delightful passing and shots on goal but the Combe Down goalie was very well drilled and made some excellent saves throughout. After another nail biting second half, without any goal to separate the two sides, the dreaded penalties followed.  This time, Combe Down were the lucky ones on the day but our boys were most gracious in defeat and can be so proud of their efforts and sportsmanship. Well done boys!

On Thursday 3^rd October, we welcomed Widcombe Junior School to play our boys in the first round of the Bath & District knock out cup competition. The boys were very excited and keen to play this fixture having been told of the excitement from previous years.  The atmosphere did not disappoint thanks to the cheering supporters made up of their peers, teachers , parents and grand parents!  (There aren’t many football fixtures in the school calendar when you can feel the warmth of the autumnal sun, so it was unsurprising that many came along to offer their welcomed support.)  Our team,  Saltford Lions conceded within the first 10 minutes from some superb game play from our visitors.  The Lions however, continued to press and their confidence grew.  Barnaby made some super saves as Seb continued to propel  the ball back towards Widcombe’s  goal.  Benji, Jacob and Tommy were all able to pass to each other in the space created and with James defending superbly; the equaliser was quick to come via Elliot’s strike!   At 1-1, it was all to play for but the Saltford Lions grew in confidence and many goals soon followed.   Noah and Jackson (Year 5) were great  substitutes and gave our players some rest as the game came to a close.  Final score 7-2 to Saltford Lions.  Well done boys and thank you to Mr Parsons for refereeing.

The rain stayed away from our cross country runners yesterday as they competed alongside 18 other local primary schools, approximately 400 children in total.  Mrs Hardy and Mrs Brook were delighted to accompany our Year 5 & Year 6 runners in the annual cross country event at Odd Down Sports Complex.

The year 5 boys made an incredible start to their race and set a blistering pace around the course.  The boys team all finished in the top 34 overall with Noah winning a bronze medal with the whole team coming in first place. Well done boys!  The year 5 girls were next and just like the boys, they set an equally fast pace.  Isla crossed the finishing line in 9^th place -Fantastic Isla!  All of the team finished in the top 38 meaning they claimed the first place team position too.  Amazing running girls. The year 6 boys were next and they all finished inside the top 55, Benji coming home first for Saltford in 9^th place and the team winning third place overall- Super running boys. The year 6 girls were the last team to race and did not disappoint.  Flo lead the pack from the start and left all of the other girls chasing.  There was never any doubt as she sprinted home to gain the first place overall and receive her gold medal.  All the year 6 girls finished in the top 22 and claimed second place overall. Fabulous!  Well done to all of the children who took part; we are all very proud of you. Thank you to all the parents and granparents for their support and for Mr Burston for organising such a fun event.

On Thursday 12^th September, KS2 took part in the annual inter-school cross-country competition under a brilliant sunshine and a crystal clear blue sky.

The day started strongly with the year 3’s setting a high standard of competition. The year 3 girls set off with Orla claiming 1^st place followed by Ellie and Emilie, Bethan and Rosanna. The year 3 boys had Rex, Leo and Blake all battling it out for first place with Rex eventually crossing the line in first place with Leo and Blake claiming 2^nd and 3^rd place respectively, followed by Ted and William.

Next, it was the turn of the year 4 girls. Sophie set a blistering with Flora and Belle finishing in 2^nd and 3rd.Amelia and Violet were 4^th and 5^th. The year 4 boys was an equally competitive event seeing Joss, Noam and Seth crossing the finish line in 1st, 2^nd and 3^rd place respectively. Parker and Thomas were 4^th and 5^th.

The year 5 girls competed after break and all ran brilliantly. Isla stormed ahead and crossed the line in first place, followed by Aria and Mollie. Harper and Farah were 4^th and 5^th. The year 5 boys matched the girls in competitive spirit with Noah claiming the gold, Toby with the silver and Jackson with the bronze. Otis and Seb were 4^th and 5^th.

Finally, the year 6’s did not disappoint the crowd and finished what was already a brilliant morning on a high. The girls showed great maturity and ran with ease and class. Flo ran a very fast race and crossed the line in 1^st place, followed Sienna and Alana. Kate and Summer Louise were 4^th and 5^th. The boys wrapped up the morning’s fun with an incredible sprint from Benji to claim gold with an equally amazing run from Jacob and Tommy who won silver and bronze respectively.  James and Elliott were 4^th and 5^th.

 It was a pleasure to watch the children participate with great resilience and passion. A big thank you also to the Wellsway sports ambassadors (including ex pupils) and Mrs Burston without whom the competition could not take place. 

Last Tuesday two mixed team of Y5 & Y6 took part in the annual basketball competition at Wellsway. Both teams played a round-robin of 7 games. Both teams played fantastically and used all of the skills they have learnt in both their PE lessons and at Matt's morning basketball club. There was some tough competition but Saltford A team finished in 1^st place, having only lost one game! Saltford B worked hard as a team and came 6^th place, ensuring they got a basket in every single game! Well done to both teams, we are very proud of how hard you have worked. A big thank you to Matt and Dave Burston for organising the event and thank you to the parents and staff that supported them after school. 

On Thursday 10 Y5 children took part in the annual Quadkids event at the Glass House playing fields in Bath. They children had to work together across 4 events to get a combined score. This included a 600m run, howler throw, standing long jump and 75-meter sprint. They all worked so hard, especially given the hot weather we had. The team placed 5^th out of 8 and were competing against many Y6 teams, so an amazing achievement. A special mention to Florence Sanigar who placed 3^rd in the girls individual totals. Well done to all the children who took part, you showed great sportsmanship and represented the school amazingly. 

On Wednesday 15^th May, eight year 4’s took part in a tennis competition at The Sports Village at The University of Bath.  The children were put into two teams and played many, many matches throughout the afternoon against other teams/schools from across the county.  It was a pleasure to see the children play at this prestigious venue and they were clearly thrilled to be there.  The sports ambassadors from Haysfield school together with the tennis coaches umpired the games and after two exhausting hours of non -stop tennis, it was with much excitement that one of our team were announced as the overall winners, each receiving a gold medal! Many congratulations to them and to everyone else who took part and thanks to all the parents who helped with transport .

Our year 5 girls’ football team and two girls from year 4 were invited to play in a football festival on Monday 13^th May which was organised by Bath City FC.  The focus of the day wasn’t about winning or losing but to play lots of football and have lots of  fun and our girls certainly did just that! In fact, throughout the day, the girls’ played 9 matches against 9 schools in attendance from across the area and scored an incredible 18 goals along the way. The team either won or drew their games not losing a single match.  Furthermore, they managed to keep a clean sheet throughout the whole festival- a first for Saltford school! The girls should be incredibly proud of their 18 goals scored as well as the many others that were saved along the way.  Many, many congratulations girls- you were all fantastic!  Thank you to Bath City FC and to Dave Burston for this event and to the many parents who came along to support

It’s not every day you walk away with 10 silver medals but on Tuesday 30^th April our year 4 gymnastics team did just that! The children have been practising their routines before school for many weeks so were absolutely delighted that all of their early starts and hard work resulted in a second place podium finish.  The competition, held at Baskervilles Gym in Bath, was attended by eight other primary schools in the local area and was, as always, a very competitive event.  The standard of all the attendees appeared to be higher than ever this year but our children held their nerve and performed their individual routines with such finesse and expertise that it was a real honour to witness. Individual medals were awarded to Alba, Isla and Harper for their outstanding individual performances too! Well done girls’- we are all very proud of you.

We are so proud of our year 6 girls’ team who were knocked out of the football cup competition this week.  We travelled to play Weston All Saints Primary School (WASPS) after school on Monday 22^nd April to play in a very competitive match.  Without our goalkeeper (who is still injured)  we knew from the beginning that this was going to be a tough match so the game was played in quarters to allow us to rotate a player in goal.  The first quarter, we lost 2-0 but then we improved as the next two quarters were both 1-0 to WASPS.  We were delighted in the last quarter as we finished the game with a clean sheet!  The final result did not reflect the many chances Saltford created throughout the whole match.  The girls played some wonderful, creative football and had many shots on goal but unfortunately their goalkeeper was well drilled and rehearsed and saved every chance we created.   The girls’ nevertheless should all be extremely proud of themselves for their fantastic cup run this year.  They have been an absolute pleasure to accompany and I have loved being part of their football journey. 

It’s been quite a week for our year 6 girls’ football team; in the space of two school days they’ve played two matches and scored an unbelievable 20 goals!

Last Thursday, we welcomed a team from The Meadows to play in a friendly game to prepare the girls for the competitive knock out match the following week. The Meadows were a credit to themselves, never giving up despite a very dominant Saltford team.  The final result was 7-1.

Today, Monday 11^th March, the same team travelled to St Nicholas School in Radstock to play in the BaNES schools knock out cup.  Once again, Saltford dominated.  Our year 6 girls were a pleasure to watch and outplayed the opposition with ease. With so many goals scored by us in the first half, we offered to mix up the teams to make the match more competitive but the offer was declined by St Nick’s who chose to continue to play as the match began. Unfortunately for them, they couldn’t break into our half as we were too dominant for them .... The final score was 13-0 to us!

Thank you to Mr Andrews, Mr Hutchinson and Mr Vine for transporting the team and to St Nicks for hosting.  We are looking forward to the next round.

It was a tough game for our year 5 girls last Thursday.  St Keyna started positively and unfortunately that struck the tone for this match.  Nevertheless, our girls continued to give 100% and never gave up with their commitment and defending.  After the half time break, Saltford had a couple of shots on target denied by St Keyna’s excellent goal keeper but still the Saltford team showed true grit and determination and never let their heads drop. As the well known phrase goes- ‘you can’t win them all’ so we are ready to go again next time!  Well done to the girls’ for their excellent sportsmanship and attitude and congratulation to St Keyna who were most humble in their victory.

Twelve goals in total were scored by the Year 4’s representing the school at the annual schools’ football tournament on Tuesday 27^th February.  The day started superbly with a convincing 4-0 win against St Keyna. Despite the run of play and our continual dominance, we lost the next match, 0-2 against Moorlands. We played Combe Down next and the boys pressed hard.  They continued to pass the ball and kept possession throughout the whole match, scoring 4 more goals and keeping another clean sheet. After lunch, refreshed and refuelled , the boys were eager to play in the knock out stages of the competition.  We faced St Stephens first and our team were outstanding once again.  They showed their superb skills, passed the ball continually and dominated the whole match to win 2-0.  Next up, we faced Pensford.  This was an extremely tight game with Oliver making the save of the tournament to keep it at 0-0 at half time.  Soon afterwards, Noah scored a brilliant goal to put us ahead but within the final minute of normal time, Pensford took advantage of a free kick and equalised shortly afterwards.  The game went into extra time at 1-1 but neither school could break the deadlock. The dreaded penalties were next!  After 3 each, it was once again all square so we headed into ‘sudden death’. Both teams scored again with success ( 4-4) but unfortunately, it wasn’t to be Saltford’s day- we missed our 5^th penalty and Pensford scored theirs...

Well done boys- a third place finish out of 16 schools and 12 goals scored throughout the day, is something to be very proud of.  Moreover, it was the teams attitude and sportsmanship behaviour which I am most proud to report.  Each player represented our school as a great role model.  They worked together and played as a team throughout the whole tournament and were highly commended by the organisers for this. Congratulations boys! Thank you to all of the parents who helped with the transport and cheered and encouraged from the sidelines.  Thanks also to Mr Roberts for his tactical coaching and to Mr Burston for organising the event.  

On the afternoon of Tuesday 6^th February, Mrs Nethercott, Mrs Brook and Mr Lye Senior and Mr Lye Junior had the pleasure in accompanying 19 KS2 children at the annual schools swimming gala at Keynsham Leisure Centre. It is always one of the highlights in our busy sporting calendar and one that always comes with an electrifying atmosphere.  The gala began with the girls' freestyle relay, quickly followed by the boys' freestyle relay. The breast stroke event was next followed by the 25 metre freestyle event, the medley relay, the butterfly and the backstroke and the mixed cannon freestyle relay to finish! All of the races were extremely competitive as well as being highly entertaining and pleasurable to watch.  The children were all able to show case their exceptional talents with many convincing wins. (we really enjoyed winning the last event especially.) The children were absolutely thrilled to finish the gala in a very respectable third place out of seven schools in total, narrowly missing the top spot by just 11 points.  Without having any school lessons for two years now (due to our pool temporarily out of action) the children and their parents can be extremely proud of this result.Thank you to Dave Burston for organising, to Mrs Jones for the excellent poolside assistance and to all the parent helpers who provided the transport and cheered the team on. 

On the morning of Tuesday 6^th February, Mrs Brook, Mr Jenkins and Mr Roberts accompanied our winning Year 6 athletics team to the county finals at UWE, Bristol. The children competed against 12 other schools from all over the South West in events such as sprinting races, relay and obstacle races, the javelin, long and triple jumps and speed bounces. The children all performed to a very high standard showing great sportsmanship throughout the whole morning. We finished a very respectable 7^th place overall and everyone left with huge smiles on their faces. Many thanks to Mrs Oliver and Mr Andrews who helped with the transport, to Mr Jenkins who drove the mini bus and Mr Edwards who accompanied us. Well done year 6’s - we are very proud of your achievements and for representing B&NES at the 2024 County Finals.

On Tuesday 30th January, 9 Year 6 girls took part in the B&NES annual gymnastics competition at Baskervilles in Bath. The girls worked really hard coming in early each week to practice their routines. We secured 2nd place for our Level 1 team and 6th place for our Level 2 team. There were only 2 points separating 1 st and 6th places. A special mention to Sophie V and Emily P who were awarded individual medals for 1st and 2nd place! Well done girls; you all represented the school brilliantly and should be really proud of your achievement. Thanks to, Mrs Brook, Miss Mulready and Miss Harding, and those parents who provided transport for their support of the team

We were all very grateful that last Wednesday’s athletics competition was indoors (it was a freezing outside!) as seventeen of our year 6’s took part in the annual indoor athletics competition held at Wellsway sports hall alongside five other primary schools from the area.  The events included: relay, obstacle and hurdle races as well as javelin throwing, chest pushes, vertical jumps, triple jump, long jump and speed bounces. It was an extremely competitive event with a fantastic atmosphere which showcased all the talented children we have at our school. It was very exciting to learn the day next day that we had won the whole competition and each member of the team were presented with a medal.  We can now progress onto the county finals in February!

 Thank to Dean Garrett , Dave & Cath Burston for organising such a wonderful event. A special mention to the fantastic Sports Ambassadors too who helped run the individual events.

Last Thursday, our year 5 girls with the help of Savannah from year 6, played in the first round of the Bath and District knock out cup competition.  The girls were so excited to play their first competitive match for the school that they attacked Oldfield Park Junior School from the first whistle with great pace and enthusiasm.  The game was very exciting to watch -the girls showed off their passing and movement skills around the football pitch and were a joy to watch.  Liv, Tally and Lauren were solid in defence and did a great job protecting Savannah and our goal.  Dolci, Alana and Sienna worked equally well in attack and fed the ball accurately for Alana to score first within 10 minutes.  OPJS were unable to break down our defence in either half of the game and Lauren was able to score our second with a wonderful run down the left wing.  With only 5 minutes left of the game, Sienna made a superb run down the right  wing, passed the ball to Dolci who fired home our third and final goal!  Many congratulations girls- a thoroughly well derserved victory.  Thank you to Mr Edwards for refereeing and to  all the parents and teachers who cheered the team on.  Bring on Round Two!!

On Tuesday 14th November, the Year 6 Saltford Mixed Football Team attended the annual 7-a-side football tournament at Odd Down Sports Centre.

Despite the driving rain, the team made a positive start in a tight match, narrowly losing 1-0 to Moorlands School. 

By the second and third matches in the group stage, the Saltford squad had settled into the tournament and showed fantastic team work beating Roundhill School 2-0 and Castle school 1-0. 

Although the final game of the group stage ended in a 1-0 defeat against Oldfield Park Junior School, Saltford finished 3rd in the group, qualifying for the Plate Competition play offs.

In the first match of the knockout stage, Saltford played St Keyna. It was another very close match ending in a 1-0 victory to St Keyna ending Saltford's journey in the tournament this year.

Well done to all of the Saltford team who played their best in every match: Zach W, Ollie C, Charlie T, Mikey M, Alex B, Zach U, Robyn H, Bertie G and Rory F. 

Thank you to all the parents who helped with lifts to and from the venue and supporting from the touchline in extremely wet and windy conditions. 

Mr Roberts writes, we could not have been prouder of our Saltford girls team on Thursday when they competed against 15 other schools in the area at the annual BANES football tournament. We were drawn in a really tough group containing Chandag, Newbridge and Castle schools. In our first match, we comfortably saw off Castle School with two superb goals coming from Robyn and Esther. We then played a very confident Chandag side, coming off the back of thrashing Newbridge. Though we held out for a good while, Chandag eventually broke down our defenses and won the game. In our final match in the pools, we knew that a draw would put us through to the knockout stages of the cup. We played a defensive game which ended in 0-0. After lunch, we were delighted to find out that we had come second in our group and learnt that we had drawn the mighty WASPs in the quarter finals of the cup competition. Clearly the Super Saltford girls had saved their best performance of the day for this tough battle. WASPs had finished top of their group and came at us with everything they had but the Saltford girls defended majestically, despite a sudden downpour, and WASPs could not find a way through. The game went to extra time and was looking destined for penalties, but in the dying seconds of the game, WASPs scored an absolute screamer from outside of the box.

Ultimately we all had a lovely day. The girls showed their skills on and off the pitch, demonstrating excellent skills, integrity, and sporting spirit. Thank you to all of the players, and parents who helped with transport, and to Mr Burston and Mrs Brook for giving up their time to organise and support this wonderful event.

At the end of the first term, we welcomed Weston and All Saints Primary School to play our year 5 football team. We were fortunate to have a squad of 14 players for this 7 a side match which meant there were plenty of opportunities for all of our team to demonstrate their skills. All of the boys were a pleasure to watch, worked well and never gave up despite facing a very strong WASPs team. James was superb in goal and saved many balls from seeing the back of the net with some incredible acrobatic skills! Tommy charged through the defence to score a fabulous goal which lifted the spirits of all of the team and supporters on the side lines.  Congratulations to WASPs who were worthy winners and demonstrated super sportsmanship throughout the whole match.  Thank you to Mr Roberts who refereed, Mr Boyle for his leadership and all of the staff who cheered on from the side.  Thanks, Mrs Brook. 01.11.23

On Wednesday 27^th September, KS2 took part in the annual inter-school cross-country competition with the help of The Wellsway sports ambassadors and their teacher, Mrs Burston. 

The day started strongly with the year 6 setting a high standard of competition. The year 6 girls set off with Thea claiming 1^st place followed by Sophie and Esther. The year 6 boys had Rory, Charlie and Aiden all battling it out for first place with Rory eventually crossing the line in first place with Charlie and Aiden claiming 2^nd and 3^rd place respectively. 

Next, it was the turn of the year 5 girls. Florence set a blistering pace and continued her form from the previous two years to claim gold. Holly came second and Alana claimed the third podium position. The year 5 boys was an equally competitive event seeing Benji, Jacob and Christopher crossing the finish line in 1st, 2^nd and 3^rd place respectively. 

The year 3 girls competed after playtime in their first Saltford cross country race and all ran brilliantly. Sophie crossed the line in first place, closely followed by Amelia and Flora. The year 3 boys matched the girls in competitive spirit with Joss claiming the gold and Parker wining silver.

Finally, the year 4’s did not disappoint the crowd and finished what was already a brilliant morning on a high. The girls showed great maturity and ran with ease and class. Orla won in 1^st place, followed closely by Willow and Isla.  The boys wrapped up the morning’s fun with an incredible sprint from Noah to claim gold with an equally amazing run from Jackson and Toby who won silver and bronze respectively.  It was a pleasure to watch the children participate with great resilience and passion. A big thank you also to the Wellsway sports ambassadors (including ex pupils) and Mrs Burston without whom the competition could not take place. 

On the final week of this academic year our y5/6 girls’ team played their highly anticipated cup final match against Moorlands Junior School.  This incredible team have won every match since this knock out competition began in September to reach this prestigious event.  (An astonishing 38 teams throughout Bath and North East Somerset entered)  The excitement didn’t disappoint the crowd which came along to support the girls including many members of staff.  Right from the kick off, both teams displayed some fantastic football but it was Moorlands who (somehow) broke through our defence after 10 minutes to snatch an early lead.  The second half began as the first- it was frantic, end to end football and had it not been for Moorlands wonderful goalkeeper, Saltford would have snatched the equaliser needed as well as the victory as our girls continued to drive forward and shoot on target at every opportunity  throughout the second half of the match.  Eventually, a hand ball gave us a penalty which levelled the match,1-1.  As the minutes ticked by to reach the full time whistle without any further goals scored, extra time was played but unfortunately, neither team could gain the advantage.  The dreaded penalties came next and once again Moorland’s goalkeeper proved to be the winning formula.

Obviously, we were all very disappointed not to have won the cup.  This  is sport however and there has to be an winner... sadly, it wasn’t to be us but the girls have to and must be extremely proud to have reached this cup final match.  Hopefully, the memories of their achievements will last a very long time for them all and they can look back at this year with a lot of pride. 

On Thursday 13^th July, the rain stopped just in time for our two Year 6 teams to compete in an inter school basketball competition held on our school playground. There were six teams in total and each team had the opportunity to play all teams in attendance. Both our A and B team played brilliantly and were able to show case their talents by scoring many baskets and defending plenty of others! One of the most exciting matches was when our teams had to play each other; each team took turns to lead the match but just before the final whistle, Tanaka scored a wondrous basket from outside the ‘D’ to level the match. Team B finished in 5^th place and Team A finished in 3^rd. Many congratulations to all of the boys and a special mention to Christopher in year 4 who was chosen to take part.

On Tuesday 11^th July, Miss Mulready and Mrs Brook accompanied two teams to a basketball competition at Wellsway Sports Hall which was organised by our very own Matt Analts.  We were very proud to enter two teams, especially as one of the teams was our first all girls team to enter this event.  There were two pools of four teams which meant that each team played three games initially to decide the next step in the competition.  The boy’s team drew their first game against Newbridge, then went on to win both games convincingly against Peasdown and Paulton.  This meant they finished second in their group by only a basket difference of two.  The boys then faced Chew in the semi final.  Many shots were scored at either end in an extremely fast and exciting match.  At the full time whistle, both teams were equal which meant the dreaded penalties came next.  As always with his cruel way of deciding a winner, someone had to miss and on this occasion, it was Saltford who failed to be the victorious team.  Another game however was played to decide the 3^rd place position.  The boys faced Newbridge once again and once again the match was level at full time so they had to endure another round of penalties.  This time however, the luck was with our team and the boys were thrilled to achieve their 3^rd place position!

The girls played some wonderful basketball throughout the whole competition and despite being the only girls team, none of them gave  up playing against the more powerful teams in their pool.  We were so proud of them. They are all superb ambassadors for not only women’s basketball but for Saltford school and their parents too. Well done girls.

On Friday 7^th July, Mrs Brook, Mrs Williams and Mr Lye had the pleasure in accompanying 13 KS2 children at the annual schools swimming gala at Keynsham Leisure Centre. It is always one of the highlights towards the end of a busy sporting year and one that always comes with an electrifying atmosphere.  The gala began with the girls' freestyle relay, quickly followed by the boys' freestyle relay. The breast stroke event was next followed by medley relay, the butterfly and the backstroke events.  There we three more relay races to finish which were: the motorbike relays and finally the mixed cannon freestyle relays.  All of the races were extremely competitive as well as being highly entertaining and pleasurable to watch.  The children were all able to show case their exceptional talents with many convincing wins in the majority of the races. We were all absolutely thrilled to win the gala after narrowly missing the top spot by just 4 points last year.  Many congratulations to: Thea, Emily S, Emily H, Florence, Kate, Harper, Tanaka, Kimi, Anslem, Lucas, Hudson, Zach and Sam. Thank you to Dave Burston for organising and to the parent helpers who priovided the transport and cheered the team on. 

On Monday 26^th June, we headed off to Paulton Junior School to play their team in the semi final of the girls knock out cup competition.  The game began evenly with both teams having equal possession of the ball but after 10 minutes one of their players gave away a free kick which Emma took full advantage of to put Saltford 1-0 up.  At half time this was the only goal that separated the two teams.  The second half started well for us when Paulton’s goalkeeper failed to clear the ball off her line– Emma pounced on this opportunity and scored another superb goal.  Saltford dominated the rest of the second half which saw each and every one of our team involved in super dribbling and passing accurately to one another.  Robyn was allowed to show us her brilliance as she weaved the ball with ease past the Paulton players on numerous occasions and was rewarded with 2 further goals as well as numerous others being saved off the line!  Nicole was equally strong in defence as was Charlotte with a lovely heel flip.  Jess and Souad were brilliant with their presence on the ball and Rosie and Frankie always seemed to be in the right place at the right time to set up the other goals for Emma to slot them in the back of the net.  Rosie wasn’t too disappointed with her penalty save as Saltford at this stage in the game were 5-0 up.    When the final whistle blew, it was 6-0 and the girls could not have been happier!  We are definitely ready for the CUP FINAL in a few weeks time! Well done girls – we are so proud of you .Thank you to Mrs Dixon and the other parents who transported the team.

On Thursday 15th June, a Y6 cricket team, from Saltford School, competed in the annual BANES schools cricket tournament ,at the Sulis Club in Bath. The focus as always was on the children having fun, practising their skills and enjoying the thrill of competition-and hopefully making a friend or two along the way. The team played in the group stage first, winning all of their three games convincingly. The team finished top of the group and qualified for the quarter finals where they met St Phillips. This was a very competitive match but the skills from many hours practising with Tom Baker paid off and they narrowly beat St Phillips by 9 runs. The team met Moorlands in the semi-final and despite some excellent balls and batting on display, the boys lost by just 5 runs.

Well done to all the team who competed, demonstrating fantastic sportsmanship and skills. All the players were a credit to Saltford School. Thank you to the parents for providing transport to the Sulis Club and support for those who stayed and witnessed a fun day of cricket. Finally, thank you to Dave Burston who organised the tournament. 

Many congratulations to our Year 6 Quadkid athletes who competed in the Bath and District Competition alongside seven other local primary schools, last Friday 9th June at The Glasshouse Playing Fields. Throughout this wonderful event, the children’s passion, determination and self belief were in abundance as they competed against 11 other teams in four disciplines including: a 75 metre sprint, a 600 metre race, a javelin event and the Long Jump.  The children's passion and determination was a credit to them with some extraordinary displays of athleticism. The team results were as follows:

 Team Scores

 1^st     St Stephens A        1,515

2^nd    Pensford                1,506 

3^rd    Saltford A                 1,479

4^th    Saltford B                 1,372

5^th    St Mary's Catholic    1,317

5^th    WASPS                       1,317 

7^th    St Keyna A                  1,273 

8^th   OPJS                           1,261

9^th   Abbot Alphege           1,081

10^th  St Keyna B                   933

11^th  SSS B                            809    

Individual Scores

Girls

1^st Nicole                Saltford            205

A fantastic set of results for Saltford : Nicole, Erin, Souad, Emma, Rosie, Jess, Ruby, Roisin, Harriett, Poppy, Jack, Fin, Harry, Tanaka, Lucas, Thomas, Reggie,Max ,Anslem and Felix. Well done! A special mention has to go to Souad who ran a sensational 600m in just 2minutes and 15 seconds, Finn W for running 75 metres in an outstanding 10.9 seconds, Jack B & Anslem for both throwing an incredible 30m in the javelin.  A huge congratulations to Nicole whose brilliant performance in all four events earnt her an individual Gold medal. Thank you to the parents who kindly offered to transport the children and to Mr and Mrs Burston for organising the event. 

The week of sport at Saltford continued under the blue skies and glorious sunshine on Thursday 25^th May as 20 year 6 girls played in the annual BANES cricket tournament in Bath along with 14 other primary schools from the area.  One of teams, Saltford B were in Group B with: Paulton, Stephens A, St Vigor and Newbridge.  The girls played some fabulous cricket throughout the afternoon and should be very proud of all of their efforts.  Saltford A were our more experienced players and were in Group 3 and played against children from: Pensford, Farrington, Widcombe and Peasdown. The girls won all four of their games convincingly which meant that they finished top of their group and had to play Bathwick from Group 1 in the semi finals. ( We knew this was going to be a tough match as they were coached and managed by our very own colleague, Tom Baker!) It was a very exciting match.  Saltford made some wonderful strikes and saves and in the end were only beaten by just 9 runs!  Well done girls – 3^rd place out of 15 schools is an amazing achievement!  Thank you to the parents who helped with transport and a special thanks to Illy’s dad who provided the lolly pops!

On Wednesday 24^th May, the Y5/6 girls’ football team travelled to St John and St Vigor, Chilcompton to play in the next round of the Bath & District knock out competition.  After a long journey there, the girls were eager to get started. Emma scored first, quickly followed by Rosie then just before half time, Saltford scored 2 more goals before the opposition pulled one back.  At half time, we had a quick change of goal keepers- Frankie stepped up to take a turn in goal and during the second half made some fabulous saves as St John’s looked for more goals.  Fortunately Saltford’s team work made the difference.  Robyn showed us her magic with dribbling with the ball and was rewarded with a sublime shot in the back of the net.  As the second half progressed, more goals were scored. Charlotte, Jess and Souad worked well at the back.  Rosie, Robyn and Nicole dominated the mid field and gave Emma many chances to shoot.  Credit to St John’s goal keeper who was kept very busy throughout.  Just before the end of full time, one more goal slipped through our net but we were all delighted with the final score 6-2 to Saltford! Well done girls.  The Semi- finals await against Paulton…..

On Thursday 18^th May our Year 6 girls participated in a football tournament organised by Bath City F.C along with 20 other schools from the area. We were blessed with some glorious sunshine throughout the day and played some fantastic football.  To begin with, we were grouped in a pool with 5 other schools so we played 4 matches against: Combe Down, Trinity, St Stephens and Welton.  We won every game, scored an incredible 8 goals and kept a clean sheet! The semi finals were next where we met a very strong Moorlands team.  An early goal from them took us by surprise and before we knew it, the final whistle was blown.  We then played the other semi-finalist to play for 3^rd place.  This was an equally exciting game against Batheaston.  Rosie scored a powerful shot for us to take the lead but Batheaston scored just before full time which meant the game went to penalties. Ruby was amazing in goal and saved two! Saltford were awarded 3^rd place. Well done girls! You all played brilliantly and we are so proud of you all.

On Wednesday 17th May, Mrs Brook accompanied 8 children to participate in a B&NES school tennis competition at the Sports Training Village, University of Bath. The children were grouped into two team, with each team playing an astonishing 6 matches! There was some wonderful tennis played throughout the afternoon and many points were won by team Saltford. One of our teams were so successful that they reached the final where they met a very strong side from Pensford. The match was incredibly close but Saltford were the strongest and went on to win the match and indeed the whole tournament! A massive well done to all of the children who took part. Thank you to the parents who transported the team and to Mr Burston for organising such a fun event.

On Tuesday 28th March, Mrs Brook had the pleasure in accompanying our year 5/6 girls' football team to play against St John's R.C Primary School in the quarter finals of the BANES Cup Competition.  Our girls began the game with many chances with Lois finding the back of the net within the first quarter of the game.  We held onto our lead throughout the first half and at half time the score reflected the stronger team : 1-0 to Saltford.  The opposition came back strongly after the break and were awarded a penalty for an accidental hand ball in the box.  Nevertheless, Saltford continued to play brilliantly and created many more chances despite St John's scoring two further goals.  All of our girls  ran their socks off throughout the 40 minutes of play and never gave up searching for more goals but when the final whistle was blown, it was St. John's who were victorious and will therefore progress to the semi finals. There is no denying however, that this team should be immensely proud of themselves for reaching the quarter finals of this highly competitive competition- we salute you all! Congratulation!

Many congratulations to both our Y4 gymnastic teams who competed today, Tuesday 7^th March, at the annual Baskervilles gymnastics competition with over 100 other children from the area.  The children competed at two levels: Level One which was for those less experienced gymnasts and Level Two for those with more experience. It was wonderful to see them performing their skills during the routines which they have been practising before and during school for the past couple of weeks. The judges said the standard this year was the highest they’ve seen so we were delighted with both teams finishing in fourth place. Many congratulations to them all. Thank you to all the parents who helped with transport and to Mr Burston for organising the event.

On Thursday 23^rd February our year 5/6 girls’ team travelled to Farmborough Primary School to play their year 6 team in the next round of the Bath and District knock out cup competition.   Many of our team, including Mrs Brook had been inspired by watching The Lionesses beat Belgium at Ashton Gate the night before so it was a very exciting start with our girls eager to emulate their heroes.  An early goal from Farmborough however broke the deadlock after 10 minutes but Saltford responded quickly and equalised 5 minutes later.  A lucky goal to them slipped past Savannah just before half time.  The score:2-1.  As the second half began, neither team looked like they were able to score anymore goals and just when the full time whistle was a minute away; Frankie won a penalty and converted it with a smashing strike.  Score 2-2!  10 minutes of extra time was played without any further goals - the dreaded penalties followed.  Both Farmborough and Saltford were unlucky with their first two shots so it came down to the third and final penalty which Farmborough missed. When Isla walked up to take our third penalty, she was more fortunate, striking the ball into the top right hand corner of the net with such speed and precision that the girls were ecstatic! Well done to all of the team - we are very proud of you.  Commiserations to a lovely Farmbourough side that were most gracious in defeat.

On Monday 20^th February, Mrs Brook had the pleasure to accompany our boys’ football team to play against St Martin’s Garden Primary School in the quarter final of the BANES Cup Competition.  Our boys played brilliantly and continued to show much determination and resilience despite losing to St Martin’s who were physically the stronger side.  Brooklyn made some excellent saves throughout the match and Jenson scored a lovely goal towards the end which was worth celebrating.   All of our boys ran their socks off throughout the 40 minutes of play but unfortunately, it wasn’t our day. There is no denying however that this team should be immensely proud of themselves for reaching the quarter finals of this highly competitive competition- we salute you all! Congratulation!

We have entered 4 teams into the Bath & District Schools Cup Competition this season and on Thursday 2nd February Mrs Brook had the pleasure of witnessing one of our year 5/6 girls team play against St Keyna in their first round. Saltford attacked from the start and their early pressure was rewarded when Robyn found the back of the net after the first quarter of the game. St Keyna were resilient in their efforts to block the ball throughout the whole game but Saltford's relentless attacking pressure continued and our girls scored another 7 goals. Well done to St Keyna who never gave up and showed a great sense of fair play throughout the match until the final whistle.  Congratulations Saltford - bring on round two!

On Tuesday 31^st January, Mrs Brook accompanied 10 gymnasts from school to attend the annual gymnastics competition at Baskervilles Gym in Bath along with over 100 other children from the area.  Since the start of this year, the children have been practising their skills and their routines twice a week before school in our hall so it was absolutely fantastic to see all of their efforts rewarded with medals! One group achieving bronze, the other group achieving silver. Many, many congratulations to them all. They performed with such elegance and finesse that made each and every one them a deserved medallist winner. Thank you to Dave Burston and Vicky Baskerville for organising this event, to the parents who transported the team and to Miss Harding and Mrs Dixon for their support.

On Thursday 26^th January, Mrs Brook took a group of Saltford lionesses to play against Oldfield Park Juniors in the next round of the schools knock out cup competition, having already progressed on a bye. The girls started off steadily before settling into their positions and kept pressing in the oppositions half.  Their goalkeeper continued to make some excellent saves but just before the half time whistle Saltford broke the deadlock and found the back of the net! With a one nil advantage going into the second half, our lionesses’ confidence grew and any early nerves were a distant memory.  The second half saw an astonishing eight more goals! An incredible performance by our girls who should all be incredibly proud of themselves. Bring on the next round, next term- Farnborough Away. Thank you to all the parents for their support with transport and to Bath City's Emily and Ben.

On an icy Tuesday 17^th January, twenty seven children from Year Six were delighted to take part in an indoor athletics competition held at Wellsway sports hall where they competed against five other primary schools from the area.  The events included: relay, obstacle and hurdle races as well as javelin throwing, the triple jump and speed bounces. It was an extremely competitive event with a fantastic atmosphere which showcased all of the talented children we have at our school. The children were an absolute delight and a real pleasure to accompany. They should all be extremely proud of their second place, narrowly losing to a superb Newbridge team. Thank you to Mr Godwin and Mrs Dixon for their support and to Dean Garrett , Dave & Cath Burston for organising such a wonderful event. A special mention to the fantastic Sports Ambassadors too -many of whom were former pupils of Saltford School.

On Monday 16^th January, a Y5/6 football team travelled to Moorlands Junior school to play in the second round of the schools cup competition.  The boys were met with a well drilled side who continued to press deep throughout the entire match.  Our team worked brilliantly however to block them at every opportunity and together with the help of Brookyln’s Teflon gloves and his amazing ability to clear his goal line time after time led to the 0-0 score line after full time and extra time.  The dreaded penalties followed but Thomas, Jenson and Reggie all showed  immense concentration and composure to slot the ball in the back of Moorlands net.  It was Brookyln’s skills once again which broke the deadlock- a fine save from the penalty spot meant Saltford won 3-2 and of course a place in the next round of the cup.   It was noted by the referee how well our team conducted themselves throughout the match and that it was a pleasure for him to referee the game.  Well done boys, we are all very proud of you.  Thank you to Mr O Toole and Mr Jones who helped coach the team and to all of the parents who helped with lifts and came to cheer them on!

On Monday 28^th November, KS2 took part in the annual inter-school cross-country competition but this year they ran it to raise money for Dorothy House which is a local charity who supported our dear friend Mrs Parfrey and her family. The children were already dressed in mufti as it was also our annual fund raiser day for our Christmas Fair, so many of the children were eager to set off in their own sports clothes.  There was a buzz around the school leading up to the event, with some children taking part in their very first KS2 competition. 

The day started strongly with the year 3 setting a high standard of competition. The year 3 girls set off with a blistering pace before Aria B broke away from the pack to claim 1^st place followed by Rosie B and Farah H. The year 3 boys had Noah H, Harrison M and Niall all battling it out for first place with Noah eventually crossing the line in first place with Harrison and Niall claiming 2^nd and 3^rd place respectively. 

Next, it was the turn of the year 4 girls. Flo S continued her form from last year to yet again claim gold. Alana KB came in 2^nd followed by Holly S to claim the third podium position. The year 4 boys was an equally competitive event seeing Christopher L and Benji continuing their success from last year with Elliott S crossing the finish in 3^rd place. 

The year 5 girls was an incredible competitive event with Robyn H and Clara F in a sprint finish with Robyn eventually crossing the line in a photo finish! Esther W claimed the 3^rd spot. The year 5 boys matched the girls in competitive spirit. Oscar B looked very comfortable in first place, closely followed by Louie C and Mikey M. 

Finally, the year 6’s did not disappoint and finished what was already a brilliant afternoon on a high. The girls showed great maturity and ran with ease and class. With Poppy D winning a medal in 1^st place, followed closely by Hannah S in 2^nd and Harriet in 3^rd.  The boys wrapped up the afternoon’s fun with an incredible sprint from Finn W to claim gold with an equally amazing run from Lucas and Harry who won silver and bronze respectively.   Thank you to everyone for participating and to all the parents/grandparents who donated.   It was a pleasure to watch the children participate with great resilience and passion. A big thank you also to the Wellsway sports ambassadors (including ex pupils) and Mrs Burston without whom the competition could not take place. If you would still like to donate, it isn’t too late.  Just follow the link.

On Friday, following their terrific performance on the Tuesday the boys had a cup knockout match against St Phillips. Saltford started off superbly with both of the St Phillips goals coming against the grain in quick succession. With the score 2-0 to the oppo, Saltford turned on the magic to score a superbly worked goal. Unfortunately, with some fantastic saves, hitting every part of the woodwork imaginable, the score remained 2-1. The boys performed admirably and if only VAR was implemented in primary school football. Well done to the boys who have been a joy to coach by what will be Mr Bowkett’s last game. Thank you to St Phillips for hosting and the parents who helped with lifts and supported our team to the bitter end.

On Tuesday 22^nd November, Mr Bowkett and Mr O’Toole travelled with our Year 6s to Odd Down Sports Centre for the annual football tournament. We were drawn into a tough pool and were in the opening set of fixtures against St Stephens, a very closely contested match that our boys struggled to settle in to. St Stephens opened the scoring with a looping ball, which clipped the bottom edge of the crossbar. The score stayed at 1-0, the team opening the tournament with a loss.

Keen to forget the opening defeat the boys found their legs and their momentum winning our two games 4-0 and 8-0 with Max, Jack, Felix, Lucas. With the group looking slightly settled, Saltford knew a win would put them through to the next round, they burst into the game and went onto win 2-0, they were through.

Next up in the quarter finals Saltford faces local rivals St Johns, it was 0-0 for much of the game with Fred stepping up to make some fine saves to keep us in it. We caught St Johns on the break with a super strike rocketing into the net. Saltford progress.

A tough semi-final awaited Saltford with Moorlands looking in good form and confident. A similar game to the quarters with end to end football being played throughout. It looked like it could go either way until the keeper parried a curling ball; Finn was able to poach it into the goal. Reggie and Joey steadied the ship from this point to keep the score at 1-0 and put us through to the final.

The final was a repeat of the opening game; the boys were very up for the game. A fiercely contested game, but Saltford looked comfortable soaking up pressure and in complete control. They opened up the scoresheet with a thunderous effort on the near post. St Stephens were able to catch Saltford out on the break to level the scores at 1-1. With extra time remaining goalless, even with both teams having chances, the match went to penalties. Unfortunately, like many glorious England teams, Saltford were unable to seal the trophy. Nevertheless, the boys should be very proud of themselves and played some of the best football seen in the mighty Saltford red. Thank you to Mr Burston and the team for refereeing and organising the event. Big thank you to parents for transport and support.

On Thursday 10th November, Mrs Brook & Miss Walker had the pleasure of accompanying our Year 6 girls to compete in the annual Bath & District football tournament. Our girls played some superb football throughout the whole tournament scoring a staggering 10 goals in the group stages and maintaining a clean sheet to set up a thrilling quarter final.  The girls played a fabulous game against WASPS , winning 1-0 to seal their place in a thrilling Semi against Moorlands.  

The semi-final was another exhilarating game; Moorlands took the lead early on - the first goal that we had conceding all day which was tough to take, but the girls came back strong to score in the second half bringing the prospect of penalties closer. In the final minute however, Moorlands scored bringing our successful tournament to a close. (Congratulations to Moorlands who went on to win the whole tournament)

We could not have been any prouder of our girls. Congratulations and a massive well done to all- Illy , Isla , Souad , Jess, Nicole, Emma, Charlotte, Roisin, Rosie and Ruby. Thank you to Dave & Cath Burston, Emily from Bath City FC and to our wonderful parents for their support too. 

Saltford played a superb match on Monday night against WASPS. With WASPS coming in their droves with a well stocked bench of subs. The Saltford '7' showed no fear and from the off were running themselves ragged. The match was fiercly contested with our own keeper Brooklyn making some fine saves to hold the deadlock. Tanaka making his Saltford debut partnered Kai brilliantly in the backline, with shades of prime Charlton and Moore displayed. With Reg pulling the strings from center mid with Zack and Beau exploiting the width, Saltford eventually scored with Jenson finishing off a fine move. Saltford pushed for a second, rattling the woodwork. Unfortunately, WASPs countered effectively levelling the score 1-1. Going into penalties, the crowd would've been on the edge of seats if we had any. The first set of penalties were both saved, next up both shots narrowly missing the target. Up stepped Kai who sent a thunderous strike to which the keeper got a hand to but couldn't prevent rippling the net. Elation, joy, party rings, Saltford progress to the next round. Thank you to WASPs for a fantastic fixture, to our crowd and teachers for organising. 

On Wednesday Mrs Brook and Mr O'Toole took 12 of our year 4 future sports stars to the glasshouse playing fields for a cross country festival held by the SSP. The event was made up of four races, two individual and two relay races. The individual boys were off first flying off the line and they set the standard high for the girls to follow. With all the boys running fantastically, the icing to the cake to the team was Benji running a fantastic race to come 2nd overall. Following the superb boys the girls were up, they picked up from where the boys left off with them all making a blistering start and maintaining it to show excellent performances, Florence made a brilliant start to the race and led throughout to get the gold medal. Following this there were the relays, both teams gave it their all to displaying awesome teamwork, with the boys coming 1st and the girls coming 3rd. Thank you to the SSP and Mr Burston for organising, and to all the parents who helped with transport and support.

On Monday 10th October we welcomed St Keyna for our opening game of the football season. It was a fantastic match with incredible support from the sidelines and both teams demonstrating superb sportsmanship.

Saltford pressed high from the whistle and were keen to attack from the off. St Keyna defended valiantly and put their bodies on the line to block shots that appeared to be destined for the back of the net. Saltford maintained the pressure to break the deadlock with Jack breaking at speed to coolly finish in the bottom corner. St Keyna had some brilliant passages of play and broke throughout the game but Fred, Joey and Felix were there to command the half and keep the clean sheet. The game continued this way with Harry, Max, Lucas, Finn, Thomas and Felix all getting on the score sheet to win the game.

Thank you to Mr Pope and St Keyna for travelling and Mrs Brook for providing refreshments. 

Following our Mrs Brook and Mr Bowkett took 18 hopeful runners to the BANES school cross country competition held at the Odd Down Sports Park, competition was fierce with over 500 pupils competing across the day. The Year 5 boys got us off to a flying start with Oscar, Charlie, Sam, Freddie and Zach setting a high standard from the off. The boys ran their hearts out and all did brilliantly finishing in the top half of competitors, Oscar did superbly, narrowly missing out on a podium coming 4th in his race. The Year 5 girls were up next and picked up from where the Year 5 boys left off, Clara, Freya, Esther and Daisy all ran superb races, each picking up important places in the dash towards the end. Up next were the seasoned cross country veterans, Fin, Harry, Fred and Jack were speedy from the off and maintained that speed to each finish in the points. Finally to top off the day the Year 6 girls were off, Poppy, Nicole, Jess, Harriet and Souad all ran like the wind. Souad was at the front of the pack from the start and was able to pick up a silver medal finishing 2nd. The rest of the girls also did brilliantly, with the whole of the year 6 girls finishing in the top 20. A special thank you to Mr Burston, Mrs Burston and Mrs Bell for organising and hosting us. Also thank you to the parents who helped with transport and cheering the team on. 

On Friday 15th July, the annual schools swimming gala returned after a two year gap and it did not disappoint-in fact it was just as thrilling and entertaining as always! It is always one of the highlights at the end of the academic year in the sports calendar and one with an electrifying atmosphere.  Six school from B&NES participated: St Keyna, Pensford, Castle, Chew Stoke, Chandag and us.  The event began with the girls' 25 metre Freestyle Relay, quickly followed by the boys' 25 m Freestyle Relay.  There were then 15 further races which were all extremely competetive as well as being highly entertaining and pleasureable to watch.  Tanaka and Amelia both showcased their exceptional talents with convincing wins in their individual races.  The rest of the squad swam brilliantly and either came second, third or fourth in their races, resulting in a cumulative second place overall.  We were all thrilled with our second spot and a position that we have managed to retain proudly for many years.   Many congratulations to: Amelia, Seren,Thea,Emily S, Emily H,Daisy,Sophia, Anselm,Tanaka,Lucas,Hudson,Zach and Ollie. Thank you to Dave Burston for organising and to the parent helpers who priovided the transport and cheered the team on.

On Monday 13th June, Mr Bowkett & Mrs Brook had the pleasure to accompany our Y5 boys’ football team to play against St Mary’s R.C Primary School in the semi final of the BANES Cup Competition.  Our boys played brilliantly and continued to show much determination and resilience despite losing to this Y6 team who were physically the stronger side.  Fred made some excellent saves throughout the match with Fin, Jack and Harry creating many chances.  Felix, Lucas, Thomas, Max, Reggie and Joey all ran their socks off but unfortunately, it wasn’t our day.  There is no denying however that this Y5 team should be immensely proud of themselves for reaching the Semi finals of this highly competitive competition- we salute you all! Congratulations.

A fantasic set of results for Saltford 'A' : Nicole, Souad, Poppy, Erin, Rosie, Jack, Fin, Harry, Tanaka and Joshie for finishing in second place.  A massive well done to Saltford 'B' : Jess, Emma, Harriet, Pip, Charlotte, Anselm, David, Jenson, Beau and Joey for their seventh place finish.

A special mention has to go to Souad who ran a sensational 600m in just 2minutes and 32 seconds, Finn W for running 75 metres in an outstanding 10.4 seconds, Jack B for throwing an incredible 35.7m in the javelin.  (Each of these athletes beat the other 79 children who participated on the day to score the maximum points available)  A huge congratulations to Nicole also whose brilliant perforamce in all four events earnt her an individual Silver medal and Souad's incredible overall performances earnt her a Bronze!

Thank you to the parents who kindly offered to transport the children and to them and the others who supported the team throughout the event. Thank you also to Mr Burston for organising it.

Mrs Brook.

On Friday 20th June our Y5 boys team played Combe Down in the quarter final of the B&NES cup competition. Saltford dominated the game from kick off when Max scored from Jack’s corner to put Saltford one up. Combe Down responded immediately but Fred saved their shot at goal brilliantly. The ball travelled back up the pitch quickly where it made contact with Fin’s head and hit the back of the net once again. Fin scored another goal after a fabulous assist from Lucas.  Saltford were 3-0 up at half time and looked very confident going into the second half. Combe Down started the second half promisingly and would have scored some goals if it had not been for some hardy defending by the trio of Joey, Felix and Reggie. Saltford again pressed with Harry making several weaving runs, one of which culminating with an acrobatic goal from Fin to round of his hat trick! The game ended Saltford winning 5-0 after a rebounded shot by Thomas was calmly finished by Jack. Bring on the semi final!