Under 11's Multi-Skills Festival
On Friday 18th October, we took 20 pupils from Year 5 to participate in the Hadleigh Pyramid Schools Under 11’s Multi-Skills Festival at Hadleigh High School. Within this festival, the children took part in 7 different events. All the children had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed their morning.
Well done to 2 of our pupils, who were in the winning team. The teams were mixed between all the local Pyramid Schools, and everyone received participation certificates. Thanks to Hadleigh High School for arranging this fantastic event!
Under 11's Girls Football Festival
On Tuesday 15th October 2024, HCPS entered 2 teams in the Under 11’s Girls Football Festival at Whitton Sports Centre. There were a total of 12 schools that took part in the event. Hadleigh had a Year 5 team in group 1 & a Year 6 team in group 2, where we played matches against Dale Hall, Rushmere Hall, Kyson, Gusford, Cliff Lane, Sidegate, Tattingstone, Heath, Henley and Beeches.
Our Year 5 team finished 3rd in their group, with our Year 6 team narrowly losing the semi final 2-1 against Dale Hall, placing them as bronze medallists for the tournament!
This was an amazing achievement by all the girls, demonstrating fantastic skills and ability throughout the afternoons games. Well done!
Under 11's Boys Football
On Tuesday 8th October 2024, HCPS took a Year 5 and Year 6 team to compete in the Under 11’s Football Festival at Whitton Sports Centre. There were a total of 18 schools from across the Ipswich area that took part in the event. Hadleigh played matches against Whitehouse, St Mary's Ipswich, Britannia, Shotley, Morland, Trimley St. Martin Broke Hall, St Matthew’s, St John’s, and Colneis. Both teams played some excellent football during the morning, with excellent attacking and defending skills.
Both teams managed to win their respective group, resulting in them taking part in the semi-finals! After drawing both these games, this was decided by a penalty shootout. Unfortunately, luck wasn't on our side, resulting in the boys finishing third overall.
Well done for proudly representing HCPS, and for showing an outstanding attitude and resilience, particularly in the penalty shootout.
Under 9's & Under 11's Cross Country
On Friday 4th October 2024, we took part in the Under 9’s and Under 11’s Boys & Girls Cross Country festival at Hadleigh High School. There were 7 other schools participating in this competition. The other schools were Whatfield, Bildeston, St. Marys, Beaumont, Elmsett, Kersey and Hintlesham. During the morning, all of our pupils had to run 1600m which was just short of a mile. There were 4 races in total. An Under 11’s Boys race, an Under 11’s Girls race, an Under 9’s Boys race and finally an Under 9’s Girls race. Every pupil ran fantastically. After the scores were totalled up HCPS won the Under 9’s Boys and Girls and the Under 11's Boys and Girls categories.
Well done to the all the runners who raced, this is a fantastic accomplishment!
Many pupil in the school take part in our running clubs during the winter months at school lunchtimes.
Year 6 Dodgeball
On Friday 20th September, HCPS entered 2 teams into the Pyramid Schools Dodgeball festival at Hadleigh High School.
Both teams played 3 matches each, versus Bildeston, Beaumont & Whatfield.
Congratulations to all our Year 6 Dodgeball players with HCPS Sky team winners and HCPS Navy team coming runners up, a fantastic achievement!
Much fun and laughter was had by all!
Lunchtime Football Club - Y6 vs Staff!
On Thursday 18th July 2024, Year 6 had their last Lunchtime Football club, this time versus Staff and Year 5.
Full-time: 1 - 1
Year 6 win 3 - 2 on penalties!
Great memories on our School Field, and much fun was had by all!
Under 9's Boys Football Festival
On Monday 10th June 2024, HCPS entered a Year 3 team into the Under 9’s Boys Football Festival at St. Joseph's College. There were 35 teams that took part in the event.
Our team played 10 games, against many schools from across the Ipswich and South Suffolk area. The team played brilliantly throughout the afternoon and had a great time! The boys managed to win 8 games and draw 2, a fantastic effort by all!
Thanks to Suffolk FA and the Ipswich and South Suffolk School Games partnership for organising this wonderful afternoon!
Under 11's Girls Cricket
On Thursday 6th June 2024, Hadleigh competed in the Under 11’s Girls Cricket Festival at Ransomes Sports Ground, Ipswich. There were 7 schools that took part in total. The other 6 teams that took part were Dale Hall, St John’s, Morland, East Bergholt, Henley and St Mary’s Woodbridge.
During the morning, the girls batted brilliantly, which was followed up with accurate bowling and some tidy fielding. After an excellent display from the girls all morning, Hadleigh managed to win all 3 of their group games, resulting in them reaching the final, and narrowly losing to St. John's.
By reaching the final, this meant HCPS have qualified for the county finals!
Well done Year 6 girls!
Under 11's Boys Cricket
On Tuesday 4th June 2024, Hadleigh entered 2 teams to compete in the Under 11’s Mixed Cricket Festival at Ransomes Sports Ground, Ipswich.
There were 11 schools that took part in total. The other teams were: Colneis, Britannia, St. Mary's (Woodbridge), Bawsey, St. Johns (Ipswich), Cedarwood, East Bergholt, Morland and Woodbridge.
Over the course of the morning, the boys batted brilliantly, which was followed up with accurate bowling and some tidy fielding. After an excellent display from the boys all morning, Hadleigh blues managed to finish runners-up in their group and Hadleigh whites won their group, resulting in them going through to the County Finals – Well done Year 6 Boys, a fantastic achievement!
Under 7's Multiskills Festival
On Friday 24th May 2024, we took 20 pupils from Year 2 to participate in the Hadleigh Pyramid Schools Under 7’s Multiskills Festival at Hadleigh High School, with all of the local pyramid schools. Within this festival, the children took part in 8 different events.
Some of these activities included javelin throw, egg and spoon races, mini hurdles, hoop challenge, skittles, over & under, tennis ball tilt and football dribble. All the children had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed their morning. Well done to all our Year 2 team, and Hadleigh High School for arranging this fantastic event!
Year 6 Rounders Tournament 2024
All Year 6 pupils took part in a competitive inter-year group rounders tournament each afternoon during SATS week. They were put into 6 teams, playing against each other once, with 2 innings. 237.5 rounders were scored by all the teams during the week! Much fun and laughter was had by all.
The overall winners were the 'Appleberries' wearing blue bibs. Runners up were 'Ipswich Rounders' wearing red bibs and third place were 'Hit & Run' in green bibs.
Well done to all Year 6 for such a fantastic tournament!
Under 9's Mini-Tennis Festival
On Friday 10th May 2024, we entered 2 teams into the Under 9’s Tennis Festival at Hadleigh High School. There were 8 teams in total that took part. The other 6 schools competing were: Bildeston (2 teams), Whatfield, Elmsett, St.Mary's and Beaumont. Lots of matches were played during the morning. Each game lasted approximately 4 minutes. After some excellent on-court performances from all the players, our 2 teams managed to finish 1st and 3rd overall. Well done Year 4, an excellent achievement.
Under 9's Dodgeball Finals
Congratulations to our Under 9’s Mixed Dodgeball team, who were the bronze medallists out of the 12 competing schools in the County dodgeball finals, at Ipswich School Sports Centre on Friday 26th April 2024.
We managed to win our group games against Combs Ford & Nayland, sending us through into the finals group against Morland, Sebert Wood, and Grove. From this we were placed third overall! Much fun was had by all.
Congratulations on a fantastic achievement!
Under 11's Quadkids Festival
On Friday 26th April 2024, we took two Year 5 teams to compete in the Under 11’s Quadkids Festival at Hadleigh High School. There were 6 teams in total that took part. The other schools competing were: Bildeston, Whatfield, St. Mary’s and Beaumont.
Each participant took part in a 50 metre sprint, a 600 metre run, a standing long jump and a vortex throw. Every pupils’ score was recorded and calculate into points for that event. Once every pupil had competed in every event, all the scores were added together. After some excellent performances on the track and field, our Year 5 white team managed to finish 1st overall , and our blue team second. This was a fantastic achievement by them all!
A great event and one we look forward to taking part in next year. Well done Year 5!
Under 7's Dodgeball Festival
On Tuesday 16th April 2024, we entered a team into the Under 7’s Dodgeball Festival at Inspire Suffolk. There were a total of 10 teams that had entered this event. The other schools included: Fairfield, Heath, Kyson, St. Mark's, Rendlesham, Sidegate, Bucklesham, St. John's and St. Mary's Ipswich.
Throughout the afternoon the children played numerous games, having much fun throwing, dodging and catching! Hadleigh managed to win their group, going through into the final, and narrowly lost to Sidegate, resulting in us being the runners up!
Well done to our Year 2 team, on a fantastic achievement!