Sports News 
We receive invitations to attend a variety of different sporting events at the beginning of each term. Some events are organised by the West Essex School Sport Partnership; others are organised and hosted by teachers at our local 'family' of schools. Some events are very competitive and only allow each school to bring one team of players. Therefore, we take children who are talented and confident at the specified sport. These children are identified by teachers and sports coaches during PE lessons. Other events are competitive, yet much more inclusive, and allow schools to bring two or three teams. We ensure that all children attend at least one of these events per year. Finally, we participate in many events that are non-competitive and which are designed for a very specific group of children.
2024-2025
Meet our new sports Captains
Following the success of our after school Tag Rugby club it was too difficult to choose 1 team.....so we took 3!
All 3 teams were phenomenal on the day showing all of the skills they had learned at the club and in their PE lessons.
An additional note from Mr Leverington is to thank all of our parents who, with a last minute change of venue, worked together to ensure the event would go ahead and that all of our children were still able attend! Also, our amazing staff who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the event on including Mr Dawson, Mrs Dreeling, Mrs Bowman and Mrs Hanks, a huge thank you to you all.
Drawn against a very good Abbotsweld Primary School team the boys knew they would have to put in an excellent performance to reach the next round.
Hosted by Hare Street, the match was played in the true spirit of grassroots football with some sublime skills and amazing teamwork across both schools.
St Andrews took the lead from a penalty converted by Ben C, before he then added a second. Abbotsweld pulled one back before Ernie hit a top corner beauty to ease the St Andrews nerves. It was a tricky start to the second half and Abbotsweld made it 3-2, game on! From there though, the St Andrews team pulled together to score some outstanding goals with Ben securing his hatrick before Ernie and Davis made it 5 and then 6. Final score 6-2! St Andrews march on in the cup and await our next round opposition when the draw is made in the coming week.
Football win!
On Wednesday 23rd of October, our year 3&4 football team put on an incredible display to be crowned WINNERS of the West Essex Schools football competition. With 18 teams and over 185 children in attendance, to walk away winners who were unbeaten all day was a fantastic, yet well-deserved achievement. The team consisting of Ralph R, Ralph H, Joseph N, Maisie B, Logan L from year 4 alongside Frankie T and Sonny D from year 3 were quite simply outstanding on the day. Not just in their football ability and technique but how they behaved, showing sportsmanship and determination in every single game. There were some beautiful team goals, excellent defending and saves-a-plenty from Frankie in goal. A huge well done to all of the children, you displayed all 3 of St Andrews values of Friendship, Courage and Confidence! Mr Leverington, Mr Dawson and Miss McCarthy are incredibly proud of you all, as were your parents and family members who cheered you on all afternoon. This team has a very bright footballing future ahead!
Panathlon
A huge well done to the children from Year 5 who represented St Andrews at the Panathalon Multiskills event at Epping St Johns on Friday the 18th of October. As well as having a great morning of sporting endeavours, the team consisting of Samuel, Ernie, Ivy, Brooklyn and Isla took second place at the event bringing home medals and a trophy to add to our school trophy cabinet. Well done to all of the children and adults for a great morning of sports!
Multiskills
On Tuesday 15th of October, over half of Year 2 represented St Andrews at an Epping and Ongar Schools Multiskills event. The children got the opportunity to learn skills across a wide range of disciplines, including football, rugby, cricket and netball as well as having an enjoyable morning of fun and games. Mr Ford and Mr Leverington were incredibly proud of how well the children behaved, the sportsmanship they displayed, as well as the encouragement and friendship they showed to each other. Well done to everyone!
The Year 5 & 6 football team had a lovely day in the sunshine on Friday 11th of October. The team, consisting of Sonny, Ben, Bobby, Jake, Ernie, Teddy, Davis, Ralph and Ronnie played some excellent football, scoring goals, defending as a team and most importantly playing with smiles on their faces. There was a win, some draws and some losses in a tightly contested day of football. Well done to all of the boys who did St Andrews proud with both their football and their behaviour!
The Year 3/4 Tag Rugby team got off to a flying start of the school year on Friday 20th of September. It was the first competition of the year and the team of Maisie, Penelope, Tara, Logan, Ralph H, Ralph R, Joseph, Jenson and Toby put on an outstanding display at Wanstead Rugby Club.
Playing against schools from across the district, the team finished Runners up in their group, losing 1 and winning 3, scoring more tries than any other team across the 4 games! They were then pitted against the runners up of the opposite group to battle for a Bronze medal. The team put on a fantastic display of defensive and attacking rugby, eventually winning a close game 1-0 to seal the bronze medal. It was a brilliant day in the sunshine but thats not the end of their journey, finishing 3rd out of 22 teams means they will now represent North Weald in the Regional Finals scheduled for Spring 2025.
Well done team St Andrews, Mr Dawson and Mr Leverington are very proud of each and every one of you!!
2023-24
On Monday 17th June Key Stage 2 attended the Epping District Sports event, taking part in the full range of athletics activities and coming 2nd overall. Well done all!
On 7th June year 5&6 girls went to a cricket tournament. They represented the school brilliantly, and even came a way with a bronze medal! Well done grls!
On the 14th March KS1 attended the sportshall athletics event at Epping St John's. They participated with enthusiasm and were a credit to the school. Well done to them all!
On 10th November the year 6 Rugby team participated in a tournament. We played 4 games and only lost 1. We came 2nd in the league matches. We played in the semi final with a 1-1 draw, which got us into the final. We drew 2-2 in the final which meant we came 2nd overall and got into the cup in 2 weeks time.
The children played really well and were well behaved... well done team St Andrew's!!
Year 5 and 6 participated in an archery tournament on the 7th November - and they won this too!
Year 5 and 6 competed at the multiskills panathlon on Friday 3rd November - and won!
Year 3&4 also competed in a football tournament where they were pipped to the post in extra time in the final to a very well deserved 2nd place!
Year 5 and 6 took part in a football tournament - our two teams came 2nd and 7th respectively.
2022-23
On Wednesday 5th July some year 5 children attended a hockey event. They represented us brilliantly and we are very proud of them.
The year 3&4 girls attended a football tournament at Shooters on Thursday 18th May. They all demonstrated our values brilliantly - and they came 1st! Well done girls!
The year 5&6 children attended an athletics tournament at ESJ on Wednesday 22nd February. They competed in individual and team events, achieving 3rd place overall. It was a tough competition of various track and field events, the scores were very close! Special mention to Oliver for a very high score in chest push and to Frankie J for the best javelin throw of the competition.
The St Andrew’s Football Team played their final game of the league on Monday 6th February and finished by beating Lambourne 9-1. The team have played brilliantly throughout the league and finished in a very admirable 3rd place overall. They didn’t lose a game and only drew once. We are very proud of them and how they have supported each other as a team. Well done!
Goal scorers: Albert, Frankie J, Frankie D, Brandon
Team: Harley, James, Lucas, Scarlet, Frankie D, Frankie J, Albert, Brandon.
The St Andrew's Football Team had another league game on Monday. After a tricky start, we equalised our first game resulting in a 5-5 draw against Ivy Chimneys. We won our second game 10-2 against Chipping Ongar. The team worked hard together, organised themselves very well and ensured everyone had equal time on the pitch. Final match Monday 6th Feb!
Team: Brandon, Frankie J, Frankie D, Harley, Lucas, James, Scarlett, Albert.
Goal scorers: Brandon, Frankie J.
December 2022
The St Andrew's Football Team had their second league game last half term. We won our first game 11-1. Our second game was very, very close and thanks to Frankie J scoring in the final 3 minutes, we won 6-5. The team played beautifully and will continue to train hard for their upcoming matches.
Team: Brandon, Frankie J, Frankie D, Harley, Lucas, James, Scarlett, Albert.
Goal scorers: Brandon, Frankie J.
11th November 2022
On Friday 11th November 2022 St Andrews years 5/6 went on a tag rugby tournament. We had 3 girls and 6 boys. It was 8 aside and we had to have 2 girls on the pitch at all times. There were loads of other teams including: Coopersale, Ivy Chimneys and Epping Upland. Some teams had A and B teams but we only had one team so we had to work extra hard in the games.
Our first game was against the toughest team, Coopersale. We started off OK but we were just rushing passes when we were getting tagged. Our defence was strong but we didn’t run forward enough. They scored first and we scored an equalizer but we got defeated 5-2 in the end. Then we had a one game break then played Epping Upland. We eventually won 2-1. Our defence was really solid with Lucas and Scarlet at the back. After that, we played Ivy chimneys B team and we beat them 7-1 with Des and Harley scoring try after try! Then we played Epping upland B team and we won 7-0 with loads of different people scoring tries including: Scarlet, Harley, Des and me (Brandon).
This next game against Ivy chimneys A team was a really tough game. They went one nil up then I (Brandon) scored two tries to wrap the game up. With our really solid defence, we all thought it was over for them. Then at the last play, they got the ball and scored a try. We were devastated as they made it 2-2 in the last 5 seconds. We all shook hands, praising the other team.
Then we sat down thinking it was finished but then we had a further game to play for 3rd and 4th place versus Ivy Chimneys A team. It was a tough game but we finished with a 2-2 draw.
We came joint 3rd with Ivy Chimneys. Overall, our players were exceptional in their defence, attack and being good sports towards the other teams. A good time was had by all, particularly when we were winning! Hopefully, we’ll do well in the next tag rugby tournament.
Report by Brandon Tarbard - Year 6
7th November 2022
The St Andrew's Football Team had their first league game on Monday. We unfortunately lost our first game 3-2 but made up for it by winning the next game 19-3!
The team played seamlessly and will be training hard to prepare for their next two games on Monday 5th December.
Team: Brandon, Frankie J, Frankie D, Harley, Lucas, James, Scarlett, Albert.
Goal scorers: Brandon, Frankie J, Lucas, Albert.
November 4th 2022 - Year 3&4 children competed at the multi-skills tournament and won medals for coming 3rd! Well done!
8 year 5 children competed in a triathlon at Theydon Bois Primary where they were required to swim, run and cycle. It was a really tough competition on a cold day - the children showed tremendous courage and sportsmanship. They persevered and finished all their events with respectable times. Our school came 4th on our combined score. The timings were very close among our own competitors but Thomas had the best combined school for our boys and Ruby had the best combined school for the girls. A huge well done for such an impressive effort!
The Key stage 1 girls attended a football tournament onTuesday 13th September 2022. They played 3 games and won them all!
1st match 8-0
2nd match - 8-0
3rd match 6-3
They were a total credit to the school - welll done girls!
2021-22 academic year
Year 6 recently competed in a Golf tournament, placing second and fourth
Year 5&6 participated in the sports hall athletics competition in March 2022 and placed 2nd overall - dominating the sprinting! Well done to them!
Delighted to announce the football team did indeed finish 3rd in the league! Well done!
St Andrew's Football Team played their penultimate game on Monday 10th. Unfortunately, we lost against Moreton 6 - 2 in our first match but came back with a vengeance, defeating Chipping Ongar 12 - 2. St Andrew's are currently joint 3rd in the league so we're hoping for a win in our final match on Monday 7th February. Fingers crossed!
St Andrew's Football Team: Scarlett, Brandon, Lucas, Frankie D, Bobby, Oliver, Jack, Charlie, Teddy, Lenny.
The Yr 5/6 rugby squad performed brilliantly at the finals on Friday 26th November. The A team came 5th in their group, B team came 7th and the C team came 4th. Out of 36 teams this was quite an achievement. They played brilliantly, improving throughout the afternoon and cheering each other on. Well done!
The St Andrew's Football Team played their first 6-a-side league game at Shooter's on Monday. We performed very well during the two 20 minute matches and put in a tremendous effort. We triumphantly won the first game against Coopersale Hall 6-5. Sadly, we lost the second game 6-3 against Ivy Chimneys but we are very hopeful we can turn this around at our next match on Monday 6th December.
St Andrew's Football Team: Bobby, Oliver, Lenny, Jack, Charlie, Harry, Brandon, Scarlet, Frankie D.
Written by Bobby B (Year 6 Sports Ambassador).
Key stage 1 enjoyed their multi-sports event at Epping St Johns.
Year 6 were excellent sports at their football tournament. We are very proud of them!
Key stage one had a very successful football tournament on Friday 1st October 2021- coming joint 1st on a very wet day!
Courtney Dunn from Dance Expression studios has been teaching acrobatic dance lessons during the Autumn term 2021.
Panathlon Challenge September 2021
Topgolf Summer 2021
Fencing Summer 2021
