Picture 1: The y7 boys rugby team pictured at Allianz park at the Saracens blitz finals. The boys were eventual joint winners.
Picture 2: Boys Gaelic Football team at the ABC Competition in July 2019. They were the eventual runners up.
Picture 3: Year 8 pupils in action in our end of year sportsweek event. Pupils are off timetable for a morning to complete in forms in a variety of sports against each other.
As a department we believe our extra-curricular provision is second to none. We pride ourselves on the amount of time given to the pupils and on the breath and standard of pupils' achievement at all levels. All staff within the department are committed to this process because we believe it’s' value cannot be overstated. Whether pupils participate for competition, for fun, for fitness, or use the activities as a pastime, we believe our present programme offers pupils, the opportunity to contribute to the ethos of the school and gives them genuine links to clubs and the community for a sustainable healthy lifestyle.
Competitive Sporting activities at St James' include football, netball, rugby, Gaelic Football, athletics, cross-country, basketball, badminton, rounders and a significant sports leadership programme.
As part of the new Sixth form enrichment the department has reintroduced the Community Sports Leader (CSL2) award.
This award is a nationally recognised qualification that enables successful learners to lead safe, purposeful and enjoyable sport/physical activity, under indirect supervision.
We feel this award will allow our young adults to become active members of the wider community whilst developing some useful, transferable skills.
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We regularly enter teams in the following competitions:
Football
Borough Cup Boys & Girls
Middlesex Cup Boys and Girls all age groups
Basketball
Borough Cup Boys
Netball
Borough League & Cup
Rugby
Borough Blitz
Middlesex Cup
Cross Country
Borough all age groups boys and girls
Badminton
Borough Boys and Girls all age groups
Rounders
Borough League
Athletics
Borough all ages
A new extracurricular timetable for spring term 2022 will be uploaded soon.