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Darwen Primary Schools Athletics Winners 2025
We are so immensely proud of our amazing athletics squad for winning the Darwen Primary School Athletics at Witton Park tonight! They showed so much determination and put in a great deal of effort, as well as showing fantastic encouragement to each other. A huge thank you to Mrs Gardner for her coaching and organising all of the paperwork. Thanks also to Mrs Araujo, Miss Kachwalla and Mr Prescott for their support and for being great marshals. Thank you to our parents and carers for your support and for transporting your child. I am one proud Headteacher tonight! We might be small, but we are mighty! All of the photos can be found here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/witton-athletics-winners-2025
Year 4 PE - Quad Kids Athletics
In our PE session we focused on Quad Kids which is an athletics event. It includes 4 elements- a 400m run, a 60m sprint, mini vortex throw and a standing long jump. The children worked hard to develop their speed, agility and quickness, listening carefully on how to improve their performances.
KS2 Sports Day Winners
We are so proud of every child who took part with enthusiasm, determination and team spirit. Whether running, jumping, cheering or supporting one another, you each showed what it means to “Achieve great things through learning and growing in a love-filled Christian family.” Sports Day is more than just winning races—it’s about celebrating effort, encouraging one another and showing resilience. It was fantastic to see so many parents and carers joining us and a huge thank you to everyone who entered the Toddlers, Mums and Dads races and thankfully nearly everyone came away injury free! Well done to all of our competitors and thank you to the staff, families and supporters who made the day so special. You truly helped create an atmosphere of joy, encouragement and community! All of the photos will be uploaded shortly to here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/sports-day-2025
Darwen Netball League Winners
We are immensely proud of our netball squad for playing amazingly well over the last five weeks in the Darwen Netball League and for winning all of their games. Tonight they played in scorching heat against Avondale, Belmont and St Joseph’s resulting in two wins and a draw, making us the winners of the league for the second year in a row! This is along with winning the Bee Stinger High Fives for the second year in a row too! We can’t wait to represent Blackburn with Darwen in the Lancashire games on the 8th July. A huge thank you to Mrs Gardner for her wonderful coaching and umpiring and thank you to our other teachers who came along to support. A massive thanks to the parents and carers for your support and help with transport. Well done to all the other teams and umpires along with Phil Eastwood, who organised the league. And finally an enormous thank you to our children for always giving it 100%, being so competitive and always encouraging each other. A special mention to the Year 5 girls who have stepped up and played games- this is great preparation for next year! What a fantastic evening of achieving great things and living life in all its fullness!
DPSSA Netball Final Heats Night
So Team B finished the final round of the heats in style with a 5-0 and 10-0 win. They worked super hard to play the ball forward and keep going despite their challenges. Fingers crossed that we get to attend finals night next week and showcase their talents. Super proud!
Year 6 - Cricket Competition
Today, 8 boys from year 6 represented the school in a cricket competition. Unfortunately, they didn’t qualify from their group but they have learnt some valuable lessons leading into the Darwen schools competition they will be taking part in, in just a couple of weeks. Well done boys! It was great to see you happy to take feedback on board and play with such enthusiasm.
DPSSA NETBALL ROUND 3
Another great evening at the Darwen Primary Netball League with Team B coming away with another two solid wins 12-0 and 18-1. Great performances, super team spirit and sportsmanship. Now for a well earned rest before we go again after half term. Well done everyone! Thank you to Mrs Gardner for her amazing umpiring and coaching and Miss Kachwalla for supporting the team.
Year 4/5 Cricket Competition
Huge well done to our mixed Year 4 & 5 cricket team! They played brilliantly at Darwen Cricket Club, showing great teamwork and determination. The team secured one impressive win and narrowly lost three matches — one by just a single run! A fantastic effort all round – well done, team!
BwD Schools Bee Stinger Netball Champions
After taking part in the heats a few weeks ago Team B played in the Blackburn with Darwen Bee Stinger Netball finals tonight at St Bedes. The quality of play was outstanding and every single player fought for every ball and really performed to the highest level. Five back to back wins : 6-0, 8-1, 9-0, 5-2 and 9-0 saw them crowned BwD champions for the second consecutive year, which is incredible and they will now go on to represent the Borough at the Lancashire Championships!
DPSSA Netball Night 2
Super proud of our netball squad after another three consecutive wins on the bounce! Every team member is improving in every game. All listening to feedback and taking it forward. Supporting each other and showing great sportsmanship through each and every game. Go Team B!
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Year 4/5 Multi- Skills PE in the Sun
In our PE session today we mixed with Year 5 so that half of us could trial for the cricket team whilst the rest tackled various multi skill challenges. The children worked so well in mixed teams and actively encouraged each other to strive for the best in true St Barnabas the Encourager style.
DPSSA Netball Round 1
What a wonderful start to the DPSSA Netball league we have had. This evening was round one of the games. Team B played superbly and worked so hard to drive the ball forward, the shooting was spot on and we really gelled as a team. We came away with three amazing wins 16-0, 15-0 and 7-2. Super proud of all our team!