Knowsley SSP

Primary Rounders Festival 2 LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-07-14 13:00 - 15:30 UTC | The Prescot School, Knowsley Park Lane, Prescot, Liverpool, Merseyside, L34 3NB, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 8 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached. Schools can enter competition 1 or 2 but not both.

Squad and Team Size:
Mixed Team, Squad of 11, Team of 9, Max 5 Boys on the pitch at anytime.

Date:
Monday 14th July 2025

Time:
1.00pm – 3.30pm

Venue:
The Prescot School, Knowsley Park Ln, Prescot L34 3NB

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own set of bats and balls with them if possible. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend due to the event being held on a school site during the school day.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Inclusive Primary Quadkids Athletics
2025-07-10 11:30 - 13:00 | Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9PP, United Kingdom
Intent:
Inspire – Widening the definition of the competitive environment to develop young people’s character, confidence and life skills. This type of event will be aimed at a specific demographic of young people, for example children that have never represented the school before, less active children, SEND children or children identified as at risk or exclusion.
These types of events still have a competitive element but how success within the event is measured will vary, with an emphasis on School Games Values as measureable attributes within the event. Participants will also be given the opportunity to self-referee and self-regulate the events. For example a traditional scoring method may be combined with the participants also scoring the other team based on their teamwork or honesty.

Year Group:
Any Primary Year

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 10 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad Size:
Team size of 6 – 10 children.
All Children MUST be on the SEN register.

Date:
Thursday 10th July 2025

Time:
11.30am – 1.00pm

Venue:
Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 9PP

Additional Information:
SEND Values Festival. Schools must bring their own howler javelins if possible. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend due to the event being held in a school during the school day.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Primary Rounders Festival 1 LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-07-09 13:00 - 15:30 | The Prescot School, Knowsley Park Lane, Prescot, Liverpool, Merseyside, L34 3NB, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 8 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached. Schools can enter competition 1 or 2 but not both.

Squad and Team Size:
Mixed Team, Squad of 11, Team of 9, Max 5 Boys on the pitch at anytime.

Date:
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Time:
1.00pm – 3.30pm

Venue:
The Prescot School, Knowsley Park Ln, Prescot L34 3NB

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own set of bats and balls with them if possible. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend due to the event being held on a school site during the school day.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 5/6 Quicksticks Hockey LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-07-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9PP, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 8 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Max Squad of 6, Team of 4
The squad MUST contain a minimum of 2 boys and 2 girls. The team on the pitch at any time MUST be 2 boys and 2 girls.

Date:
Tuesday 8th July 2025

Time:
3.30pm – 5.00pm

Venue:
Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 9PP

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own set of bibs with them. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 3/4 Mark Burgan Memorial Primary Football Tournament LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-07-07 09:30 - 12:00 | LFC Academy, The Liverpool Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 7ED, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 3/4

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 16 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Squad size is 8 with a team of 6 boys or girls from year 3 or 4

Date:
Monday 7th July 2025

Time:
9.30am – 12pm

Venue:
Liverpool FC Academy, The Liverpool Way, Liverpool L33 7ED

Additional Information:
All Children must wear shin pads, no metal studs allowed.
Mark Burgan was a soldier from Kirkby who was sadly killed in Afghanistan in 2011, his loss hit the family and his community hard, and he will be sadly missed. Mark loved sports and in particular football, his family and KSSP are delighted to announce the seventh annual football tournament in his honour, where our primary schools can come together, have some fun, and remember a true gentleman!
“It will be nice to see pupils playing football and enjoying themselves, and doing it all for my brother. I would like to wish all the teams good luck in the Mark Burgan Challenge Cup” – Laura Burgan, Mark’s sister and Teaching Assistant at Kirby CE Primary School.
Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 5/6 Primary Barcelona Football Tournament LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-07-03 09:30 - 12:00 | LFC Academy, The Liverpool Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 7ED, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 12 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Maximum squad of 10 boys or girls from Yr 5 or 6, team of 7.

Date:
Thursday 3rd July 2025

Time:
9.30am – 12pm

Venue:
Liverpool FC Academy, The Liverpool Way, Liverpool L33 7ED

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own set of bibs with them. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 5/6 Girls Dynamos Cricket LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-06-26 10:15 - 15:00 | Prescot and Odyssey CC, Burrows Lane, St Helens, St Helens, L34 6JW, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr ,5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 12 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad Size:
Maximum squad of 10 girls, team of 8.

Date:
Thursday 26th June 2025

Time:
10.15am – 3.00pm

Venue:
Prescot and Odyssey CC, Burrow’s Lane, Saint Helens L34 6JW

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own kwik cricket/dynamos cricket set if possible. Please note the competition will now follow the new Dynamos Cricket format, click HERE for rules and HERE for scorecard.

Spectators:
Parents are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Boys and Girls KS3 Badminton
2025-06-25 15:30 - 17:00 | Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9PP, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Year 7 or 8

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 6 schools

Squad Size:
Maximum 5 in a squad, team of 4 boys from either Yr 7 or 8
Maximum 5 in a squad, team of 4 girls from either Yr 7 or 8

Date:
Wednesday 25th June 2025

Time:
3.30pm – 5.00pm

Venue:
Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, L32 9PP

Additional Information:

Spectators:
Spectators are NOT allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
Click here

Yr 5/6 Quadkids Athletics 2 (LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY)
2025-06-24 15:30 - 17:00 | Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9PP, United Kingdom
Type:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. All boys and girls will compete in 4 events, scores will be collated to give an overall school score.

Year Group:
Yr 5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 10 schools. Please only enter one of the Quadkids competitions, NOT both. Places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Team size of 8, team must consist of 4 boys and 4 girls from Yr 5 or 6

Date:
Tuesday 24th June 2025

Time:
3.30pm – 5:00pm

Venue:
Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 9PP

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own howler javelins if possible. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
Click here

Yr 6 Foot Golf LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-06-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Aintree Golf Club, Melling Road, Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 5AS, United Kingdom
Intent
Celebrate – Festival style events focused on fun and enjoyment of participants to encourage participation with recognition of their efforts and engagement. These type of events will be aimed at children with little or no interest in sport, children with health related issues due to inactivity and children with low confidence.
Events will typically consist of rotational stations that look to develop new skills, improve health and achieve personal best in a safe environment that will build the young person’s confidence.

Year Group:
Yr 6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 9 schools. Places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will close once the limit is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Maximum 5 children, any combination of boys or girls, aimed at children who are specifically worried about the transition to Secondary school.

Date:
Thursday 19th June 2025

Time:
1pm – 3pm

Venue:
Aintree Golf Club, Melling Road, Aintree, Liverpool L9 5AS

Additional Information:
Children will take part in 9 holes of foot golf. The event is centred around fun and trying something new, whilst aiming to increase children’s confidence.

Spectators:
NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend,

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 9/10 Boys C Team Football
2025-06-18 15:30 - 17:00 | All Saints CFL, Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 8XF, United Kingdom
Type:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on re-introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 9/10

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 6 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad Size:
Maximum 12 in a squad, team of 8 boys from either Yr 9 or Yr 10

Date:
Wednesday 18th June 2025

Time:
3.30m – 5pm

Venue:
All Saints CFL, Roughwood Dr, Liverpool L33 8XF

Additional Information:
This competition is aimed at pupils who are not in your first team. Schools must bring their own set of bibs and a football to use during their warm up. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Parents are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 5/6 Quadkids Athletics 1 LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-06-17 15:30 - 17:00 | Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9PP, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 10 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad Size:
Team size of 8, team must consist of 4 boys and 4 girls from Yr 5 or 6

Date:
Tuesday 17th June 2025

Time:
3.30pm – 5:00pm

Venue:
Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 9PP

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own howler javelins if possible. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Primary/Secondary SEND Tri Golf
2025-06-16 13:15 - 15:00 | Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9PP, United Kingdom
Intent:
Inspire – Widening the definition of the competitive environment to develop young people’s character, confidence and life skills. This type of event will be aimed at a specific demographic of young people, for example children that have never represented the school before, less active children, SEND children or children identified as at risk or exclusion.
These types of events still have a competitive element but how success within the event is measured will vary, with an emphasis on School Games Values as measureable attributes within the event. Participants will also be given the opportunity to self-referee and self-regulate the events. For example a traditional scoring method may be combined with the participants also scoring the other team based on their teamwork or honesty.

Year Group:
KS2 Primary and KS3/4 Secondary

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 8 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Boys and Girls KS2 (Primary) Boys and Girls KS3/4 (Secondary)
Squad of 6-10 No gender split, can be all boys, all girls or any combination ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ON THE SEND REGISTER.

Date:
Monday 16th June 2025

Time:
1.15pm till 3pm

Venue:
Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 9PP

Additional Information:
SEND Values Festival. Primary and Secondary children will all compete at the same time, however primaries will only be scored against other primaries and secondaries against other secondaries.
The competition consists of 4 skill stations and teams will have 5 minutes to score as many points on each station before rotating to the next station. Please click HERE and see pages 4 -11 for more information. Please note some stations may vary slightly depending on availability of equipment. After all schools have completed all stations scores from each will be added up to give an overall school score. Please note that teachers may be asked to assist with the scoring on each station for their school.

Spectators:
NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend due to the event being held on a school site during the school day.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 5/6 Dynamos Cricket LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-06-12 10:15 - 15:30 | Prescot and Odyssey CC, Burrows Lane, St Helens, St Helens, L34 6JW, United Kingdom
Type:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. Schools will be placed into 3 groups of 4 and compete within their group, the top school within each group and the best runner up will then progress to semi-finals followed by a final.

Year Group:
Yr 5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 12 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad Size:
Squad of 10 children, team of 8. Mixed Competition, a minimum gender quota of 6:2 per team should apply (for example, boys 6:2 girls, or boys 4:4 girls, or boys 3:5 girls, etc.).

Date:
Thursday 12th June 2025

Time:
10.15am – 3.00pm

Venue:
Prescot and Odyssey CC, Burrow’s Lane, Saint Helens L34 6JW

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own kwik cricket/dynamos cricket set if possible. Please note the competition will now follow the new Dynamos Cricket format, click HERE for rules and HERE for scorecard.

Spectators:
Parents are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 7 Netball
2025-06-11 15:30 - 17:00 | Halewood Academy, The Avenue, Liverpool, L26 1UU, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 7

No.of Teams:
Maximum 6 schools

Squad and Team Size:
Maximum squad of 12 girls from Yr 7, 7 in a team

Date:
Wednesday 11th June 2025.

Time:
3.30pm – 5:00pm

Venue:
Halewood Academy, The Avenue, Halewood, Liverpool L26 1UU

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own set of bibs and a netball to use during their warm up. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 1/2 Girls Football Festival Active Play Through Story Telling LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-06-10 12:45 - 15:00 | Kirkby Leisure Centre, 105 Cherryfield Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8SA, United Kingdom
Type:
Celebrate – Festival style events focused on fun and enjoyment of participants to encourage participation with recognition of their efforts and engagement. These type of events will be aimed at children with little or no interest in sport, children with health related issues due to inactivity and children with low confidence.
Events will typically consist of rotational stations that look to develop new skills, improve health and achieve personal best in a safe environment that will build the young person’s confidence.

Year Group:
Yr 1/2

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 8 schools. Places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will close once the limit is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Maximum 10 girls, aimed at girls who are the least active.

Date:
Tuesday 10th June 2025

Time:
12.45pm – 3.00pm

Venue:
Kirkby Leisure Centre, 105 Cherryfield Dr, Liverpool L32 8SA

Additional Information:
Children will take part in a number of multi skills and football based stations and fun activities.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend,

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

KS2 Glow Festival
2025-06-09 13:45 - 15:00 | Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9PP, United Kingdom
Type:
Celebrate – Festival style events focused on fun and enjoyment of participants to encourage participation with recognition of their efforts and engagement. These type of events will be aimed at children with little or no interest in sport, children with health related issues due to inactivity and children with low confidence.
Events will typically consist of rotational stations that look to develop new skills, improve health and achieve personal best in a safe environment that will build the young person’s confidence.

Year Group:
KS2

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 7 schools. Places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will close once the limit is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Maximum 10 children, any combination of boys or girls, aimed at children who are the least active or worried about the transition to secondary school.

Date:
Monday 9th June 2025

Time:
1.45pm till 3pm

Venue:
Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby L32 9PP

Additional Information:
Children will take part in a rave and fit dance/aerobics session with glowsticks and glow lights.

Spectators:
NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend, due to the event being held on a school site during the school day.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 7/8 Boys C Team Football
2025-06-04 15:30 - 17:00 | All Saints CFL, Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 8XF, United Kingdom
Type:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on re-introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 7/8

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 6 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad Size:
Maximum 12 in a squad, team of 8 boys from either Yr 7 or Yr 8

Date:
Wednesday 4th June 2025

Time:
3.30m – 5pm

Venue:
All Saints CFL, Roughwood Dr, Liverpool L33 8XF

Additional Information:
This competition is aimed at pupils who are not in your first team. Schools must bring their own set of bibs and a football to use during their warm up. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Parents are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Sylvia Gore Yr5/6 Girls Football Final - Qualified Schools Only
2025-05-22 12:45 - 16:00 | Halewood Leisure Centre, Baileys Lane, Halewood, L26 0TY, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 10 schools. The top 5 schools from the North League and top 5 schools from the South League.

Squad and Team Size:
Maximum squad of 10, team of 7.

Date:
Thursday 22nd May 2025

Time:
12.45pm – 4pm

Venue:
Halewood Leisure Centre, Baileys Ln, Halewood, Liverpool L26 0TY

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own set of bibs and a football to use during their warm up. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 8 Netball
2025-05-21 15:30 - 17:00 | Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9PP, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 8

No. of Teams:
Maximum 6 schools

Squad and Team Size:
Maximum squad of 12 girls from Yr 8, 7 in a team

Date:
Wednesday 21st May 2025.

Time:
3.30pm – 5:00pm

Venue:
Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 9PP

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own set of bibs and a netball to use during their warm up. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 3/4 Girls Football LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-05-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Kirkby Leisure Centre, 105 Cherryfield Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8SA, United Kingdom
Type:
Inspire – Widening the definition of the competitive environment to develop young people’s character, confidence and life skills. This type of event will be aimed at a specific demographic of young people, for example children that have never represented the school before, less active children, SEND children or children identified as at risk or exclusion.
These types of events still have a competitive element but how success within the event is measured will vary, with an emphasis on School Games Values as measureable attributes within the event. Participants will also be given the opportunity to self-referee and self-regulate the events. For example a traditional scoring method may be combined with the participants also scoring the other team based on their teamwork or honesty.

Year Group:
Yr 3/4

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 16 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Squad size is 10 with a team of 7 girls from year 3 or 4

Date:
Tuesday 20th May 2025

Time:
1.00pm – 3.00pm

Venue:
Kirkby Leisure Centre, 105 Cherryfield Dr, Liverpool L32 8SA

Additional Information:
Aimed at girls who have not represented your school before. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend,

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr5/6 Primary Football League Finals ENTRY BY QUALIFICATION ONLY
2025-05-19 12:45 - 16:00 | Halewood Leisure Centre, Baileys Lane, Halewood, L26 0TY, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 10 schools. The top 2 schools from the Prescot, Kirkby and Halewood Leagues and the top 4 schools from the Huyton League will qualify for the Finals.

Squad and Team Size:
Maximum squad of 10, team of 7.

Date:
Monday 19th May 2025

Time:
12.45pm – 4.00pm

Venue:
Halewood Leisure Centre, Baileys Lane, Halewood, Liverpool, Knowsley L26 0TY

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own set of bibs and a football to use during their warm up. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 7 Boys B Team Football
2025-05-14 15:30 - 17:00 | All Saints CFL, Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 8XF, United Kingdom
Type:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on re-introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 7

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 6 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad Size:
Maximum 12 in a squad, team of 8 boys from Yr 7

Date:
Wednesday 14th May 2025

Time:
3.30m – 5pm

Venue:
All Saints CFL, Roughwood Dr, Liverpool L33 8XF

Additional Information:
This competition is aimed at pupils who are not in your first team. Schools must bring their own set of bibs and a football to use during their warm up. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Parents are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 7 & Yr8 Girls Football League Round 4
2025-05-07 15:30 - 17:00 | Halewood Academy, The Avenue, Liverpool, L26 1UU, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 7 and Yr 8

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 6 schools

Squad and Team Size:
Squad of 10, team of 7 girls from Yr 7
Squad of 10, team of 7 girls from Yr 8
Separate competition for Yr 7 and Yr 8

Date:
Wednesday 7th May 2025

Time:
3.30pm – 5:00pm

Venue:
Halewood Academy, The Avenue, Liverpool L26 1UU

Additional Information:
Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 3/4 Mini Red Tennis
2025-05-01 15:30 - 17:00 | All Saints CFL, Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 8XF, United Kingdom
Intent:
Inspire – Widening the definition of the competitive environment to develop young people’s character, confidence and life skills. This type of event will be aimed at a specific demographic of young people, for example children that have never represented the school before, less active children, SEND children or children identified as at risk or exclusion.
These types of events still have a competitive element but how success within the event is measured will vary, with an emphasis on School Games Values as measureable attributes within the event. Participants will also be given the opportunity to self-referee and self-regulate the events. For example a traditional scoring method may be combined with the participants also scoring the other team based on their teamwork or honesty.

Year Group:
Yr 3/4

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 8 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Yr 3/4 Boys and Girls
A team must consist of 2 boys and 2 girls

Date:
Thursday 1st May 2025

Time:
3.30pm – 5.00pm

Venue:
All Saints CFL, Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, L33 8XF

Additional Information:
Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

KS3 Dodgeball
2025-04-30 15:30 - 17:00 | Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9PP, United Kingdom
Intent:

Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Year 7 or 8

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 6 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Maximum squad of 8 boys or girls from Yr 7 or 8, team of 6.

Date:
Wednesday 30th April 2025

Time:
3.30pm – 5.00pm

Venue:
Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 9PP

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own set of bibs with them.
Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

KS1 All Stars Cricket Festival
2025-04-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Whitefield CC, Court Hey Park, Roby Road, Liverpool, L16 3NA, United Kingdom
Intent:
Celebrate – Festival style events focused on fun and enjoyment of participants to encourage participation with recognition of their efforts and engagement. These type of events will be aimed at children with little or no interest in sport, children with health related issues due to inactivity and children with low confidence.
Events will typically consist of rotational stations that look to develop new skills, improve health and achieve personal best in a safe environment that will build the young person’s confidence.

Year Group:
KS1

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 10 schools. Places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will close once the limit is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
12 children from KS1, any combination of boys or girls

Date:
Wednesday 30th April 2025

Time:
10.00am – 12.00pm

Venue:
Whitefield Cricket Club, Court Hey Park, Liverpool, L16 3NA

Additional Information:
Children will take part in a variety of cricket and multi skills stations, there will also be marks for Spirit of Cricket, Teamwork, Fair play and certificates awarded to all participants.

Spectators:
Parents are allowed to attend, please refer to the risk assessment below.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE

Yr 1-2 Girls Football (LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY)
2025-04-29 12:45 - 15:00 | Kirkby Leisure Centre, 105 Cherryfield Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8SA, United Kingdom
Type:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on re-introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. Schools will be placed into 3 groups of 4 and compete within their group, the top school within each group and the best runner up will then progress to semi-finals followed by a final.

Year Group:
Yr 1/2

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 16 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Maximum squad of 8 girls from Yr 1 or 2, team of 5

Date:
Tuesday 29th April 2025

Time:
12.45pm – 3:00pm

Venue:
Kirkby Leiusre Centre, 105 Cherryfield Dr, Liverpool L32 8SA

Additional Information:
Schools must bring their own set of bibs and a football to use during their warm up. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Parents are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
KSSP Risk Assessment Competitions 2021

Arrows Archery Festival
2025-04-28 13:15 - 15:00 | Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 9PP, United Kingdom
Type:
Celebrate – Festival style events focused on fun and enjoyment of participants to encourage participation with recognition of their efforts and engagement. These type of events will be aimed at children with little or no interest in sport, children with health related issues due to inactivity and children with low confidence.
Events will typically consist of rotational stations that look to develop new skills, improve health and achieve personal best in a safe environment that will build the young person’s confidence.

Year Group:
KS2

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 8 schools. Places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will close once the limit is reached.

Squad and Team Size:
Team of 6 children, any combination of boys and girls, aimed at children who are the least active/low self esteem

Date:
Monday 28th April 2025

Time:
1.15pm till 3pm

Venue:
Kirkby High School, Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 9PP

Additional Information:
Children will take part in the Arrows Festival format, fun, archery based stations, all stations will be explained on the day, for an example of the stations click HERE

Spectators:
NO PARENTS are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
KSSP Risk Assessments

Sylvia Gore Yr 5/6 Girls Football League Round 3(South Area - Huyton & Halewood Schools) LEVEL 2 SCHOOLS ONLY
2025-04-24 12:45 - 15:00 | Halewood Leisure Centre, Baileys Lane, Halewood, L26 0TY, United Kingdom
Intent:
Aspire – Competitive event focused on introducing pupils to competition and interaction in a sporting setting. This type of competition is aimed at your school sport’s teams and encourages pupils to try their hardest on a personal and team level to accomplish together and as individuals. This type of event also helps to teach important life lessons such as hard work, commitment, teamwork, working towards and achieving a goal and dealing with winning and losing. Taking personal and group responsibility for achievement and loss and learning how to improve builds resilience and character both within and outside of sport.
Schools will typically be placed into a group or league and compete in a round robin or knockout format of competition.

Year Group:
Yr 5/6

Maximum Numbers:
Maximum 16 schools, places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis and entries will be closed once maximum is reached. Maximum 11 schools. This event is only available to Huyton & Halewood Schools, please click here to see which football league your school is eligible to enter.

Squad and Team Size:
Squad size is 10 with a team of 7 girls from year 5 or 6

Date:
Thursday 24th April 2025

Time:
12.45pm – 3.00pm

Venue:
Halewood Leisure Centre, Baileys Lane, Halewood, L26 0TY

Additional Information:
Schools must bring thier own set of bibs with them. Click HERE for rules.

Spectators:
Spectators are allowed to attend.

First Aid:
All schools MUST have a first aid qualified member of staff with them and a first aid kit.

Risk Assessment:
CLICK HERE
