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KS2 Spring House Matches 2026

What a brilliant, sunny morning we enjoyed on Wednesday during the KS2 Spring House Matches. The children demonstrated fantastic teamwork and determination as they competed for their houses in either Tag Rugby or Netball. It was wonderful to watch them put into practice the skills they have been developing in their PE lessons with Mr Green throughout the Spring Term.

The House Captains guided their teams with care and responsibility, helping to keep the games fair and well organised. Meanwhile, the Sports Leaders supported the matches by taking on important duties such as timekeeping, scoring and refereeing, and staff noticed their confidence grow as the morning progressed.

This event was the second house competition of the year and it was great to see how independently the pupils managed their responsibilities. They worked hard to support their teammates and also showed kindness and encouragement towards the younger pupils, creating a really positive atmosphere throughout both the netball and tag rugby matches.

A big thank you also goes to the many parents who came along to watch and support. Your encouragement from the side lines made the event even more special for the children. We look forward to many more exciting sporting events in the months ahead.

Tag Rugby

We played this as a mixed 5-a-side round robin tournament meaning each team played everyone. The tries scored are as follows:

	Brewhurst	Drungewick	Malham	Southlands
Brewhurst		6 – 3 W	5 – 2 W	7 – 4 W
Drungewick	3 – 6 L		5 – 4 W	5 – 2 W
Malham	2 – 5 L	4 - 5 L		4 – 4 D
Southlands	4 – 7 L	2 – 5 L	4 – 4 D
	L L L	W L L	W W D	W W D
	3 Points	5 Points	8 Points	8 Points

The teams were given 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 1 point for a loss. The results were:

1^st Southlands (8) - Due to a draw, we then went to tries scored: Malham scored 14 tries and Southlands scored 16 tries.

2^nd Malham (8)

3^rd Drungewick (5)

4^th Brewhurst (3)

The house captains were asked to look out for players that stood out:

Brewhurst:

Woody (Y6) for good defending.
Isla D (Y6) for good sportsmanship.
Shayla (Y5) for great teamwork.

Drungewick:

Billy (Y3) for great tries.
Zack (Y4) for finding spaces so he can be passed to.
Vienna (Y4) for great sportsmanship.

Malham:

Akido (Y6) for accurate passing.
James (Y3) for good assisting with tries.
Gabriel (Y4) for getting the ball up the pitch.

Southlands:

Logan (Y4) for great passing backwards.
Joey (Y6) for volunteering to not play the 1^st match.
Remy (Y3) for a brilliant try against Brewhurst.

After the game, the house captains also took some pupil voice:

“It was fun and I enjoyed trying to get the tags from the opposition” Delilah (Year 4)
“I liked the running part of the game.” Riley (Year 3)
“I enjoyed that people worked well together.” Chloe (Year 6)
“I really liked running to get try and score tries.” Oliver (Year 3)
“I liked trying to twirl to get out the way of the other team.” Alesha (Year 6)
“I like pulling the other team’s tags off.” Frankie (Year 5)

Netball

We played this as a mixed 7-a-side round robin tournament meaning each team played everyone.

	Brewhurst	Drungewick	Malham	Southlands
Brewhurst		2 – 2 D	1 – 5 L	1 – 2 L
Drungewick	2 -2 D		0 – 4 L	0 – 2 L
Malham	5 -2 W	4 – 0 W		2 – 3 L
Southlands	2 – 1 W	2 – 0 W	3 – 2 W
	D W W	D W W	L L W	L L L
	8 Points	8 Points	5 Points	3 Points

The teams were given 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 1 point for a loss. The results were:

1^st Brewhurst (8) - Due to a draw, we then went to goals scored: Drungewick scored 8 goals and Brewhurst scored 9 goals.

2^nd Drungewick (8)

3^rd Malham (5)

4^th Southlands (3)

The house captains were asked to look out for players that stood out:

Brewhurst:

Enzo (Y6) for helping people by telling them where they needed to be.
Taylor (Y4) for great defending and scoring.
Freya (Y6) because it was lovely seeing her enjoy the game.

Drungewick:

Megan (Y6) because she gave other people opportunities.
Harry W (Y5) because he is a good defender.
Evelyn (Y3) because she is a great supporter.

Malham:

Charlotte (Y6) for good goal scoring.
Baye (Y6) for some grate passes.
Sophia (Y3) who made some brilliant tackles.

Southlands:

Dominic (Y3) who did some great passes.
Sophia (Y3) was excellent at aiming to shoot.
Abigail (Y6) for lovely teamwork.

After the game, the house captains also took some pupil voice:

“I think netball is fun to play.” Ellorie (Year 3)
“I enjoyed playing as all my friends were with me.” Henry (Year 3)
“I would like to play netball again. I can’t wait to do it in Mr Green’s PE lesson.” Oliver (Year 4)
“I enjoyed today because I found it fun.” Dylan (Year 4)
“I enjoy the House Matches because I get to play with different year groups.” Cara (Year 3)
“I really enjoyed playing netball with and against all my friends.” Isla G (Year 6

KS2 Autumn House Matches 2025

Despite the particularly cold conditions, the weather held well enough for us to finally go ahead with the rescheduled Autumn House Matches. These games were postponed earlier in the term after an unexpected flurry of snow, so it was a pleasure to see them take place at last. We are especially grateful to the parents who came along. Thank you for your continued support.

All Key Stage 2 pupils represented their houses in either hockey or football, putting into practice the skills they have been developing in their PE lessons with Mr Green. A special mention goes to our Year 3 pupils, who took part in their first-ever House Matches; although the experience can feel a little daunting, they approached it with wonderful enthusiasm.

The afternoon also provided our newly appointed Year 6 House Captains and Sports Leaders with their first proper opportunity to step into their roles. The House Captains led their teams thoughtfully, helping to keep play fair and balanced, while the Sports Leaders took on duties such as timekeeping, scoring, and refereeing (responsibilities in which staff noticed they grew more confident as the matches progressed).

House Hockey

We played this as a mixed 5-a-side round robin tournament meaning each team played everyone.

	Brewhurst	Drungewick	Malham	Southlands
Brewhurst	-	1 - 3	0 – 1	5 – 1
Drungewick	3 - 1	-	2 - 1	5 – 0
Malham	1 - 0	1 - 2	-	2 - 2
Southlands	1 - 5	0 - 2	2 - 2	-
	W W L	L L L	L W D	W W D
	7 Points	3 Points	6 Points	8 Points

The teams were given 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and 1 point for a loss. The results were:

1^st Southlands (8 points)

2^nd Brewhurst (7 points)

3^rd Malham (6 points)

4^th Drungewick (3 points)

The House Captains were asked to look out for players that stood out:

Brewhurst:

Shayla for great saves.
Kenny showed brilliant goal scoring.
Sole for great teamwork and amazing sportsmanship.

Drungewick:

Frankie for being a great team player.
Ida Rose because she was always happy and supportive.
Billy because he gave everything a great go.

Malham:

Baye for trying hard.
Vincent for doing a good job in goal for the team.
James F for good teamwork and stamina.

Southlands:

Lewis for great teamwork.
Oscar for many near shots and also scoring.
Dominic because he was a great goal keeper.

After the game, the house captains also took some pupil voice:

“I used my turning practice from Mr Green’s lessons.” Baye, Year 6

“I really enjoyed playing lots of matches.” Oscar, Year 4

“I enjoyed hockey as we played lots of games and put a lot of effort in.” Lois, Year 3

“I like that everyone works as a team and cheers each other on.” Alice, Year 5

“I really enjoyed hockey today as I saved lots of goals.” Ellarose, Year 6

House Football

We played this as a mixed 6-a-side round robin tournament meaning each team played everyone.

	Brewhurst	Drungewick	Malham	Southlands
Brewhurst	-	1 – 3	2 – 4	2 – 3
Drungewick	3 – 1	-	2 -2	2 – 3
Malham	4 – 2	2 – 2	-	4 – 3
Southlands	3 – 2	3 – 2	3 - 4	-
	W W W	L D W	L D L	L L W
	9 Points	6 Points	4 Points	5 Points