--- title: "Sport" url: "https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/category/sport" school: "The Howard Primary School" --- # Sport [![Image of MAT Cross Country](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/images_(6).jpeg)](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-13-27-mat-cross-country) 21 September 2026 #### [MAT Cross Country](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-13-27-mat-cross-country) Congratulations to all the athletes who took part in the annual cross country running event last week that was held at Richard Crosse. 16 runners from various age groups took part in the event which was made up of the 7 schools in our trust. It was such an amazing sight to watch so many runners… [Continue reading](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-13-27-mat-cross-country) [![Image of Cross Country](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/image1_(1).jpeg)](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-06-08-12-06-cross-country) 8 June 2026 #### [Cross Country](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-06-08-12-06-cross-country) The annual TSSMAT cross country event took place at Richard Crosse recently. With 5 schools and almost 100 children taking part it was a wonderful event with the masses of spectators enjoying some extremely competitive racing. Every athlete received points depending on their finishing… [Continue reading](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-06-08-12-06-cross-country) [![Image of KS2 Boccia Festival](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9991.jpeg)](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-01-12-02-ks2-boccia-festival) 1 May 2026 #### [KS2 Boccia Festival](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-01-12-02-ks2-boccia-festival) On Wednesday this week, we staged the annual Staffordshire Schools boccia festival. With 40 children taking part in the sunshine, from across the KS2 age range, the spectators in attendance were served up a treat of exciting sport. All the children showed outstanding sportsmanship and… [Continue reading](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-01-12-02-ks2-boccia-festival) [![Image of Swimming Success](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5394.jpeg)](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-25-11-03-20-swimming-success) 25 April 2024 #### [Swimming Success](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-25-11-03-20-swimming-success) Our swimming team took part in the finals of The Tamworth Schools swimming Gala at The Snowdome recently and recorded some excellent results. Freddie came away two first place finishes in the front crawl and backstroke while Kate was also victorious in the backstroke event. Abbie put in a… [Continue reading](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-25-11-03-20-swimming-success) [![Image of Play leaders](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4900.jpeg)](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-02-09-09-44-11-play-leaders) 9 February 2024 #### [Play leaders](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-02-09-09-44-11-play-leaders) Year 4 and 5 have been contributing and planning activities to become amazing sports leaders. We’ve thought of key aspects of play to make it fun and safe. We are looking forward to testing our ideas out before leading our own activities. [Continue reading](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-02-09-09-44-11-play-leaders) ![The Howard Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/howard-primary-school/images/logo/Howard-footer-Logo.png) ### The Howard Primary School The Square Elford Tamworth B79 9DB 01827 383292 - [Term Dates](http://howard-primary-school.schudio.com/termdates) © Copyright 2019–2026 The Howard Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://howard.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)