Sport

We place a high value on sport at Gidea Park Primary School, and children are given the opportunity to compete and represent their school at a number of different events over the course of the year, many of these being organised by Havering Sports Collective. Below you will find details about our involvement in a variety of competitive sporting events including football, netball, athletics and more. You will also find links to results from previous years to see how we have performed historically.

Clubs

Part of our success in sporting competitions comes from the work our children put in to train and prepare for events and tournaments. We run training sessions for our sports teams before and after school to prepare them for local competitions, which form part of our clubs offer; please see the clubs page via the below link to find out more information about what we offer at the school.

Clubs

Football

At Gidea Park we run football teams in Year 5/6 for both boys and girls. Teams train weekly and have the opportunity to play in friendly matches against local schools, as well as competing in other local league and cup competitions. We also run training for Year 3/4, who will also compete in both friendly matches and borough competitions throughout the year. A friendly competition against local schools will also take place for children in Year 1-2 in the summer term.

Overall results for 2025/26: W8-D5-L11

Year 5/6 Boys Results

W7 D2 L2

02.10.2025 - Friendly

GPPS 0-1 Harold Wood

25.11.25 - Tournament Round 1 (Group Stage)

GPPS 2-2 Nelmes
- Grayson L, Joseph
GPPS 2-0 Drapers Pyrgo
- Charlie, Oliver
GPPS 0-1 St Joseph's
GPPS 1-0 Towers
- Grayson L

In a tight group with no runaway winner, the team's 7 point haul had them in first place, with second place Nelmes having one game to go. A draw would have kept Gidea Park at the top, but a last gasp winner from Nelmes against Drapers saw them leapfrog to the top of the table and leave the GPPS boys team in second place. They played some great football and were very unlucky not to come out on top; an edgy wait now to see if any second-placed teams will qualify for the next round!

28.11.25 - Upminster Jrs Tournament (B Team)

GPPS 0-0 St Mary's
GPPS 1-0 Harold Wood
- Harrison
GPPS 1-0 Upminster A
- Sidney
GPPS 3-0 Hacton
- Sam, Sidney, Tommy
GPPS 1-0 Upminster B
- Jacob
GPPS 3-1 Parklands
- Tommy 2, Harrison

It took one game to find their shooting boots, but once they did there was no stopping the boys' B Team, who came away comfortable victors out of the seven teams at the tournament. Thanks to some heroics from Harry G in goal, the team came within minutes of ending the whole tournament with a clean sheet - all the children should be very proud of their perforamnce on the day.

Year 5/6 Girls Results

W0 D2 L3

22.10.2025 - Friendly

GPPS 0-2 Harold Court

25.11.25 - Tournament Round 1 (Group Stage)

GPPS 0-0 Nelmes
GPPS 0-0 Drapers Pyrgo
GPPS 0-1 St Joseph's
GPPS 0-4 Towers

Year 3/4 Boys Results

W0 D0 L0

Year 3/4 Girls Results

W0 D0 L0

Year 2 Results

W1 D1 L6

05.11.25 - Tournament

GPPS 1-2 St Joseph's
- Albert
GPPS 0-4 James Oglethorpe
GPPS 4-0 RJ Mitchell
- Albert 2, Oliver, Charlie
GPPS 0-5 Benhurst
GPPS 0-3 Parsonage Farm
GPPS 0-2 Towers
GPPS 0-3 Harold Wood
GPPS 1-1 Broadford
- Albert

The team thoroughly enjoyed the tournament, and their unfailingly positive attitude earnt them the teamwork award for the day, for which they should be very proud of themselves.

Year 1 Results

W0 D0 L0

Fixtures

Postponed: Y3/4 Boys Tournament

Top Scorers

Name	Goals
Albert (Y2)	4
Tommy (Y6)	3
Grayson L (Y6)	2
Harrison F (Y6)	2
Sidney (Y6)	2
Joseph (Y6)	1
Charlie (Y6)	1
Oliver (Y5)	1
Jacob (Y5)	1
Sam (Y5)	1
Oliver (Y2)	1
Charlie (Y2)	1

Netball

We run a mixed Year 5-6 netball team which trains weekly and plays in local friendly and league matches.

Results

W4 D0 L1

17.10.25 - Friendly

GPPS 10-14 Harold Wood

11.11.25 - Tournament Round 1

GPPS 10-0 Rise Park
GPPS 5-1 Drapers Maylands
GPPS 14-0 Squirrel's Heath
GPPS 8-1 Langtons

Gidea Park came out of round 1 as resounding winners, even winning the respect award for their sportsmanship on the day. The team are excited about the next round!

Fixtures

Athletics

There are a number of events over the course of the school year which give children from all year groups the opportunity to participate in a range of activities. These include cross country, sportshall athletics, quad kids and our annual school sports day.

Cross Country

Children in Year 5 and 6 started the year off training hard for October's competition; this work paid off with some fantastic individual and team results, over a difficult 2km course with around 35 schools and 200 pupils in each race.

On a team level, Year 6 boys came in an impressive 2nd place overall, while individually there were great results for a number of pupils, particularly Lily who came in 1st place in the Year 5 girls' race!

We also had an amazing four Y6 children - two boys and two girls - who came in the top 10, thereby qualifying to represent Havering at the London Youth Game this year - well done to Joseph, Luke, Ava and Violetta.

Sportshall Athletics

Trials for Y5-6 and Y3-4 Sportshall Athletics will also take place early this year, with training beginning in due course.

Participants for the final tournaments will then be selected based on their work in training.

Quad Kids

Quad Kids competitions are held in the summer term. Children from Year 1-6 will be invited to trial and train in the Spring / Summer term.

Full details and results for previous competitions can be found on the Quad Kids website.

Other Events

Children also have the opportunity to compete in a number of other events over the course of the year; in the past these have included tag rugby, climbing, cricket, rounders, orienteering, scavenger hunt, skipping and more. These will be communicated to pupils and parents as relevant over the course of the year.

London Youth Games

Many of the borough competitions which we enter as a school are pathways, on either an individual or a team level, to the London Youth Games, the largest annual sporting event in Europe. We are immensely proud that over the years we have had a number of children qualify to represent the borough and compete against talented athletes from all across London.

This year, 2025/26, we are proud that four of our students - Joseph, Luke, Violetta and Ava - will be representing Havering in the Cross-Country event.

In 2023/24, Ava in Year 6 qualified to represent Havering for cross-country after her 7th place finish in the Year 6 girls' race.

In 2022/23, after her impressive performance and second place finish in the Havering Cross Country event, Lucie in Year 6 qualified to represent the borough. Our Year 5/6 girls' football team were also awarded this honour after winning the Havering tourament, facing winning teams from other London boroughs.

In 2021/22, we were fortunate to be represented in cross-country at the games by six of our Year 6 children (Connor, Olly, Harry, Oliver, Skye and Erin).

Havering Sports Council: Primary Team of the Year

We are very proud to have been winners of the Havering Primary Team of the Year for three years in a row, from 2021-2024, awarded at the annual Havering Sports Council awards! This recognises and celebrates the hard work that our teams and coaches put in, with the awards open to all 67 primary schools across the borough.

2023/24 - GPPS Year 5/6 Girls' Football Team

2022/23 - GPPS Year 5/6 Netball Team

2021/22 - GPPS Year 5/6 Girls' Football Team

We are immensely proud of these achievements and know all three teams thoroughly deserved the award after all their hard work.

Individual Awards

Y5-6 Netball: Player of the Season

2024 - Ellen

2023 - Yash

Y5-6 Boys' Football: Player of the Season

2025 - Josh

2024 - Eddie

2023 - Zachary

2022 - Harry

Y5-6 Boys' Football: Most Improved Player

2025 - Charlie H

2024 - Jason

2023 - Oliver

2022 - Ruben

Y5-6 Girls' Football: Player of the Season

2025 - Harper-Mae

2024 - Emily

2023 - Lola

2022 - Scarlett

Y5-6 Girls' Football: Most Improved Player

2025 - Amelia

2024 - Amy

2023 - Rosie

2022 - Amelia

Football: Top Scorer

2025 - Josh

2024 - Luke

2023 - Lottie

2022 - Harry

Results Archive