Vandyke achieve School Games Platinum Mark Award

We are delighted to announce that we have achieved the School Games Platinum Mark Award for the 2024/25 academic year.

The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.

We have held the Gold Award for four consecutive years and hence we are now eligible for the highest level, due to our unwavering commitment to giving great opportunities to our young people.

A large number of students have been able to access local inter-school competitions across the year and we are extremely proud of them for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, including those who volunteer, lead or officiate. All of these make this award possible.

As part of our application, we were also asked to fulfil criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded for another year. Well done everyone!

Mr Turney, Head of PE