Sports and the Performing Arts

Cheadle And District School Sports Association (CADSSA)

CADSSA is an organisation of 13 primary schools who provide opportunities for children to meet and participate in competitive sport.

A programme of ten different sports (athletics, cricket, cross-country, football, gymnastics, netball, rounders, swimming, tag rugby and tennis) is provided, to offer children the chance to represent their school, develop their skills in competition and also to make friends. 

We are always very proud of the sporting behaviour shown by our pupils when representing their school and they always participate in events with a lovely attitude.

For a number of sporting events, we also team up with our sister school, Dilhorne Endowed C.E. Primary to ensure that, despite being a small school, we can still offer children the chance to take part. We have also combined with our friends at our sister school, Great Wood Primary for the 22/23 girls' football league.

Dancers at The Valley Primary School have the chance to perform in a show throughout the school year, held at our sister school, St. Werburgh's C.E. Primary.

As part of a school sport cluster, The Valley Primary School offer a programme of sporting opportunities for children to play against (and with) pupils from local schools with whom they will go to High School.

These events are designed to give children chances to represent their school, learn new skills and also to make friends ahead of transition to High School. The programme offers a diverse range of sports to allow children a taster of something a little different.

Events have included: archery, tri-golf, dodgeball, netball, multi-skills, speed-stacking, cricket, football, tag rugby, athletics and also some disciplines from Paralympic Sports. At the time of major international sporting events, each school will also adopt the nationality of another country and play on their behalf to raise awareness of and appreciation for our global society!

Led by The Cheadle Academy, our Cluster Sports events involve children from Years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6!

In the summer term, we come together to celebrate the successes of the year with a very special 'Sports Awards Evening' which is almost as big as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year...almost!

As part of The Moorlands Primary Federation (TMPF), children get the chance to build friendships, develop skills and enjoy wonderful experiences with pupils in their sister schools.