Personal Challenges

Over this term, the children from reception right up to year 6 have been taking on a sports challenge led by our sports ambassadors. Those scores have been sent off and compared to the scores from school across the Stansted partnership and the results have been shared. Well done to the follow children who have all achieved individual medals for coming in the top 3 out of the Stansted schools!

Reception Dot-to-dot Challenge

Oscar - 2nd place boy

Year 1 Dot-to-dot Challenge

Axel and Sonny - joint 1st place boys

Year 2 Skipping Challenge

Grace - 1st place girl

Romily - 2nd place girl

Mia - 3rd place girl

Teddy B - 1st place boy

Matthew - 2nd place boy

Ellis - 3rd place boy

Year 3 Figure of Eight Challenge

Molly - joint 2nd place girl

Albie and Alexander - joint 1st place boys

Year 4 Figure of Eight Challenge

Annabelle - joint 1st place girl

Norah - 3rd place girl

Matthew and Taye - joint 2nd place boy

Year 5 Tennis Ball Challenge

Ryver - 1st place girl

Zac - 2nd place boy

Year 6 Tennis Ball Challenge

Matilda - 2nd place girl

Hugo - 1st place boy

Leo - 2nd place boy

Year 5/6 Dodgeball Uttlesford Finals

After qualifying from the Stansted competition, we took 2 teams to the finals held at Joyce Frankland Academy Newport. In the event, which included 16 other teams, our teams took on a group stage made up of 8 teams, both in separate round of the draw. After many close and competitive games, both teams finished 4th in their group meaning that it was Bentfield vs Bentfield for 7th and 8th place. In another very tightly-fought game Bentfield 'yellow' won to finish 7th, with Bentfeild 'red' finishing in 8th. Fantastic performances from everyone who took part to finish in such brilliant positions for a school of our size.

KS2 Archery

On Friday 22nd November, we welcomed St. Mary's and Magna Carta schools for the KS2 archery tournament. The children were competing in the year 3/4 or year 5/6 competition. Certificates were handed out to the top scoring teams made up of 2 boys and 2 girls and medals to the top individual scorers in each tournament. At the end of 6 rounds of archery, our teams finished 1st, 2nd and 5th in the year 3/4 competition and 1st, 2nd and 4th in the year 5/6 competition. After the afternoon competition, the scores from our teams were beaten in the afternoon session, meaning four teams have qualified for the Uttlesford finals next term. Congratulations also to the individual medallists:

 Year 3/4:

Harriet - 1st girl

Ruby - 3rd girl

Taye - 1st boy

Albert - 3rd boy

Year 5/6:

Zoey - 1st girl and top scorer overall

Matilda - 2nd girl

Ruby - 3rd girl

Sullivan - 1st boy

Michael - 2nd boy

Year 5/6 Tag Rugby Finals

On Thursday 21st November, we braved the bitterly cold weather to take part in the tag rugby finals, having qualified from the original tournament. In the first stage of the tournament, we won 2 games and lost one, meaning we would go into the group competing for the top 8 places. In very close and competitive games in the next round, we lost 6 games by just a single try and drew the other game meaning that we came 8th overall. A very impressive effort to be 8th out of all schools in Uttlesford. The children all put in as much effort as possible, played very skilfully and showed excellent sportsmanship throughout; they should be very proud of their performances.

Year 3/4 Dodgeball

On Thursday 14th November, 3 teams from across year 3 and 4 walked to Forest Hall for the Stansted dodgeball tournament. They played 5 or 6 games in the afternoon. All games were played in an excellent spirit with honesty and sportsmanship shining through. At the end of the tournament Benfield red came 1st in the 'A' tournament, Bentfield blue came 1st in the 'B' tournament and Bentfield green came 4th in the 'B' tournament where they were so close to the other teams that they had 3 games that were drawn! Well done to everyone who took part; they represented the school brilliantly. 

Year 5/6 Dodgeball

On 11th November, we took 3 teams to the Stansted dodgeball tournament. After walking up there, all teams took part in many competitive games against 5 other schools. At the end of the games Bentfield yellow finished 2nd and Bentfield red came 4th in the 'A' tournament meaning both teams go through to the Uttlesford finals. Benfield green came in 1st place in the 'B' tournament. A great afternoon of sport played in excellent spirit by everyone. 

KS2 Cross Country

We took over 40 children up to Forest Hall School for the KS2 cross-country competition on 7th November. After a 'warm-up' walk to the school, the children took part in races over approximately 1,700m for years 5 and 6 and 1,200m for years 3 and 4. Everyone tried their best and did the school proud. Overall the team results were fantastic and we had some individual medallists as well!

Year 3 girls - 2nd

Year 3 boys - 1st

Year 4 girls - 5th

Year 4 boys - 3rd

Year 5 girls - 4th

Year 5 boys - 2nd

Year 6 girls - 4th

Year 6 boys - 3rd

Well done to everyone but a special mention to Hugo (2nd place year 6 boys), Josh (3rd place year 5 boys), Annabelle (2nd place year 4 girls) and Albie (3rd place year 3 boys)!

Year 5/6 Tag Rugby Tournament

Just before half term, we had the Stansted tag rugby tournament. Two teams went to Manuden laying fields to take part and after a great morning of tag rugby with a lot of skills, effort and teamwork on display, our 'blue' team managed two draws and our 'red' team got 5 wins and a draw to be crowned champions. Well done to everyone who took part; they did the school proud! 

Year 1-6 Sports Day

Our sports day took place on Friday 12th July this year. Having been worried about the weather forecast we were lucky to have a dry day for all events. All children took part in a variety of different races in the track and field events as well. With an excellent crowd supporting many excellent achievements were seen and a lot of fun had by all.

Year 5 and 6 Dynamos Cricket Competitions

Well done to our Year 5 and 6 cricket teams who have performed amazingly well this term. At the local school’s tournament at Henham Primary School on the 23rd May 2024, the girls' team went unbeaten in their games and won the gold medals! This was matched by the boys' team on the 11th June who also went unbeaten in their tournament at Manuden Playing Fields, securing the gold medals. Amazing!

These results took both teams through to the Uttlesford finals at Saffron Walden Cricket Club on the 19th June 2024, where the girls team achieved 5th Place and the boys team achieved 3rd Place. A tremendous achievement all round!

USSP Athletics Competition

On Thursday 28th June, we took 41 KS2 pupils to Carvery Barracks to take part in the athletics competition. Everyone competed very well, representing the school brilliantly and giving their all. After all the points were added up, our year 3/4 team came 4th and the year 5/6 team finished in 1st place! A special mention goes to Helena who broke the all time Uttlesford year 6 girls 600m record - a remarkable achievement! 

Uttlesford Tennis Finals

After brilliant performances from our year 5/6 tennis teams in the Stansted tournament, 2 teams qualified for the finals. We travelled to Stebbing tennis club for the next stage. Across the tournament there were lots of excellent, competitive games of tennis with many draws between teams along the way. At the end of the tournament, both our teams returned with medals. The yellow team with bronze and the red team winning the tournament receiving gold medals and a cup to be passed onto us at a later date! Well done to everyone involved.

Quad Kids Athletics

On Wednesday, we took 16 children to take part in the Uttlesford Quad Kids athletics tournament. In the competition, every child competes in a sprint, middle distance, howler throw and standing long jump, scoring points for times and distances, with the whole team points being added up for the final team score. We took one team for year 3/4 and one from year 5/6 (4 boys and 4 girls in each team). Everyone gave their all in all of the events and should be very proud of their achievements, especially competing against much bigger schools. Our year 5/6 team managed to finish 5th out of 10 teams!

Year 5/6 Tennis Tournament

On the final day of the half term, four tennis teams made up of year 5 and 6 pupils made their way to Forest Hall School for the Stansted tennis tournament. 4 teams from 3 other schools were there to compete and after the group games, the Bentfield teams, clearly benefiting from Pam's Thursday morning practices, finished first and second in both groups, meaning as a school 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th places had already been secured! The only question was which team would finish where. After a lot of very close and competitive games, The red team finished 1st, yellow team 2nd, green team 3rd and blue team 4th, with the red and yellow teams qualifying for the Uttlesford finals. Well done to everyone involved! 

Year 3/4 Rapid Fire Cricket

After only 2 practice sessions, we took 2 teams to take part in the year 3/4 rapid fire cricket competition at Howe Green School. Both teams competed well, showed some excellent team work and individual skill during the morning. Results didn't quite go our way with our teams finishing 6th and 7th in their respective groups. Despite this, the children put in great effort and represented the school very well.

KS2 Archery Finals

Three of our archery teams qualified for the Uttlesford finals back in the autumn term and made their was to Lord Butler Leisure Centre to take part. In a competition with excellent scores from across all of the schools, the children competed well. Many 10s were scored for hitting the bullseye and some excellent maths skills on display to work out the scores as well. An afternoon of great fun with all teams representing our school brilliantly. 

Year 3/4 Uttlesford Tag Rugby Finals

After qualifying from the Stansted tournament, we took a team to compete in the finals on Thursday 7th March. The tournament consisted of 16 teams and after playing 10 games of tag rugby and feeling very tired towards the end of it, the team placed 12th overall. Some great team play through the tournament and improved performances as the morning went on. Well done to everyone!

Year 3/4 Tag Rugby Tournament

On Thursday 15th of February, two teams of year 4 pupils took part in the Stansted tag rugby tournament at Howe Green School. A great morning of tag rugby where both teams made significant improvements during the morning, leading to a 4th and a 7th place finish for the red and blue teams respectively. This meant that the red team qualified for the Uttlesford finals. Well done to everyone who took part!

Year 5/6 Uttlesford Tag Rugby Finals

After their victory in the Stansted tournament, our year 5 and 6 tag rugby team took part in the Uttlesford finals on Wednesday 14th February. The morning consisted of 10 very closely-fought matches with some brilliant examples of speed, skill, passing and tactics on display from all teams. At the end of the tournament the Bentfield team finished in 3rd position collected bronze medals! A fantastic team performance with performances improving as the morning went on. 

Year 5/6 Sports Hall Athletics

On Monday 15^th January some of our Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in a sports hall athletics competition. They came 3^rd place overall and lots of individual winners. Well done to all of the children involved. 

Javelin- Max 3^rd place and Leo E 2^nd place

Chest push- Poppy 3^rd place, Anabelle 2^nd place and Archie 3^rd place

Standing long jump- Helena 3^rd place and Sullivan 1^st place

Standing triple jump- Helena 1^st place, Lola 3^rd place and Hugo 3^rd place

Speed bounce- Hugo 1^st place, Lily 1^st place and Joshua 2^nd place

Year 3/4 Sports Hall Athletics

On Monday 15^th January some of our Year 3 and 4 pupils took part in a sports hall athletics competition. They came 1^st place overall and lots of individual winners and the team are through to the finals in February. Well done to all of the children involved. 

5 Bounding stride- Ryver 1^st place and Neave 2^nd place

                Myles 1^st place, Zac 2^nd place and Lorcan 3^rd place

Speed bounce- Ruby 1^st place

              Myles 1^st place and Isaac G 2^nd place   

Chest push- Taye 1^st place

Javelin- Daisy 1^st place and Zac 1^st place

Standing long jump- Ryver 2^nd place

                 Lorcan 1^st place and Isaac G 3^rd place

Vertical jump- Neave 2^nd place and Michael 1^st place

Swimming Gala

Some of our pupils from Year 3 to 6 took part in a swimming gala on Friday 12^th January, competing against other local primary schools. The pupils all enjoyed the gala despite it being very noisy! Congratulations to both of our teams, our Year 3 and 4 team came 6^th place and our Year 5 and 6 team came 3^rd place. We had some individual and team winners too:

Year 6 freestyle- Helena

Year 5 backstroke- Matilda 

Year 3 backstroke- Erin-Elizabeth

Year 5/6 butterfly- Matthew

Year 3 freestyle relay team- Erin, Annabelle, Wren and Maggie

Year 5 freestyle relay team- Zoey, Alice, Jessica and Matilda

Uttlesford Challenge- Whole School 

Our whole school took part in the challenges again this year which involved working on co-ordination, balance, skipping and throwing skills. The children practised these in class and then took part in the challenge. Well done to all of the pupils involved, they had lots of fun. We also had some medalists across the school:

Reception- Dot to dot challenge:

Isabella- Gold medal

Albie- Gold medal

Year 1- Dot to dot challenge:

Eloise- Bronze medal  

Oscar- Bronze medal

Year 2- Skipping challenge:

Elyse- Gold medal

Otis- Gold medal

Albie- Silver medal

Nisha- Bronze medal 

Year 3- Figure of 8 challenge:

Erin-Elizabeth- Gold medal 

Neave- Silver medal

Taye- Silver medal

Year 4- Figure of 8 challenge:

Zac- Gold medal

Jessica- Silver medal

Ryver- Silver medal

Isaac- Silver medal

Year 5- Tennis ball throw challenge

Matilda- Bronze medal

Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 Archery

On Tuesday 28th November a selection of children from Years 3-6 took part in an archery competition at Forest Hall School, competing against other local primary schools. The children played really well and scored some very high numbers! One of our Year 5/6 teams came 1st place and the other Year 5/6 team came 3rd place, so both teams were medallists. One of our Year 3/4 teams came 3rd place and the other team came 4th place, again with one team winning bronze medals. We also had a few individual winners within the teams:

Joshua- 2nd place,silver medallist

Lola- 1st place, gold medallist

Elliot- 1st place, gold medallist

Ryver- 2nd place, silver medallist

Codie- 3rd place, bronze medallist

Well done to all of the children!

Year 5/6 Tag Rugby

We were delighted to enter 3 teams into this year's Stansted tag rugby tournament. A massive thank you to all the parents who drove to make that possible! At the end of 5 very competitive games for each team, the blue team finish 5th, the yellow team finished 8th and the red team defended the title that the school won last year, finishing as the overall winners! Everybody played with a good spirit and kept on working hard and trying through all of the games. Well done to everyone involved!

Year 6 Dodgeball

On Tuesday 21st November a small group of Year 6 pupils took part in a dodgeball event competing against other local schools. After nearly winning all of their matches, they were gold medallists and are through to the finals on Wednesday 6th December. Well done to all of the children involved. 

Key Stage 2 Cross Country

On Thursday 9th November we took a selection of children from Years 3-6 to a cross country event at Howe Green. All of the children ran really well and supported each other around the track. We had some individual medallists and some team winners who are all through to the finals in March. 

Year 6 girls silver medallist- Helena

Year 4 girls bronze medallist- Ryver

Year 6 boys team- Tyler, Max, Joshua and Matthew

Year 4 girls team- Ryver, Lexi, Jessica and Grace 

Year 3 girls- Annabelle, Jessica, Erin and Neave 

Year 3/4 Dodgeball Tournament

On 15th November, a group of year 3 and 4 pupils went to the Romeera Mountfitchet Leaisure Centre to take part in the Stansted dodgeball tournament. They played in 2 teams; the red team played 6 other teams, eventually finishing in 5th position; the blue team played in a round-robin group,  finishing second and then winning the 3rd/4th place play-off to end up 3rd in their tournament! Everyone played in a fair and sportsmanlike spirit and represent the school brilliantly!

Bentfield Blue

Bentfield Red

Girls' and Boys' USSP Football Tournaments

On 11th October, our girls and boys football teams took part in the USSP football tournaments at Herberts' Farm Playing Fields in Saffron Walden (boys in the morning and girls in the afternoon). Both teams played tremendously well, with the boys achieving the bronze medals for a third place finish. Well done to you all!

Year 4 Girl's Football Festival 

The Year 4 girls were invited to a football festival which took place at St Mary's Primary School. They all learnt new skills needed to play football and were able to take part in mini matches. 

Uttlesford Athletics Competition

On Wednesday 28th June, 33 KS2 children took part in the athletics competition at Carver Barracks. They took part in sprinting, distance and relay races as well as long jump, high jump, howler and javelin throws. As year 6 were away on their residential, year 5s stepped up to compete in the year 6 competition as well as against their own age. Everyone tried their very best and did themselves and the school proud. We finished 5th overall. A special mention has to be given to Josh for winning the year 6 high jump event as a year 5! We also have 2 record breakers: Helena broke the year 5 girls 600m record; and Sullivan broke the year 4 long jump record! 

Uttlesford Year 3 and 4 Cricket Finals 

On Friday 16th June, having qualified from the Stansted tournament, our year 3 and 4 cricket team took part in the Uttlesford finals of Rapid Fire Cricket. They successfully won two of their three games in their group (only losing the other game by one run!) which allowed them to go through to the semi-finals. Unfortunately, they lost the semi-final by 7 runs, however they then went through to the third and fourth place play off which they won to receive the bronze medals. Third place across all Uttlesford schools is a tremendous achievement- well done to you all! 

Uttlesford Year 5 and 6 Cricket Finals 

On Wednesday 14th June, having qualified from the Stansted tournament, our year 5 and 6 boys and girls cricket teams took part in the Uttlesford finals competition. The boys took part in the morning, finishing second in their group and then losing their play-off game to come 4th overall. The girls also game second in their group and then won their play-off game, coming away with bronze medals! Both competitions were played with excellent sportsmanship and skill in very hot and sunny conditions. Well done to everyone who took part. 

Quad Kids Athletics

On Wednesday 7th June, we attended the Uttlesford Quad Kids athletics competition at Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport. Teams for the event consisted of 4 boys and 4 girls competing in year 3/4 and year 5/6 categories. Each competitor takes part in a sprint (50m/75m), a middle distance run (400m/600m) a howler throw and standing long jump. Points are awarded for times and distances and added together to get a team total. Everyone completed their events showing great determination throughout and represented the school brilliantly and should be very proud of their achievements. In the final standings, the year 5/6 team came 8th out of 17 teams and the year 3/4 team came 9th out of 15 teams.  

Girls' Football Tournament

On Wednesday 17th May, our girls' football team were invited to attend the first ever EA Girls Football Tournament at the new 3G football pitches at Grange paddocks in Bishops Stortford. This was a wonderful opportunity for the team to not only play on these new surfaces, but also compete against teams from schools from another county. They performed brilliantly and won three games and lost three games, finishing in 4th place overall. A tremendous achievement- well done! 

Year 3/4 Tennis

On Tuesday 16th May, we took 2 teams to a tennis tournament to compete against teams from Henham and Howe Green. The children played really well and won many of their individual matches. Overall the blue team came 5th out of 8 and the green team narrowly missed out on first place in the final where it was so close, after a tie of 2 games each, they had to count the points! This team came second overall and will progress to the Essex finals. 

Year 3/4 Rapid Fire Cricket

On Thursday 4th May, our Year 3 and 4 cricket team attended the local schools tournament for 'rapid fire' cricket at Howe Green School. They performed brilliantly throughout the morning, winning 3 out of their 4 games and achieving second place overall. This means that they will be going through to the finals at Saffron Walden in June. Well done to you all, not only for your excellent performances (each one improving on the last), but also the mature way you represented our school.