House Cup Reports

Brierley House System

At Brierley, every child from Year 1 to Year 6 is allocated to one of our four houses:

Anderton | Jodrell | Tatton | Delamere

Our houses are named after well-known Cheshire landmarks and provide pupils with a strong sense of belonging, teamwork and friendly competition throughout their time at Brierley.

Throughout the school year, the four houses compete in a wide variety of sporting, academic and fun challenges. Pupils can also earn Class Dojos for their house through positive behaviour, excellent attendance and high-quality class work.

At the end of each term, the house with the highest number of points is crowned our House Cup Champion!

Why Do We Have a House System?

Our House System has been designed to give every child opportunities to get involved in school life, develop new skills and contribute to their team.

It aims to:

• Give all pupils opportunities to take part in additional activities, including children who may not be able to attend after-school clubs.

• Develop a sense of pride, belonging and teamwork.

• Encourage friendly and positive competition between our four houses.

• Help pupils learn how to experience both winning and losing positively.

• Reward positive behaviour, effort, excellent attendance and achievement.

• Provide leadership and organisational opportunities for older pupils.

• Encourage children to try new activities and represent their house.

The houses can also be linked to learning across the curriculum, including History, Geography, Art, Design & Technology, English and Computing.

House Competitions

House events take place throughout the year during PE lessons, lunchtimes and other special activities.

There is a huge variety of competitions, giving pupils with different interests and strengths the opportunity to contribute to their house.

For many Key Stage 2 activities, our House Captains play an important role in encouraging pupils to participate and helping to organise their teams, with support from staff.

Points awarded for competitions are:

1st place – 4 points

2nd place – 3 points

3rd place – 2 points

4th place – 1 point

Each member of staff is also linked to one of our four houses, helping to build a real sense of community across the school.

House Captains and Vice-Captains 2025/26

At the beginning of the 2025/26 academic year, our new House Captains and Vice-Captains were appointed.

Twelve Year 6 pupils were chosen to take on these important leadership roles during their final year at Brierley.

Being selected as a House Captain or Vice-Captain is a fantastic achievement and an opportunity for pupils to develop their confidence, responsibility, teamwork and leadership skills.

Throughout the year, they help to promote their house, encourage younger pupils to get involved and support the organisation of House Cup activities.

We are very proud of the contribution our House Captains and Vice-Captains make to school life.

Follow the House Cup!

House Cup points are updated throughout the school year, so there is always plenty of excitement as Anderton, Jodrell, Tatton and Delamere compete for the trophy.

Our pupils really enjoy the opportunities the House System provides and, most importantly, everyone has the chance to play their part.

Keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for the latest House Cup competitions, results and celebrations!

Brierley House Cup 2025–26

What a fantastic year it has been for the Brierley House Cup!

Throughout the year, pupils from Years 1–6 have represented Anderton, Delamere, Jodrell and Tatton in a huge variety of sporting, academic and fun challenges. From hockey and basketball to word searches, quizzes, climbing, cricket and Sports Day, there has been something for everyone to enjoy.

The House Cup continues to provide pupils with opportunities to work as a team, challenge themselves, develop leadership skills and enjoy friendly competition.

Our House Leaders

At the start of the year, our new Year 6 House Captains and Vice-Captains were appointed to help lead their houses and encourage pupils to get involved.

The leadership team for 2025–26 was:

Tatton: D.F-S. and E.B. – Captains, B.F-X. – Vice-Captain

Anderton: E.C. and E-M.E. – Captains, K.G. – Vice-Captain

Jodrell: R.T. and S.B. – Captains, J.B-H. – Vice-Captain

Delamere: J.S. and E.W. – Captains, D.A. – Vice-Captain

They have done a wonderful job throughout the year, helping to organise competitions, encourage participation and keep the House Cup spirit alive.

Autumn Term

The Autumn Term began with a busy programme of competitions.

Year 5 got things underway with the Speedy Stacking Cups Challenge, where Delamere took the first victory of the year. Year 6 then tested their hockey skills, with Delamere once again coming out on top.

There was plenty of success to share around as the term continued. Jodrell won the Year 4 Balance Challenge and the Year 4/5 Basketball Competition, while Anderton claimed victory in the Year 6 3v3 Hockey and Year 5/6 Netball competitions.

The Girls' Football Competition proved particularly close, with Anderton and Delamere finishing as joint winners, while Tatton enjoyed success in both the Crossbar Challenge and Speedbounce.

Jodrell ended the first half-term strongly with victory in the Year 4 Speedbounce Competition and the Year 6 Residential Quiz.

By October half-term, just five points separated all four houses, with Delamere narrowly leading the way.

Autumn Term Continued

The second half of the Autumn Term brought even more variety.

Anderton enjoyed a superb run of success, winning both the boys' and girls' Standing Long Jump competitions, the Year 4 Golf Putting Competition, the Speedstack Agility Challenge and the Basketball Paired Shooting Competition.

Tatton took victory in the Football Target Competition, Year 6 Wordsearch Challenge and the festive Year 5 Just Dance Competition.

Jodrell also continued to collect valuable points, winning the Hockey Shooting Challenge.

With Class Dojo points contributing alongside the competitions, the race remained incredibly close right until the end.

Autumn Term Final Standings

WINNERS – DELAMERE: 80 points

Anderton: 79 points

Tatton: 78 points

Jodrell: 76 points

What an unbelievable finish — just four points separated all four houses!

A huge congratulations to Delamere, who claimed their first House Cup victory since Spring 2023.

Spring Term

The points were reset in January and the competition began again.

Year 6 kicked things off with a Golf Putting Competition, where Tatton took first place. Jodrell then produced an excellent performance to win the Year 5 Benchball Competition.

Anderton enjoyed success in the Speedy Wordsearch Challenge and Year 4 Hoopla, while Delamere came out on top in the Year 4 Netball Shooting Challenge.

At February half-term, Anderton led the standings with 28 points, but with only nine points separating all four houses, everything was still to play for.

A Thrilling Finish to Spring

The second half of the Spring Term produced some brilliant competitions.

Jodrell won the Year 6 Connect 4 Relay and the Year 5 Cross the River Challenge, while Delamere enjoyed success in the Year 4 Residential Quiz.

The Year 5/6 Table Tennis Team Challenge provided another win for Jodrell, while Delamere finished the term strongly with victory in the Year 4 Basketball Competition.

Our youngest competitors also joined in, with Year 1 taking part in their first House Cup event. They enjoyed a range of throwing and catching activities, with Jodrell eventually taking first place.

Spring Term Final Standings

CHAMPIONS – JODRELL: 53 points

Anderton: 51 points

Delamere: 47 points

Tatton: 41 points

Congratulations to Jodrell, who won the Spring Term House Cup by just two points after another incredibly close competition.

Summer Term

The Summer Term began with a Year 4/5 Tennis Skills Challenge.

I.C. was the Year 4 individual winner with a score of 38, while D.L. produced an incredible Year 5 score of 250. P.G. also deserves a special mention for an excellent score of 198.

Overall, Jodrell claimed the first Summer Term victory.

Dodgeball, Climbing and Athletics

Year 5/6 then took part in a competitive Dodgeball Competition, where Jodrell completed a clean sweep of victories.

The next day, Years 4, 5 and 6 tackled the playground Climbing Challenge. Several pupils successfully completed the whole course, and Tatton took the overall victory.

Twenty girls then represented their houses in an Athletics Relay Competition. Strong teamwork and excellent baton changes helped Delamere win the competition with 18 points.

Year 4 also put their thinking skills to the test in a Word Scramble Competition. W.H. was the individual winner, while Jodrell recorded the highest team average.

Sports Day 2026

One of the biggest House Cup events of the year took place on Friday 22nd May.

Every pupil in Years 4, 5 and 6 competed in six events:

Sprint, relay, 400m, javelin, long jump and beanbag.

Every race and field event contributed points towards the House Cup, creating a fantastic atmosphere and a very close contest.

After all the points were counted, ANDERTON were crowned our Sports Day 2026 Champions with 74 points!

Delamere finished second on 69 points, while Tatton and Jodrell shared third place.

A huge well done to every pupil who competed and supported their house.

More Summer Success

Year 4 continued the competition with a closely fought Bowls tournament. Tatton went through the event unbeaten to claim first place.

More than 30 pupils then tackled the Years 5 and 6 Balance Course. E-M.E. recorded an amazing eight-second time in Year 6, while D.L. was the Year 5 winner in 10 seconds.

Jodrell dominated the overall top ten and collected the maximum four House Cup points.

The Year 4 Cricket Bowling Challenge produced another exciting contest, with Tatton and Anderton sharing first place after both recorded three successful hits.

The final sporting competition of the year was another Year 5/6 Dodgeball tournament. This time Anderton came out on top after an exciting final round of matches.

Summer Term Final Standings

After all the competitions and final Class Dojo points had been added, the result could hardly have been closer.

WINNERS – JODRELL: 53 points

Anderton: 52 points

Tatton: 48 points

Delamere: 46 points

Congratulations to JODRELL, who claimed the Summer Term House Cup by just one point!

The trophy was proudly dressed in Jodrell's yellow ribbons and displayed in the school hall.

What a Year!

The 2025–26 House Cup has been full of excitement, teamwork and incredibly close finishes.

More importantly, pupils from across the school have had opportunities to try new activities, represent their house and contribute towards their team.

A huge thank you goes to our House Captains and Vice-Captains for all of their leadership and encouragement throughout the year, and to the staff who have helped organise and run such a wide variety of events.

Most of all, congratulations to every pupil who has represented their house, earned Dojos and supported their teammates.

It has been another brilliant year of friendly competition at Brierley - well done everyone!

Mr Foulkes.