--- title: "Year 8 Young Leaders Shine at  Primary Dodgeball Event" url: "https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2025-11-27-year-8-young-leaders-shine-at-primary-dodgeball-event" school: "Penwortham Priory Academy" --- # Year 8 Young Leaders Shine at Primary Dodgeball Event ![Image of Year 8 Young Leaders Shine at Primary Dodgeball Event](https://files.schudio.com/penwortham-priory-academy/images/news/Year_8.jpg) 27 November 2025 On Tuesday, Penwortham Priory Academy welcomed Year 3 and Year 4 pupils from local primary schools for an exciting dodgeball competition, hosted as part of the South Ribble School Games programme. A group of our Year 8 pupils stepped up as Young Leaders, supporting the event after completing a short leadership course delivered by the PE department. Their role included organising teams, explaining rules, and encouraging younger pupils throughout the day. The Young Leaders did a fantastic job and were outstanding ambassadors for Priory, demonstrating confidence, teamwork, and enthusiasm. Mr Hankin, South Ribble School Games Lead:"The Young Leaders were brilliant – they showed great maturity and leadership skills, helping the event run smoothly and making sure every child had a positive experience. They should be very proud of themselves." Congratulations to the winning schools: Ashbridge Independent School, Penwortham Primary School, and St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic Primary School. Over the course of the year we host and assist in the running of a number of high profile, primary school sports events. These events engage our students to develop leadership skills required of the roles by helping to run them; officiating, scoring or acting as young leaders, whilst allowing primary pupils and their parents to experience our school’s facilities. [PE & Sport](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/pe-sport) [Primaries](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/primaries) [ Priory Leads The Way With Self-Service Dining Innovation](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2025-11-26-priory-leads-the-way-with-self-service-dining-innovation) [Priory Runners Excel at South Ribble Cross Country Championships ](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2025-11-29-priory-runners-excel-at-south-ribble-cross-country-championships) ### Penwortham Priory Academy Crow Hills Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JE 01772 320250 ### Useful Links - [New Year 7 Transition](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/transition) - [The School Day](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/the-school-day) - [Facility Hire](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/facility-hire-at-priory) - [Term Dates](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/termdates) - [Letters](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/letters) ### Useful Links - [Newsletters](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/newsletters) - [OFSTED](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/ofsted-report) - [Online Payments](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/internet-payments) - [Staff Contact](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/staff-contact-list) - [Vacancies](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/vacancies) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/priorystc) - [X](https://twitter.com/@priorystc) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/penworthampriory/) Penwortham Priory Academy Trust is operating as a single academy trust. It is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England with Company Number 08133703 School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)