--- title: "Small School, Big Achievements: Our Gold School Games Journey Continues!" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-05-13-small-school-big-achievements-our-gold-school-games-journey-continues" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Small School, Big Achievements: Our Gold School Games Journey Continues! ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/SG_Awards_2026_Gold_Gif_Square_(1).gif) 13 May 2026 We are thrilled to announce that for the second year running, we have been awarded the Gold School Games Mark! This government-led accolade recognises our unwavering commitment to providing high-quality, inclusive physical education for every pupil. From the ‘This Girl Can’ festival and tag rugby to multi-sports and 10-pin bowling, we are immensely proud of our diverse PE curriculum and our commitment to local sporting events and competitions. A huge well done to our students and staff for fostering such an active school community—here’s to another year of sporting excellence! [PE](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pe) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/2d1eb145-da39-4974-81db-9eed40bfc969.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-05-12-nursery-and-pre-school-science-food-decomposition) Previous ### [Nursery And Pre-School - Science - Food Decomposition ](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-05-12-nursery-and-pre-school-science-food-decomposition) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2026-05-18_10_59_19.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-05-18-year-6-english-active-learning) Next ### [Year 6: English - Active Learning](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-05-18-year-6-english-active-learning) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)