Year 7 Netball
On Monday 24th March, 10 of our Year 7 girls competed in the District Netball Tournament held at All Hallows.
Year 7 & 8 Dance
On Thursday 27th March, 10 of our Year 7 & 8 girls competed in the District Secondary Schools' Dance Competition held at Worden Academy.
Sporting Sisters!
We are very proud of Ava and Sophie with their ongoing hockey success.
Year 7 Football Team Through to the Lancashire County Finals!
A huge well done to our Year 7 boys who beat Ripley St Thomas 7 - 2 to reach the Lancashire Schools County Finals! They faced a strong team in Ripley however Balshaw's completely outclassed them in terms of teamwork and thoroughly deserved the win.
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Leon's Success in Taekwondo
We are very proud of Leon who has recently been promoted to 1st Dan in Taekwondo.
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Superb Swimming!
On Tuesday 10th December, a number of our students represented Balshaw’s at the South Ribble Swim Gala.
Year 9 Football Tournament
On Wednesday 11th December, a group of our Year 9 students went to Penwortham Priory to take part in a Year 9 B team tournament.
Terrific Trampolining
On Sunday 30th November, four of our amazing students; Esme, Lily, Lucy and Stephen, represented Balshaw’s in The North West Regional Trampolining competition, that took place at Robin Park in Wigan.
Year 7 Boys Progress in the Lancashire Cup
On Tuesday 10th December, our Year 7 boys’ football team played in the next stage of the Lancashire Cup. They beat Unity College with an impressive 4-0 result.
Fabulous Football!
On Monday 9th December, some of our Year 7 boys were taken to represent Balshaw’s at a B-team football tournament, at Penwortham Priory.
Lancashire Netball Tournament
Our U14 Netball team competed in a Lancashire tournament on 12th November at Stonyhurst College.
Year 8 Girls' Fabulous Football!
On Tuesday 19th November, our Year 8 girls' football team took part in the 7-a-side South Ribble tournament.
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Northwest Regional Schools Trampoline Competition
We are delighted to share that news that some of our students are taking part in the Northwest Regional Schools trampoline competition, that is taking place at Robin Park in Wigan on Saturday 30th November.
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Lancashire Schools Cup Football Success
Congratulations to our Year 7 boys football team who have progressed from the group stage of the Lancashire Schools Cup.
South Ribble Cross Country Competition
A huge well done to all the Year 7, 8 and 9 students, who represented Balshaw's at the South Ribble Cross Country competition, on Saturday 16th November
Boccia Challenge
Once again our competitors and leaders made us all proud, being shining examples of Balshavians at our Boccia event on Wednesday 30th October.
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Superb Swimming!
On the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd November, 2024, two of our fantastic students competed at the Swim England North West Winter Regional Championships. To get to compete at this event is an achievement in itself as the age category is U16 and requires swimmers to achieve extremely quick qualifying times!
Year 10 & 11 Girls' Football Team Success!
Our Year 10 and 11 girls' football team were in 7-a-side action on Monday 4th November at Leyland St.Mary's.
Great Start for our Year 7 Girls' Football Team
Our Year 7 girls had their first football fixture on Thursday 31st November.
Panathlon Multi Sports Challenge
We hosted a Panathlon Multi Sports Challenge on Wednesday 9th October.
Year 9 Fabulous Football
Our Year 9 boys' football team have had back to back games recently!
Amazing Athletics
A big well done to our U16 athletes who travelled to UCLAN sports arena to compete in the South Ribble Schools competition.
First Fixture for New Year 7 Football Squad
We had almost 80 Year 7 students turn up to our trials for our Year 7 football team, which was amazing, but also very difficult to select an initial squad from! After three weeks of successive trials a squad of 13 was selected for our first fixture against Leyland St Marys in the South Ribble Schools League.
Sam Shines on the International Golf Stage
We are very proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Sam W, a Year 11, who has recently made a significant mark in the world of golf.
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Superstar Phoebe
We are delighted to share the news that Phoebe L, in Year 8, has been a real superstar in the fabulous world of cheerleading.
Brilliant BMX Year for Finley!
We are immensely proud of Finley, in Year 9, who we know has been competing in BMX competitions since he was 5 years old!
Cricket Friendly Success!
Our Year 7 & 8 Cricket team played in their first hardball fixture on 8th July. They played against a mixed Hutton team with both A and B team players fielding for the opposition.
Sam's Golfing Success
We were delighted to hear that Sam, in Year 10, has achieved great success with his golf recently by coming first in the National Championships at Lincoln Golf Club.
Year 8 Boys' Football Team 3rd in the League!
On Thursday 23rd May, our Year 8 boys played out their final fixture of the football season against Leyland St.Mary’s.
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South Ribble U13s Cricket Success
Our Year 7 and 8 Cricket team were in action, on Thursday 13th June, at Penwortham Priory.
South Ribble U14 Girls' 11-a-side Football Champions!
Our U14 girls' football team took part in the South Ribble Cup this year, with this being the first year the competition has been held as a South Ribble High School community.
Nifty Netball!
Congratulations and a big well done to our Year 9 Netball team who were Runners Up in the District Netball Tournament at All Hallows.
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Sophie's Superb Hockey Success
We were delighted to hear that Sophie R, in Year 7, has recently been selected to play for Lancashire U12 hockey squad.
Beth's Biathlon Brilliance
Beth A, in Year 9, has been continuing with her superstar swimming and has now added running to her skillset!
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Year 7 Netball Tournament
On Thursday 21st March, our Year 7 netball teams took part in their first district tournament and performed really well.
Year 8 and 9 Girls' Football Team Progress!
On Thursday 21st March, Balshaw's hosted Lostock Hall in the Under 14s girls' Lancashire Cup quarter-finals.
Amazing Athletics!
On Monday 4th March, our Year 7 & 8 girls took part in the District Schools Sportshall Athletics Champs at All Hallows.
Year 8 Boys' South Ribble Cup Progress
Our Year 8 boys’ football team played in the South Ribble Cup on Monday 4th March.
Year 7 Girls' Football Friendly
On Thursday 29th February, our Year 7 girls’ football team played in a friendly against Leyland St Mary’s.
Year 8 and 9 Girls' Football Team Success
On Thursday 22nd February, our Year 8 and 9 girls’ football team played in their first ever South Ribble cup game.
Girls' 5-a-side Succcess
Our girls’ football teams have been very busy representing school in the South Ribble 5-a-side indoor tournaments at All Hallow's recently.
Lancashire County Cross Country Championships
It was a pleasure to go and support a number of our students on Saturday morning, as they represented South Ribble at the Lancashire County Cross Country Championships.
U13s Basketball Team Success
On the 30th January our U13s basketball team attended the South Ribble tournament organised at Worden High School.
Kiera's American Football Success!
We were delighted to hear from former Balshavian Kiera recently when she shared exciting news about her American football success!
Great Gymnastics!
On Wednesday 24th January, 18 of our students competed in the South Ribble Schools Floor and Vault Gymnastics Championships at Worden Academy.
Year 7 Girls Through to Semi-finals of the Lancashire Cup!
After an impressive 3-0 win away at Bowland, we are delighted to say that our Year 7 girls’ football team made it through to the semi-finals of the Lancashire cup, on Thursday 11th January.
U14s Basketball Lancashire Cup
Well done to our U14s Basketball team, who travelled over to St Michaels in Chorley, to compete in the Lancashire Schools Cup.
Sam Waddington Wins Prestigious Sanderson Golf Trophy
We are very proud of Sam W, in Year 10, who was recently awarded the Sanderson Golf Trophy.
Year 7 Girls' Football Team - Lancashire Cup Progress
Our Year 7 girls' football team were in Lancashire cup action, on Thursday 7th December, in what were very difficult weather conditions!
South Ribble District Cross Country
On Saturday 18th November, almost 40 of our students turned out to represent Balshaw's at the South Ribble District Cross Country.
Year 8 Boys' South Ribble Football Tournament Success
Our Year 8 boys’ football team played incredibly well in the Year 8 South Ribble A team tournament on Monday 4th December.
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Superb Staff Football Fundraiser!
On Tuesday 28th November, our amazing staff took part in a charity football match after school.
Year 8 Boys' Football Team in the Lancashire Cup
Well done to our Year 8 boys' football team as they have progressed again into the next round of the Lancashire cup.
Spectacular Swimming!
We are very proud of Honor, in Year 9, who has been very busy with her swim competitions recently.
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Mia's Marvellous Gymnastics
Mia is an amazing gymnast and she took part in a competition in Leicester, on the 11th and 12th of November.
Year 7 Boys' 7-a-side Team
Our Year 7 boys’ football team were in action again on Monday 20th November, when they took part in the South Ribble 7-a-side competition.
Year 7 & 8 PNE Football Tournament
On Thursday 16th of November, a group of our Year 7 girls and Year 8 girls took part in a PNE Tournament at Playfootball, Tag Lane.
U14 Girls - Lancashire Cup Win!
Our under 14 girls' football team played in the second round of the Lancashire Cup on Wednesday 15th November.
Year 7 Girls' 7-a-side Team
A huge well done to our Year 7 girls' 7-a-side football team. They played against Leyland St Mary's, on Wednesday 8th November, in their first tournament as a group.
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Lancashire Cup Success for Year 8 Boys!
Our Year 8 boys' football team played in round 1 of the Lancashire Cup on Monday 9th October.
Finley is a BMX Champ!
Nadia is a World Champion Gymnast
We are all incredibly proud of Nadia, in Year 7, who is the most amazing gymnast!
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Year 8 Rounders - South Ribble Tournament
A huge well done to the Year 8 rounders team who persevered through an extremely wet evening, winning 4 out of 5 of their matches and coming 3rd overall in the South Ribble tournament.
Ollie's Cricketing Success
We are extremely proud of OIlie S, in Year 7, who plays for the Cheshire County Cricket Team.
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Balshaw's Cricket Trip to watch Lancashire T20
On Thursday 25th May we took a group of Year 7 and 8 students over to Emirates Old Trafford to watch a live Twenty Twenty cricket fixture.
Year 7 & 8 Rugby
Our Year 7 and 8 rugby team were in action on Wednesday 24th May against Holy Cross.
Year 7 Rotary Cup Tournament at UCLan Sports Arena
On Thursday 18th May, 7 of our Year 7 boys along with 7 of our Year 7 girls, from the respective school football teams, took part in the Year 7 Rotary Cup Tournament at UCLan Sports Arena.
Year 7 Netball Team South Ribble Champions!
A huge well done to these 11 superstars who are South Ribble Tournament CHAMPIONS!
Year 7 Football Team Success
The Year 7 football team were in South Ribble Cup action on Tuesday 18th April.
South Ribble Schools Gymnastics Championships
In February, our Gymnastics team competed in the South Ribble Schools Floor and Vault Championships at Worden Academy.
Swimming Superstar!
Beth A, in Year 8, is a really is a dedicated swimming superstar and has taken part in three county swimming competitions already this year and won lots of medals!
South Ribble Netball Coaching
Thank you so much to Laura and Liz from South Ribble Netball club for a fantastic session with our Year 7 netballers!
U13 Boys Basketball Team
Well done to our U13s basketball team who took part in their first basketball fixtures. They played 4 fixtures winning 3 of them in what was a fantastic start to the season.
Year 7 Netball
Well done to the Year 7 netball team who played in the first round of the South Ribble league on Monday 30th January at All Hallows’.
Fabulous Football!
Our girls have been really busy with their fabulous football skills recently.
Indoor Athletics
Well done to our boys Indoor Athletics team who competed at the South Ribble competition held at All Hallows.
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Great Gymnastics!
Congratulations to Mia, in Year 7, who recently took part in a gymnastics competition in Leicester and won two medals.
Cross Country Event
On Saturday 19th November, a group of our students represented Balshaw’s in a cross country competition at Hutton Grammar.
Year 7 Boys' Football Team
Our Year 7 boys' football team have been busy taking part in South Ribble league fixtures against Wellfield, All Hallows and Penwortham Priory.
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South Ribble Athletics Championships - June 2022
On Friday 24th June our U14s Athletics team travelled to Stanley Park to compete at the South Ribble Athletics competition.
Year 7 and 8 Girls Football Team
The Year 7 and 8 girls' football team took part in a 7-a-side competition, held by grassroots team, Euxton Girls.
Year 7 and 8 Boys Indoor Athletics Competition
Year 7 and Year 8 Girls Indoor Athletics Competition
Well done to the Year 7 and Year 8 Girls Indoor Athletics team who came 3rd and 4th respectively out of 9 schools at the recent South Ribble Schools' Indoor Athletics Championships.
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Balshaw’s Success at Golf Championship
On Monday 19th April, the Lancashire Schools Golf Championships were held at Pleasington Golf Club. Over 50 golfers took part.
