PUPILS from seven schools – Thornford, St Andrew’s Yetminster, Sherborne Primary, Sherborne Abbey Primary, Buckland Newton, All Saints, and Trent Young’s – competed at the Sherborne area Cross-Country race.

More than 100 children took part in the event hosted by The Gryphon School, with student sport leaders supporting the primary pupils and ensuring everything ran smoothly.
Results: Girls – Team: 1 Sherborne Abbey Primary; 2 joint Thornford Primary and All Saints Primary; 3 Buckland Newton Primary.
Girls – Individual: 1 Phoebe (Sherborne Abbey); 2 Lydia (Trent Young’s); 3 Tilly (Sherborne Primary).
Boys – Team: 1 Sherborne Primary; 2 Trent Young’s; 3 Thornford Primary.
Boys – Individual: 1 Lenny (Thornford); 2 Archie (Buckland Newton); 3 William (Sherborne Primary).

Neela Brooking, headteacher of Thornford Primary School, who organised the event, said: “Congratulations to all the children who took part and a big thank you to The Gryphon PE department and the student helpers for hosting and supporting the event.
“The children are already looking forward to the next competition!”