Athletics is one of the key sports at Stanley Primary School, and it is practised in all years as part of the physical education curriculum. The school takes part in a variety of borough competitions both indoor and outdoor.

We have links with Real Runners (www.realrunners.co.uk/) who deliver a club on a Monday after school. Real Runners is managed by a group of international distance runners, sports scientists and educators offering tailored training programmes for beginners, casual runners and advanced athletes.

Athletes who have been to Stanley to help deliver clubs include:

Mo Farah, double World and Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion

Andy Vernon, 2008 Olympic 5000m Trials winner

Scott Overall, 5000m personal best of 13.28 and 2012 Olympic marathon runner

Ross Murray, 2012 Olympic 1500m competitor

Mike Skinner, British Cross Country

Kate Avery, European Junior Cross Country bronze medallist 2009

In addition to this, Stanley pupils have also had visits from:

Andrew Osagie, 2012 Olympic 800m finalist

Linford Christie, Former Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth 100m champion.

Iwan Thomas, European and Commonwealth 400m champion 

Rion Pierre, 2006 World Junior Bronze Medallist

Sylvia Cheeseman, 1952 Olympic 4×100 metres finalist

Craig Winrow, 1996 Olympic 800m semi- finalist

Katharine Merry, 2000 Olympic 400m bronze medallist 

Benita Johnson, 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships gold medallist

Colin Jackson, 1988 Olympic 110m hurdles silver medallist and three time world champion 110m hurdles

Roy Smith, Manager of GB Paralympics Team