Dates & Venue

The Thanet Primary Schools' Cross Country races take place at Quex Park in Birchington. There are usually two events during each school year.

The first is in October, just a few weeks after children move up to their new year groups. For many, this is their first taste of a big race

The second event is halfway through the school year, a couple of weeks after the February half-term holiday.

Dates for the 2025-26 Academic Year are:

     October Event Cancelled
     Saturday 28th February 2026

Age Groups

There are separate girls' and boys' races for each year group in National Curriculum Key Stage 2. Dates of birth for the 2025-26 academic year as below:

   Year 3
      1 Sept 2017 to 31 Aug 2018
   Year 4
      1 Sept 2016 to 31 Aug 2017
   Year 5
      1 Sept 2015 to 31 Aug 2016
   Year 6
      1 Sept 2014 to 31 Aug 2015

How to Enter

Entries are made by schools and the races are open to all children in Years 3 to 6 who attend schools affiliated to Thanet Passport. (Parents and teachers from other schools should feel free to contact us for information on other events that may be available to their children.)

Entry forms are sent to all eligible schools a few weeks before each event. If your child doesn't receive one (or does, but mislays it), you can download an entry form from the link below. Please return the form to your child's school as soon as possible after receiving it.
Link Will Appear Here When Form Is Available

Each school sets its own internal deadline to receive its pupil's forms. They then collate their entries and send them on to us.

Home Educators

If you have an elective home education arrangement for your child(ren) and would like to enter them, we'd love to have them along to race. Just drop us an email via the link below and we'll send you everything you need to know to make sure they can compete alongside the others:
Home School Entry

Children who are educated away from school often have fewer opportunities than others to participate in sporting activities, so we are more than happy for them to participate in any of ours.

Home educators who live within the Thanet school district are welcome to enter their children in the races corresponding to their dates of birth.