8 April 2025
Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup National Finals: The Finalists Are Confirmed!
24 primary schools from across England will head to the Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup National Finals following the conclusion of the Regional Finals. The national finalists will travel to Stoke City FC on Friday 16th May 2025, to compete to become Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup National Champions 2025!
The Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup is the largest primary-aged schools’ cup in England, with over 5,000 school teams and more than 50,000 children participating in the prestigious tournaments.
Tournament Structure
The competition provides three pathways for teams to progress through:
- U11 Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup
- U11 Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup for Girls
- U11 Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup for Small Schools
Teams advance through the three District, County, and regional rounds of the competition before reaching the National Finals.
The Regional Rounds, held throughout March, saw over 120 schools compete for the title of regional champions after being crowned county champions earlier in the season. Earning a place in the National Finals is a remarkable achievement, and the ESFA and Pokémon would like to congratulate all teams that participated.
A huge congratulations to the following schools who have qualified for the national finals in their respective competitions.
English Schools Football Association Pokemon Primary Schools Cup South West Regional Finals on Saturday 22nd March 2025 (c) Garry Griffiths | ThreeFiveThree Photography
English Schools Football Association Pokemon Primary Schools Cup South West Regional Finals on Saturday 22nd March 2025 (c) Garry Griffiths | ThreeFiveThree Photography
Congratulations to Our National Finalists!
U11 Schools’ Cup Finalists
- Booker Avenue Junior School – Merseyside
- Broughton-in-Amounderness CofE Primary School – Lancashire
- Oldfields Hall Middle School – Staffordshire
- Alvechurch Middle School – Worcestershire
- Dedworth Middle School – Berkshire
- Haylands Primary School – Hampshire
- Barr Hill Primary School – Cambridgeshire
- Wolfson Hillel Primary School – Middlesex
U11 Schools’ Cup for Girls Finalists
- Heyhouses Endowed CofE Primary School – Lancashire
- Valley Gardens Middle School – Northumberland
- St John’s Primary Academy – Staffordshire
- Astwood Bank Primary School – Worcestershire
- Falkland Primary School – Berkshire
- St Katherine’s CE Primary School – Dorset
- Leighton Middle School – Bedfordshire
- Mossbourne Riverside Primary Academy – Inner London
U11 Small Schools’ Cup Finalists
- St Alban’s Roman Catholic Primary School – Northumberland
- Kelsall Community Primary School – Cheshire
- St Peter’s CofE Primary School – Staffordshire
- Harpole Primary School – Northamptonshire
- Longford Park Primary Academy – Gloucestershire
- Cannington CofE Primary School – Somerset
- Halley House School – Inner London
- Church Hill Primary School – Middlesex
Event Details & Live Coverage
The Pokémon Primary Schools’ Cup National Finals will take place at Stoke City FC on Friday 16th May 2025. Further ticket information and spectator details will be distributed soon.
Fans who can’t make it to the event can catch all the action live on ESFA’s YouTube channel, ESFA TV, with full match coverage, including commentary and action replays.
For a glimpse of what’s to come, check out the National Final highlights video from the 2024 finals below:
Best of luck to all the teams competing in the 2025 National Finals!
