PE and Healthy Living statement
Windy Nook Primary School consistently strives to promote active and healthy lifestyles and to provide sporting opportunities for all its pupils.
We offer competitive sport to encourage teamwork, discipline, self respect and how to cope with winning and losing. We also want the children to understand the importance of exercise and keeping healthy.
We do this through our PE and PSHE Curriculum and also through our after school sports, fitness and healthy cookery clubs.
Windy Nook Primary School Teams 2025-2026
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Swimming Gala |
Year 5/6 Hockey |
 KS2 Boccia |
Year 5/6 Netball |
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Year 5/6 Basketball |
Paralympics Team |
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Autumn Cup Football |
Cross Country |
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Basketball Team (UKS2) |
Multi-Sport (KS1) |
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Multi-Sport (Rec) |
Paralympics Team |
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Year 5/6 Athletics |
Year 5/6 Mixed Football |
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Autumn Cup Football Team |
Year 5/6 Girl’s Football |
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KS1 Athletics |
KS2 Cross Country |
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Year 5/6 Tag Rugby |
Year 4/5 Girl’s Football |
Sporting Achievement 2024-2025
Congratulations to all of our pupils who have represented Windy Nook this year. Have a look at our achievements below!
| Y5/6 football Heworth |
Winners
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| Year 1/2 athletics | Winners |
| Year 5/6 Basketball Heworth | Winners |
| Y5/6 Football Competition | Winners |
| Year 3/4 Futsal | Winners |
| Football league cup | Winners |
| Y5/6 Cricket | Winners |
| Autumn cup Year 5/6 Football | Runners up |
| Year 5/6 Girls football Girls | Runners up 2 out of 32 teams |
| Boccia Gateshead | Runners up |
| County Finals Boccia | Runners-up 2nd in the county |
| Year 4/5 Girls football | Runners up 2nd out of 25 schools |
| Indoor athletics | Third place |
| Year 5/6 Netball | Third place |
Sporting Achievement 2023-2024
Swimming Statistics for 2023-2024 year 5
As part of PE within Upper Key Stage 2, children take part in weekly swimming lessons held at Heworth Leisure Centre. Children begin swimming in January within year 4 and continue for a calendar year, ending in December when they are in year 5.
24 out of 42 (57%) year 5 pupils could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m.
24 year 5 pupils (57%) could use a range of strokes (for example, front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke) when they completed swimming lessons.
24 year 5 pupil (57%) could perform a safe self-rescue in different water based situations when they completed swimming lesson.
Sporting Achievement 2022-2023
Swimming Statistics for 2022-2023 year 6
As part of PE within Upper Key Stage 2, children take part in weekly swimming lessons held at Heworth Leisure Centre. Children begin swimming in January within year 5 and continue for a calendar year, ending in December when they are in year 6.
19 out of 42 (45%) year 6 pupils could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m.
19 year 6 pupils (45%) could use a range of strokes (for example, front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke) when they completed swimming lessons.
19 year 6 pupil (45%) could perform a safe self-rescue in different water based situations when they completed swimming lesson.
Sporting Achievement 2021-2022
Swimming Statistics for 2021-2022 year 6
As part of PE within Upper Key Stage 2, children take part in weekly swimming lessons held at Heworth Leisure Centre. Children begin swimming in January within year 5 and continue for a calendar year, ending in December when they are in year 6.
22 out of 43 (51%) year 6 pupils could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m.
22 year 6 pupils (51%) could use a range of strokes (for example, front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke) when they completed swimming lessons.
1 year 6 pupil (2%) could perform a safe self-rescue in different water based situations when they completed swimming lesson.
Inter Sports Events 2025-2026
Inter-school competition is for years 3 to 13. At this stage individuals and teams will be selected to represent their school at inter-school competitions, many of which will be leagues. Schools will have the flexibility to decide which sports to enter but are encouraged to involve as many pupils as possible by creating breadth in the sports they offer and depth through the creation of additional teams.
UNICEF RIGHTS RESPECTING:
Article 15 – freedom of association to join groups and meet with other children.
Article 29 – goals of education to develop talents and abilities to their full.
Article 31 – every child has the right to relax, play and take part in wider range of activities.
Intra School Sports 2024-2025
For many young people sporting competition is the first experienced through intra-house teams, form groups or in PE lessons. This level of competition will build on a school’s existing work to offer pupils a year-round programme of regular intra-school competition in a number of sports that culminate in a School Games Day.
Sports Clubs
Autumn 2024
Girls Football (Y6)
Cross Country (Y4 and Y6)
Rugby Club (UKS2)
Basketball (KS1)
Football Training (UKS2)
Basketball (LKS2)
Basketball (UKS2)
Football Club (KS1)
Spring 2025
Basketball (LKS2)
Football Club (UKS2)
Hockey Club (LSK2)
Tennis Club (LKS2)
Tag Rugby (KS1)
Quad Kids (LKS2)
Tchoukball (LKS2)
Tennis Club (UKS2)
Cricket Club (KS1)
Summer 2025
Football Club (Y6)
Football Club (Y5)
Cricket club (UKS2)
Gardening Club (KS2)
Cricket Club (LKS2)
Multi Skills (Reception)
2025/2026 Sports Teams
Autumn 1
Year 4 and 5 Girl’s Football
Year 5/6 Tag Rugby
KS2 Cross Country
KS1 Indoor Athletics
Year 5/6 Girl’s Football
Year 5/6 Mixed Football
Year 5/6 Sports Hall Athletics
Autumn 2
KS2 Paralympics Festival
KS1 Fun Fitness
KS2 Basketball
Year 5 Skipping Festival
Spring 1
Year 5/6 Netball
Reception Multi skills
Year 3 and 4 Basketball
KS2 Boccia
Year 5/6 Hockey
KS2 Swimming Gala
KS1 Indoor Football
Spring 2
Year 3/4 Hockey
Dance Festival
UKS2 Football League
KS2 Futsal
Hockey in LKS2
This half term, the children in years 3 and 4 have been working on their hockey skills. The children have learned how to control the ball around a pitch. The children have worked hard on being able to stop the ball when receiving the ball or changing direction. Over...
Cricket Taster Sessions in KS1 and LKS2
This week, children in KS1 and LKS2 were lucky enough to have a visit from Durham Cricket Club. The coaches gave them some information about the cricket clubs that they offered in the local area and then gave the children a taster of what attending one of these clubs...
Y5/6 Futsal at Heworth
Yesterday, 15 children from year 5 and 6 attended a futsal skills session at Heworth Grange. hey had an intense 90 minutes of futsal, with a mix of 1 v 1 and 4 v 4 activities that were based around understanding the key techniques and laws of the game. The group...
Y4/5 Girls Football
Yesterday, a team of girls from year 4 and 5 attended a football tournament at Glynwood Primary. The girls, who had never played as a team before worked really hard together. They played two matches against Glynwood and Oakfield. While they unfortunately lost both...
Y5 Boy’s Football
Last week, a team of year 5 boys attended an after school football competition. The boys worked really well as a team to play 3 matched against other schools. Unfortunately, they lost 2 of their matches but managed to draw another! The boys had a great time out and...
Gateshead and Whickham Amateur Swimming Club
GAW Flyer Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect other people.
Boccia
Today a team of children from Year 5 attended the Top Sportsability Boccia event. This event is specifically ran to help children who may find contact sports and other more traditional competitions overwhelming. The children took part in Boccia, which is a renowned...
Netball skills in LKS2
This term, Snowdrops, Bluebells and Tulips have been learning netball skills. They have been practising correct footwork, refining their ability to pass and catch, while also having a go at shooting at the net. We have even managed to build our training drills up to...
Y4 Basketball
Yesterday, a basketball team from year 4 competed in a tournament at Cardinal Hume. The children first played in the group stages and then advanced to the league stages, where they had a draw and a loss to finish third. The team were absolutely fantastic and showed a...
Dancing Superstars in KS1
We have thoroughly enjoyed our Dance unit in PE this half term. We have worked together to create and perform dances using simple movement patterns. We learned how to 'travel' to music and create 'gestures'. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education....
Netball in UKS2
This half term, in PE, children in year 5 and 6 have been developing their skills in netball. The children begun by learning a range of different passes- chest pass, bounce pass and overhead pass and also looking at the correct way to stop and pivot in netball. When...
Gymnastic skills in the Reception Classes
This half term we are focusing on Gymnastic skills using the mats and benches. We are learning to explore different ways of travelling over and different ways to roll. We are also learning how to jump and land safely. Article 24: You have the right to...
Autumn 1
Year 4 and 5 Girl’s Football
Year 5/6 Tag Rugby
KS2 Cross Country
KS1 Indoor Athletics
Year 5/6 Girl’s Football
Year 5/6 Mixed Football
Year 5/6 Sports Hall Athletics
Autumn 2
KS2 Paralympics Festival
KS1 Fun Fitness
KS2 Basketball
Year 5 Skipping Festival
Spring 1
Year 5/6 Netball
Reception Multi skills
Year 3 and 4 Basketball
KS2 Boccia
Year 5/6 Hockey
KS2 Swimming Gala
KS1 Indoor Football
Spring 2
Year 3/4 Hockey
Dance Festival
UKS2 Football League
KS2 Futsal