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
Welkom in Nederland!-The Oaks representing Holland on School Games Day.
Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. This week the children in Oaks have been working hard with Mr Murray to develop the games for School Games Day. The hard work hasn't stopped there though as they have also produced...
Year 4/5 Football Champions Again!
Yesterday, 9 of Windy Nook's finest footballers in Year 4 and 5 travelled down to South Street Primary for the annual 6 a side football competition. The team had to play 2 other teams to decide if we would bring the trophy home for the 2nd year running. The first...
Quadkids Final at Kingsmeadow
We had a fantastic time representing Windy Nook Primary at the Gateshead Final of Year 3 and 4 Quadkids at Kingsmeadow School in Dunston. The sun was shining, the team was smiling and every team member gave each event 100%. You can tell by some of the looks on their...
Football Skills in the Beeches
This term in Beeches we are focusing on our football skills during P.E. lessons. The focus for this week was passing; here are a few photos which show the talented Beeches showing off their skills. Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your...
It’s All About Team Work!
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents. Nightingales have been developing their teamwork skills in preparation for Key Stage 1 Sport's Day and School Games Day which will be...
Well done to Windy Nook!
A huge well done to everyone at Windy Nook Primary School who worked hard to achieve this award: Gateshead Schools’ Health and Wellbeing Bronze Award. We will continue to develop health and wellbeing provision in our school - next stop, Silver then Gold. Article 24:...
Quadkids Athletics
A team of children from Years 3 and 4 took part in the annual Quadkids cluster tournament at Colegate Primary. The athletes took part in four events that tested their running, jumping and throwing capabilities. Windy Nook finished top out of the seven schools,...
Newcastle Eagles Coaching
Thank you to Coach C, who came from Newcastle Eagles, to teach children from Year 1-4 basketball skills. Children were taught various games to improve speed, dribbling, passing and shooting. We have also been working with the Eagles to deliver an after school club...
Gateshead Fun Run
This Friday, Year 6 descended on Saltwell Park to join thousands of other school children for the Gateshead Fun Run. The group put in a fantastic effort to get around the course. People encouraged each other and many got round very quickly! Absolutely everybody did...
Year 5 Cricket
Year 5 enjoyed a full day's cricket yesterday at Gateshead Fell Cricket Club. Each team played 5 games against other Gateshead schools, all demonstrating excellent batting, bowling and fielding skills. The level of teamwork and sportsmanship was brilliant. Well...
Year 2 Multi Skills
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities Year 2 went to a multi skills event held at Gateshead Leisure Centre along with lots of other Gateshead schools. It was...
Cricket Skills
Tulips have been introduced to cricket this week, developing skills in catching and bowling. We worked hard on accuracy when aiming at the stumps and keeping our arms straight to bowl. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be...
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