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 2025-2026
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 |
Swimming Statistics for 2025-2026 year 4
As part of PE Year 4 children take part in weekly swimming lessons held at Heworth Leisure Centre. Children get 1 ½ terms of swimming.
41 out of 44 (95%) year 4 pupils could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m.
41 out of 44 (95%) year 4 pupils could use a range of strokes (for example, front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke) when they completed swimming lessons.
41 out of 44 (95%) year 4 pupils could perform a safe self-rescue in different water based situations when they completed swimming lesson.
Swimming Statistics for 2005-2026 Year 6
34 out of 49 (69%) of year 6 pupils could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m when last assessed in Year 4.
34 out of 49 (69%) year 6 pupils could use a range of strokes (for example, front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke) when they completed swimming lessons.
35 out of 49 (71%) of year 6 pupils could perform a safe self-rescue in different water based situations when they completed swimming lesson.
Swimming Statistics for 2024-2025 year 4
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.
2025/2026 Sports Teams
Autumn
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
KS2 Paralympics Festival
KS1 Fun Fitness
KS2 Basketball
Year 5 Skipping Festival
Spring
Year 5/6 Netball
Reception Multi skills
Year 3 and 4 Basketball
KS2 Boccia
Year 5/6 Hockey
KS2 Swimming Gala
KS1 Indoor Football
Year 3/4 Hockey
Dance Festival
UKS2 Football League
KS2 Futsal
Summer :
KS2 Cross Country
KS1 Athletics
KS2 Atheltics
KS1 Multi Sports
Intra School Sports 2025-2026
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 2025
Girls Football (Y6)
Cross Country (Y4 and Y6)
Rugby Club (UKS2)
Basketball (KS1)
Football Training (UKS2)
Basketball (LKS2)
Basketball (UKS2)
Football Club (KS1)
Spring 2026
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 2026
Football Club (Y6)
Football Club (Y5)
Cricket club (UKS2)
Gardening Club (KS2)
Cricket Club (LKS2)
Multi Skills (Reception)
UKS2 Daily Mile
This week was the first time that Beeches and Oaks took part in the daily mile. On Thursday, the children went outside after lunch and ran a pre-planned route around the yard and field totaling a mile. They all did amazing for their first attempt and have set...
School Sports Assembly
This morning, children in Key Stage 2 were presented with various medals and awards for their contribution in representing the school with year. Over 200 medals were given out which shows just how many events and athletes we have had. This has been a fantastic year...
Gateshead Sporting Superstars!
What a fantastic night it was at the Dryden Centre for the Annual Gateshead School Sport Awards! It was a celebration of all things sport in Gateshead. Guest speakers included former Commonwealth Games gold winner and Olympian Craig Heap and up and coming European...
School Games Day
On Friday, children throughout the school took part in our annual School Games Day. This year's theme was the Women's World Cup (just after England were knocked out!) and each class represented a country from the competition. Children from nursery and reception...
Dragonflies – World Games Day
The Dragonflies joined the Ladybirds and nursery children, showing their sporting dance moves to open the Windy Nook Games Day. Year 6 children were fabulous hosts, showing the children how to access the games and helping them complete each one. A great day had by...
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,...
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