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
Beeches ‘Get in the Game’
The Beeches were showing off their basketball talents today on a brisk but sunny afternoon. Passing, receiving and dribbling with the ball were the skills that we were working on. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to...
Athletics Regional Final
The indoor athletics squad competed early this week in the Tyne and Wear final. The team worked extremely well to support each other in team and individual events. They showed excellent levels of fitness and technique in the various disciplines. The final standing...
Yoga Superstars!
At the end of our gymnastics lesson in PE today, Robins took part in a fantastic cosmic cool down with yoga! They listened to a story about Angela and her astronaut father and acted out the story using yoga poses. They were all so relaxed afterwards! Article 29: Your...
School Sports Champions
Children from Year 5 took part in training (led by Gateshead School Sports Partnership) to develop leadership skills within sport. Throughout the afternoon the group looked at the qualities needed to be a Sports Champion and how they can implement this within their...
Gateshead Athletics Champions
After qualifying from our cluster tournament, the Year 5/6 indoor athletics team pitted themselves against 9 other Gateshead schools in the borough's final. The pupils outdid themselves in terms of personal and collective scores, resulting in Windy Nook finishing...
League Winners!
On Wednesday afternoon, a squad of 7 Windy Nook players competed in a football tournament at Gateshead Stadium. The competition was a league system and required every team to play each other once - the winners being decided by which team earned the most points....
We are the Champions!
An excellent effort as always from our school football team. Here they are proudly wearing their medals after successfully winning the Autumn League. Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn...
Nook makes athletics final
Children from Year 5/6 competed across track, field and relay disciplines in the cluster sportshall athletics tournament this week. All the children showed great athleticism and fair play to reach the Gateshead final which takes place in a few weeks. Well done...
Tulips on point
Gymnastic techniques are what we are covering in PE this half term. The children demonstrated good knowledge and understanding of 1-4 point balances using their core strength to help sustain the various holds. Children finished with transitions between each hold,...
Another huge step to the title!
What an excellent display (as always) from our 'Footy Nookers'. Their attitude was as ever outstanding...and the footy matched it as well. Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live...
Year 5/6 Tag Rugby
Yesterday three teams from Year 5/6 took part in a Tag Rugby tournament at Winlaton Rugby Club. This is a new tournament for the school to enter and the children showcased their skills and enthusiasm for the game. Two of our teams came runners up in each group and...
En Garde
This half term children in Lower Key Stage 2 have been given the opportunity to try fencing as an after school club. Children have been learning the techniques and various skills of swordsmanship, balance and movement. The first session went extremely well and...
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