Physical Educatiom (PE)
SCHOOL GAMES MARK AWARD 24/25 – GOLD!!
‘St. Peters have gone above and beyond this year; they have been heavily involved in lots of events and targeted various pupils to attend different clubs. They have used ways to identified those young people that would benefit most from some transition support, eg attending Yr6 Events to improve confidence.
Our intent
At our school, our intent for Physical Education (PE) is to inspire all children to develop a lifelong love of physical activity and a positive attitude towards health and wellbeing. Through a broad, balanced and inclusive PE curriculum, we aim to build fundamental movement skills, physical competence and confidence, ensuring every child can participate and succeed. PE lessons through GetSet4PE are carefully planned to challenge pupils physically and mentally, encouraging teamwork, resilience, fair play and respect for others. We strive to provide varied opportunities for competitive and cooperative activities, allowing children to experience success, overcome challenges and develop self-belief. Our PE curriculum also supports children’s social, emotional and mental wellbeing, promoting healthy, active lifestyles that can be sustained beyond primary school and into adulthood.
What pupils will learn
How we teach PE
PE is taught through engaging, inclusive lessons that emphasise active participation, clear modelling and purposeful practice. Learning is carefully sequenced so that children progressively develop and apply fundamental movement skills, tactics and techniques, revisiting and building on prior learning as they move through the school. Lessons are adapted to meet a range of needs, ensuring appropriate challenge and success for all pupils. Strong cross‑curricular links are made where meaningful, such as applying mathematical skills through scoring and measuring, developing literacy through discussion and reflection, and supporting personal, social and health education by reinforcing teamwork, leadership and healthy lifestyle choices.
Assessment and progress
In PE, we assess pupils’ learning each half term using the Get Set 4 PE assessment framework, linked directly to the specific sport or physical activity being taught. Teachers assess pupils against progressive criteria focused on physical skills, tactical understanding, and personal and social development, using observations during lessons and competitive or cooperative activities. Judgements are recorded using the Get Set 4 PE assessment statements, allowing us to track whether pupils are working below, at, or above the expected standard for their age. This approach ensures assessment is ongoing, consistent, and informs future planning to support all pupils’ progress across the PE curriculum.
Meeting individuals needs
Lessons are adapted through flexible teaching approaches that ensure all pupils can access, enjoy and succeed in PE. Teachers use clear demonstrations, step‑by‑step progressions and differentiated tasks to provide appropriate challenge and support. Activities are modified by adjusting space, equipment, rules or levels of complexity, allowing children to develop at their own pace while working towards shared learning goals. Additional scaffolding, targeted questioning and adult support are used where needed, while extension and leadership opportunities challenge more confident pupils. This inclusive approach ensures every child feels valued, motivated and able to achieve their personal best in physical activity.
How parents can help at home
- Encourage regular physical activity, such as walking, cycling, playing games or attending sports clubs.
- Practise basic movement skills together, like throwing, catching, balancing and coordination games.
- Promote positive attitudes by praising effort, teamwork and resilience rather than winning.
- Support healthy routines, including good sleep, hydration and balanced meals to fuel activity.
- Talk to your child about what they enjoy in PE and encourage them to try new activities confidently.
Documents to downlaod
https://pe.getset4education.co.uk/lesson/ks2/netball/6?years=1005
We are very lucky to have additional funding from the government to enable us to enhance PE at St Peter’s. Please see Sports funding link for more information.
WOW!
St Peter’s has a long held tradition as being a very successful sporting school. Our commitment to providing the children with opportunities to participate, compete and lead has been recognised with the coveted award of the Gold Sportsmark.
Children love PE lessons and show great enthusiasm. Participation in sporting clubs is very high and a real pride is taken in representing their school in competitions.
Sporting events this year
We have had a jammed packed year of sporting events this year at St Peter’s and we are very proud of our achievements. Our Sporting Opportunities, Fixtures and Events policy can be round here.
Intra-school competitions
Within school we have run a range of inter-house competitions, enabling all of the children to compete and play as part of a team. The events were as follows: netball, benchball, football, rounders, athletics, cross country and bocca. These events were hugely successful.
Inter-school competitions
We have also taken part in a huge number of inter- school competitions within our locality with excellent results.
Netball: winners
Football: winners
Cricket: winners and our second team runners up
Basketball: runners up
Benchball: Year 3 winners and Year 4 runners up
Rounders: Years 6 and 3 winners, Years 4 and 5 runners up
Cross country:
Year 5 and 6 runners up with some excellent individual results
Years 3 and 4 also finished as runners up with fantastic individual results
Area finals
As a result of winning our locality events at netball and football, we went on to play in the area finals competitions.
In football we finished as runners up and in netball we gained 6th place.
In cross country 8 of our Year 5 and 6 children went on to run at the area partnership finals with some excellent individual results.
Sussex competitions
Three of our year 5 and 6 children were chosen to represent the Southern Area at the Sussex schools cross country competition as a result of their excellent performance at the partnership finals.
Our tennis team took part in the Sussex Schools tennis competition at St Bede’s in Eastbourne. They played extremely well and won the fair play award.
Inter-school events for Key Stage 1
This year we have extended the sporting opportunities for Key stage 1 children.
All of Year 1 took part in a multi-skills event with one of our locality schools. We also ran a cross country event, competing against locality schools for Years 1 and 2. Year 2 took part in a multi sports event.
Want to find out more…
https://www.yourschoolgames.com/how-it-works/school-games-mark/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pe-and-sport-premium-for-primary-schools
Subject lead
Name and role: Karen Searles HLTA/Sports Lead/Chanctonbury School’s Sport Lead
Contact: sport@stpetershenfield.org.uk
Last reviewed: April 2026