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At Newdale we have a big focus on sport and we are lucky to have a school full of very talented athletes!
We offer a very wide variety of mainstream and alternative sports in both our PE sessions and through after school clubs. There are many different teams which attend a wide range of competitions across the county.
Here at Newdale, we are passionate about nurturing the sportsmen and women of tomorrow. The children receive a minimum of 2 hours of Physical Education, which takes the form of Gymnastics, Dance, Swimming and team games. Our sports teaching team are experts in a wide range of sports and teach specialist skills to the pupils in each Physical education lesson.
The teaching of swimming is a high priority at Newdale and we aim for all children should be able to swim 25m by the time they leave us to go onto Secondary School.
Our sports activities extend into a range of extra-curricular clubs, such as Gymnastics, Football, Netball, Street Dance, Dodgeball and Tennis. To find out more about our teaching of Physical education, please see your child’s class page. To find a list of extra curriculum clubs (including non-sporting ones), please see the School Clubs page.
Year 6 Swimming Data: Summer 2025
- To swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres. 73% of the cohort are proficient at swimming 25 metres plus using a recognisable stroke.
- To use a range of strokes effectively – for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke. 50% of children completed 10m distances on both their front and back when analysis carried out of the Swim England Award criteria.
- To perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. 50% of children performed self-rescue in different water based situations, including: treading of water for 20+ seconds, 10m swim transporting an object, 30m swim transporting with a rotation, huddle position, long arm front paddle (survival technique) and take up the heat position.
It should also be noted that all Year 6 children took part in theory sessions where discussion were had around the skills and when they might need to be used to water-based situations. In addition, all children had a session where they experienced how it feels to swim in clothing.
PE Planning overview
Funding
The Government is provides funding to provide new, sustainable and substantial primary school sport. You can read more about how we spend this on our sport and PE funding page:
Sport & PE Funding