Physical Education & Sport

PE Expectations

At St John & St James we believe that Physical Education, experienced in a safe and supportive environment, is a unique and vital contributor to a pupil’s physical development and well-being.

We offer a broad and balanced curriculum which helps to build self-confidence in their ability to manage themselves. Our PE curriculum is enhanced through our team building games at  break and lunchtime. As a school we have inter-house competitions to encourage sportsmanship, resilience and teamwork amongst our pupils. Linking to our Christian value ‘community’ we use sports to help raise money for our wider community.

All children are entitled to a progressive and comprehensive PE programme. That encourages them to be resilient, compassionate and hardworking. Our PE curriculum also teaches the importance of teamwork and sportsmanship. Through PE our pupils are given a variety of opportunities that helps build their awareness of sports in the wider world.

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All children should come to school wearing the correct PE kit on their scheduled PE day.

Your child’s PE days are:

Y1: Monday and Thursday

Y2: Tuesday and Wednesday

Y3: Monday and Wednesday

Y4: Monday and Wednesday

Y5: Tuesday and Thursday

Y6: Thursday and Friday

Please ensure your child is wearing their winter PE kit (jogging bottoms, PE top and sweatshirt or fleece) on these days.  If your child needs a new pair of jogging bottoms or a sweatshirt (burgundy only) we can sell you these from the school office (joggers £8 and sweatshirts £5 – burgundy only).  We also have good quality PE polo shirts which we are happy to give away free of charge.

The Government has allocated funding to schools to support the delivery of Physical Education and School Sport. It must be spent on improving PE and sports provision.

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24/25 – Reporting PE and Sport Premium Grant Expenditure

Sports Premium Action Plan & Evaluation 2024_25

Swimming Lessons

The table below indicates the percentage of pupils that met national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety at the end of KS2 2025. 

Could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 meters when they left your primary school at the end of last academic year.  Could use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke] when they left your primary school at the end of last academic year Could perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations when they left your primary school at the end of last academic year
33% 33% 33%

Sports Premium – These are some of the ways we have spent our money in the past:

  • Staff development – Teaching Assistants have attended Sports coaching courses run by Enfield PE team. They will now be involved in team teaching and running clubs and intra-competitions.
  • CPD – Early Years staff have attended training courses on ‘How to teach Gymnastics’ – teachers more confident and competent
  • Entering Competitions run by Enfield and Haringey Consortium
  • Purchase of new equipment/resources for playground games
  • Coaches work with teachers and pupils
  • G&T children attended Lee Valley Athletics Academy
  • Cover provided to enable other teachers to attend sporting events
  • Range of extra-curricular clubs are offered – now includes KS1 Gymnastics and Girls football
  • PE co-ordinator attended Gymnastics and Dance courses
  • Certificates to reward children for positive attitudes; improved sporting ability and attendance at clubs
  • More children are taking part in a broader range of sport and physical activity
  • Links with other clubs and schools – increased school-community links
  • Paying for transport and access to facilities
  • Zumba for pupils and staff
  • ‘Change for life’ club (before school) – engage disaffected pupils/positive attitudes
  • Further CPD training for all teachers to support the delivery of Games in the curriculum – observing practice by Enfield PE team by other schools.
  • Employing Secondary School specialist teacher to work with KS2 staff – increase subject knowledge and confidence
  • Purchase specialist equipment – Lightweight mats for Gymnastics lessons
  • Further training for Play Leaders and lunchtime supervisors to enable active lunchtimes
  • Whole school Health and Fitness day to promote healthy lifestyles
  • Teaching Assistants training to be used to support teachers and lead lunchtime clubs and competitions