Physical Education
Head of Department
Mr T Dunn (tdn@priorycofe.com)
Teaching Staff
Mrs C Harrison (chn@priorycofe.com)
Mrs S Hastings-Holland (shd@priorycofe.com)
Mr S Bristow (sbw@priorycofe.com)
Mr D Harris (dhs@priorycofe.com)
Department Information
The PE department benefits from an experienced team of teachers and we teach a broad range of sports highlighted at the bottom of this document.
We have amazing facilities including:
- A large 9 badminton court sports dome which can also be used for many other activities such as trampolining, netball, basketball, football, table tennis, handball, volleyball, short tennis, and many more.
- A 25m 4 lane indoor swimming pool
- A large playground that has:
7 full size tennis courts
2 Basketball courts
3 netball courts - A gymnasium with extensive gymnastic equipment that hosts our annual gym and dance show.
- A large sports field that includes a full size football and rugby pitch (which can also be converted to a 9 a-side U12’s football pitch and an U13’s full size football pitch and an astro-turf cricket wicket.
In the summer our field is transformed into a 400m 8 lane running track, with purpose built discus and shot put throwing areas, long jump pit and javelin throwing area. We host our annual sports day that is with students competing for their houses in a variety of track and field events on our own sports field.
Within the PE department we also have the Dance department who we work closely with who run an annual Dance show and collaborate with the PE department to run the annual Gym and Dance show.
Curriculum Journey
PE Timetable 2024
KS3 Overview
In KS3 our aim to teach a varied curriculum that develops the whole child holistically in which children will be assessed Physically, tactically and in their communication. – in the list of sports please remove hockey and outdoor education and add handball
Activities/Sports taught throughout KS3:
Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Dance, Football, Hockey, Netball, Outdoor Education, Rounders, Rugby, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Trampolining, Vaulting, Volleyball.
KS4 Overview
In KS4 all students have three ‘core’ PE lessons where we aim to promote physical activity for all, to develop physically literate individuals who continue to pursue Physical activity when they leave school. – In the list of sports please remove gaelic football and korfball and replace with handbal
We continue to teach the traditional sports such as football and netball, along with new sports such as Ultimate Frisbee, American Football, Korfball, Waterpolo and Gaelic Football in the ‘sports around the world’ block of activities.
Activities/Sports taught in KS4:
American Football, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Benchball, Cricket, Dodgeball, Fitness, Football, Gaelic Football, Korfball, Netball, Pop Lacrosse, Rounders, Rugby, Softball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Trampolining, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball.
Exam Board Specification
Enrichment Opportunities
PE has many after school clubs on every lunchtime and most days after school. We run sports teams and compete in our sports partnership, county and national competitions.
Sports in extracurricular include and are not limited to Athletics, badminton, cricket, dance, football, handball, netball, rounders, swimming, table tennis, trampolining.