At Langdale CE Primary School, our intent is to inspire all children to develop a lifelong love of physical activity and a deep understanding of how it contributes to a healthy, balanced life. Our PE curriculum is rooted in our Christian vision to provide “life in all its fullness” (John 10:10), ensuring that every child is allowed to flourish physically, socially, and emotionally whilst exploring a wide range of sports and events. We recognise the importance of PE in supporting children's physical development, mental well-being, teamwork, and personal growth. Through a curriculum that values compassion, respect, perseverance, aspiration, trust, and thankfulness, we aim to instil a strong sense of character and confidence in every child, ensuring that no one is left behind.

We implement our carefully sequenced PE curriculum through a rich blend of high-quality, adapted teaching delivered by class teachers. Children benefit from access to our outstanding outdoor spaces, including natural terrain, fields, and multi-purpose sports areas, enabling a wide variety of physical activities to take place in unique, real-world environments. From EYFS to Year 6, children are exposed to a broad and inclusive range of sports and physical challenges that promote both individual achievement and collaborative teamwork. Beyond weekly lessons, pupils participate in inter-school competitions, outdoor adventurous activities, and festivals that promote sportsmanship and the values of the School Games. These are enriched through our exceptional Learning Beyond the Classroom approach, such as orienteering in the fells or team-building on residentials, fostering resilience and community spirit.

The impact of our PE provision is seen in the way our children develop not just physical competence, but also confidence, self-esteem, and a sense of responsibility towards themselves and others. By the end of Year 6, every child leaves Langdale having experienced a wide variety of sports and acquired the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to thrive in secondary school and beyond. More than this, they carry forward the values of respect, fairness, and gratitude – both on and off the field. Through PE, our pupils learn to collaborate, lead, reflect, and persevere, becoming well-rounded individuals who understand the importance of physical health and are empowered to make positive choices for their futures.

We are delighted to announce that we, for the second year in a row, have achieved the School Games gold Mark Award for the 2023/24 academic year. The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.

In 2022-23, we have focused on developing intra-school competitions to ensure that all children in the school have access to festival type events, run and delivered in a fun and engaging matter. Events undertaken this year have included swimming, athletics, hockey and Cumberland wrestling. 

Young Leaders have supported the provision of 30 active minutes by running daily activities during break and lunchtimes. 

All children in Key Stage Two have experienced sporting opportunities away from the school, including sailing and paddleboarding, orienteering and hill walking. They have also taken part in events organised by the SGO and competed in inter-school competitions, such as golf and hockey.

In addition, children in KS1 and 2 who have been identified as needing access to additional opportunities, in receipt of Pupil Premium or outlined on the school's SEND register have been given further access to sporting events. This year these have included ten-pin bowling and cricket. 

In 2021-22, we spent our focus on re-introducing children to competitive face-to-face challenges with others. We began taking part in events across the county again including cross-country, key steps gymnastics and football. We were also able to have coaches visit the school and take trips to other schools for taster sessions. The children across both key stages enjoyed a visiting coach for athletics and ball games on our school grounds as well as a taster session in cricket away from the school.

In 2020-21, we had to adapt our PE and sport offering slightly to align with the Covid protocols at the time. We took part in as many virtual events as we could and competed against our cluster of schools in this way. Intra-school matches and events were also participated in to allow our pupils to experience competitive matches. We are hopeful that in the coming academic year we can get back to more face-to-face events as well as continuing with the virtual competitions. 

In 2019-20, we ensured that all children in Key Stage Two had access to a range of sporting events. These events were played at a variety of levels, from friendly festivals to competitive competitions. 

During the school closure (summer term) children were encouraged to stay active via social media. Links to Joe Wicks, BBC Bitesize, Oak Academy plus others were shared often as was the National Sports Week challenge.

In 2018-19 we made sure that all children within Key Stage 2 had access to a range of sporting inter-school festivals and competitions to participate in. All children took part in at least 5 events over the academic year. We also developed our provision within school so that all children experienced some form of intra-school events; such as house matches or class games within PE lessons.

Key Stage 1 also participated in friendly sporting festivals, such as cricket, as well as joining in with whole school taster sessions in Judo and Cumberland Wrestling.

Useful links

PE curriculum statement

Below you will find information based on our curriculum statement for PE, which focuses on intent, implementation and impact.

Sport premium

Please read the information below which gives details of our PE and Sport Premium Grant and how we allocate the funding.