The Physical Education curriculum at Westacre aims to challenge children through a wide range of sports and physical activities. 

In KS2, children apply and develop a broad range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. Children communicate, collaborate and compete with each other whilst developing an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports. Children also learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success. 

In KS3, children learn to become competent, confident and expert in their techniques, and apply them across different sports and physical activities. They understand what makes a performance effective and how to apply these principles to their own and others’ work. There are opportunities to compete in sport and other activities and children recognise that this builds character and helps to embed values such as fairness and respect.

Our PE lessons provide opportunities for children to develop their physical, cognitive and social skills whilst ultimately establishing a love of sport. Children will understand the importance of maintaining a healthy, active and balanced lifestyle and we hope to inspire children to regularly participate in extra-curricular sport. 

We have a range of sporting facilities at Westacre that include:

- A newly refurbished sports hall.

- A Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA)

- An outdoor gym equipment area

- 4 x outdoor table tennis tables

- 2 x large fields (Markings for football, rugby and an athletics track)

- A 3 court playground (Markings for basketball, netball and tennis)

We also use the facilities at Droitwich Leisure centre (2 minute walk from school) for swimming, fitness and a variety of other sports.

Please see the document below for more information about our curriculum intent for PE:

Please see the document below for more information about how we support the needs of all learners in PE:

Please see the document below for more information about the 'subject traits' we have planned in PE that we aim for all our children to leave Westacre being able to do:

Children can wear their Westacre PE kit on days they have PE. For the 2023/24 school year, PE days are as follows:

Monday - 7AU & 7RA

Tuesday - 5JR & 5TS

Wednesday - 6CF, 6RM & 6LS

Thursday - 5JD, 5LP & 7BB

Friday - 5TH, 6JT, 6MH, 7LC & 7FH

PE Kit

We are delighted to announce that we 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.

With a total of young people competing in local inter-school competitions this year, we are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, including those young volunteers, leaders and officials who made our competitions possible.

As part of our application, we were asked to fulfil criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded this year.

Year 7 Sports Day Results

Having caught up on our events over the last few weeks in our PE lessons, we can now finally announce the Sports Day results for Year 7:

1st = Turing

2nd = Bannister

3rd = Bronte

4th = Attenborough

Top Scorers: Jack Zarro and Izzy West

Alexander Stadium

Some of our Year 7 sports leaders enjoyed an amazing opportunity to volunteer at the English Schools’ Track and Field Championships at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. As well as helping to carry kit for the athletes involved, the children got to watch lots of the events and commented how amazed and inspired they were by those taking part!

KS1 Football Festival

Our Football Activators, along with some of our Sports Leaders, have yet again organised a successful Football Festival for 120 girls from across the district. All of the activities were inspired by the Disney Stars programme and we had an amazing time playing football along to our favourite Disney tunes. We also had the privilege of having the film crew from FA England along following our contribution to the area winning an award for all the work we do to promote Girls Football. We're very excited to see the final videos. 

Summer Term 2

In our final half term, the PE department yet again has been extremely busy. Following our successful sports days, each year group continues to develop their skills in a range of sports: Year 5 have been working together through their team-building & OAA unit; Year 6 had an amazing time at Blackwell with those back in school having their own turn at rock climbing; and Year 7 have learned a new sport - Volleyball.

June has been an exceptionally busy month for school sports! Thank you to all the parents and carers who have supported us in the various events. It has been great to see your encouragement and to see you joining in! We still have a few events to go before the year is out.

The Year 5s have been incredibly busy over the last couple of weeks, attending both a football festival and a cricket competition across the district.

In football, they attended a Premier League Primary Stars festival, where they had to complete various skill stations and ended the event with a tournament amongst the visiting schools. It was a very successful endeavour, too, as they came back to school having thoroughly enjoyed themselves... sporting some shiny silverware as well! They should be very proud of themselves as they conducted themselves impeccably and represented the school very, very positively. Well done!

In a similar fashion, our Year 5 cricket team attended a tournament with various schools held at RGS Worcester. Again, they put in a fantastic showing in their limited-deliveries format, batting and bowling extremely well and giving a brilliant account of the skills which they have been working on in school. After performing well across their fixtures, and following an incredibly tense final, Team Westacre came out victorious, securing themselves medals to go along with a thoroughly enjoyable event!

Our Years 5s deserve great credit for their behaviour, excellent teamwork and exemplary togetherness - and also their great success!

Year 6 have also been busy competing this half-term, attending a district rounders competition held at RGS Dodderhill. They displayed their amazing skills throughout their games, with their fielding showing up as a particular strength (and noted by those we competed against!). By the end of the tournament, they thoroughly merited their medals having secured a 2nd place finish - a feat of great teamwork, agility, selflessness and perseverance. Well done to all involved!

After School Clubs

This month has seen a whole host of different sports on offer to the children at Westacre, including some new sports: Cricket, Tchoukball, Trampolining, Handball, Yoga, Volleyball & Sailing.

Sports Day Results:

Year 5:

1st = Turing

2nd = Attenborough

3rd = Bannister

4th = Bronte

Top Scorers were Fletcher Taylor-Smith and Rosie Groves

Year 6:

1st = Turing

2nd = Bronte

3rd = Attenborough

4th Bannister

Top Scorers were Harry Chenery and Kailee Hunter

Year 7 results will be released as soon as the events have been fully completed in PE lessons.

June has been an exceptionally busy month for school sports! Thank you to all the parents and carers who have supported us in the various events. It has been great to see your encouragement and to see you joining in! We still have a few events to go before the year is out.

The Year 5s have been incredibly busy over the last couple of weeks, attending both a football festival and a cricket competition across the district.

In football, they attended a Premier League Primary Stars festival, where they had to complete various skill stations and ended the event with a tournament amongst the visiting schools. It was a very successful endeavour, too, as they came back to school having thoroughly enjoyed themselves... sporting some shiny silverware as well! They should be very proud of themselves as they conducted themselves impeccably and represented the school very, very positively. Well done!

In a similar fashion, our Year 5 cricket team attended a tournament with various schools held at RGS Worcester. Again, they put in a fantastic showing in their limited-deliveries format, batting and bowling extremely well and giving a brilliant account of the skills which they have been working on in school. After performing well across their fixtures, and following an incredibly tense final, Team Westacre came out victorious, securing themselves medals to go along with a thoroughly enjoyable event!

Our Years 5s deserve great credit for their behaviour, excellent teamwork and exemplary togetherness - and also their great success!

Year 6 have also been busy competing this half-term, attending a district rounders competition held at RGS Dodderhill. They displayed their amazing skills throughout their games, with their fielding showing up as a particular strength (and noted by those we competed against!). By the end of the tournament, they thoroughly merited their medals having secured a 2nd place finish - a feat of great teamwork, agility, selflessness and perseverance. Well done to all involved!

After School Clubs

This month has seen a whole host of different sports on offer to the children at Westacre, including some new sports: Cricket, Tchoukball, Trampolining, Handball, Yoga, Volleyball & Sailing.

Sports Day Results:

Year 5:

1st = Turing

2nd = Attenborough

3rd = Bannister

4th = Bronte

Top Scorers were Fletcher Taylor-Smith and Rosie Groves

Year 6:

1st = Turing

2nd = Bronte

3rd = Attenborough

4th Bannister

Top Scorers were Harry Chenery and Kailee Hunter

Year 7 results will be released as soon as the events have been fully completed in PE lessons.

District Athletics

A popular event in the school year is the District Athletics Events. This year the event took place at the Ryland Centre in Bromsgrove. For year 5 & 6, children were selected based on their performance at Sports Day; year 7 were selected based on their performance in PE lessons. It was great to see so any of our children compete in their selected events. The children made a great team, supporting each other and showing great resilience.

A special mention goes to the following medal winners:

Cain: Bronze for Javelin

Faye: Bronze for 1500m

Rosie: Silver and Bronze in Long Jump and 800m

Jack: Silver and Gold in Long Jump and 800m

Ruby-Mae: Silver in Howler Throw

Oliver: Bronze in Howler Throw

Year 5 & 6 Netball

On an extremely hot afternoon, the Year 5 & 6 Netball teams walked over to St. Josephs Catholic Primary School. Both teams played exceptionally well in the heat, scoring goals once they had got themselves into the game. Well done to Ava, Rosie and Ruby in Year 5 and Millie in Year 6, who all received Player of the Match. We look forward to organising more games with our neighbours next year.

Summer Term 1

Another exciting half term has seen each year group take on many challenges. Year 5 have started their Yoga sessions and their Athletics unit of work; year 6 have held their class Rugby house competitions as well as starting their units of work for Dance and Football; year 7 has many opportunities both in Snowdon and back at school as part of the Experiences Week.

Year 6 and 7 Girls Football Match

With our shiny new goals and bright new football kit, the girls had an opportunity to play against Aston Fields Middle School. Year 6 played exceptionally well, making small passes to work their way up the pitch, just like we’d practised in training. Year 7 had a tough first half but soon found their feet in the second half, working more cohesively as a team and using the space. Well done to Lexi and Beau, who were nominated Player of the Match by their team mates. Thank you to Rhys and Archie in Year 7, who volunteered their time to referee.

Talented in PE Festival

On Wednesday 17th April, some children from Year 5 were selected to represent our school in the 'Talented in PE Festival' hosted by the All Active Academy at The Ryland Centre, Bromsgrove. The children had the opportunity to participate in a variety of fun SAQ challenges designed to test and improve their Speed, Agility and Quickness. The Year 5s gave maximum effort throughout the afternoon and represented our school proudly! Well done everyone involved!

Sports Festival

On Friday 19th April a group of Year 5 and Year 7 pupils participated in an Inclusion sports festival at Worcester Arena. They took part in a variety of activities and learnt about inclusivity in sport as they played games of seated volleyball and wheelchair basketball. The Year 7 sports leaders involved did a great job organising some of the events for children taking part - another example of our 'Responsibility' learning values in action!

Netball

Well done to the Year 5 Netball Team, who played against a number of different schools. They achieved the Most Improved award for their teamwork and determination, considering they haven’t played together for very long. They finished their last match with a win and looking like a very strong team indeed. Ava was nominated as our Player of the Match by her team mates.

Spring Term 2

It has been another exciting half term in the PE department. Gymnastics has taken place in Year 5 and Year 7, with Year 5 experimenting with different apparatus in their rhythmic gymnastics unit; and Year 7 taking flight in trampolining and from the spring board. We have also seen the start of our swimming session for Year 5 - each class will have the opportunity to develop their skills at the leisure centre. In our team sports units, we have had Rugby and Netball and Year 6 consolidated their learning of Sports Hall Athletics in their class house competitions.

Sportshall Indoor Athletics Competition

Earlier this month, a strong team of Year 6 children took part in the annual Sportshall Athletics area competition. They were tasked with completing a range of track and field events, testing agility, speed, endurance, power and strength - though each child was limited to just 2 track and 2 field events.

Having impressed in their PE lessons when practicing long jump, triple jump, javelin, chest push, sprints, the speed bounce and the obstacle courses, our children went and gave a fantastic account of themselves during the competition, too: we secured many top 3 finishes across the afternoon's individual events, with some children displaying exceptional ability and winning their events outright! All of this helped our teams to score points, which were then added together to give our overall finishing position.

Our girls' team came 3rd at their meet, which was a fantastic achievement and an incredibly positive performance. Our boys' team came 2nd at their meet, which managed to secure them a joint-3rd finish overall for the area - again, a brilliant performance. All of the children should be very proud of how they competed and displayed our Rs of "Readiness", "Responsibility" and "Resilience"!

They should be incredibly pleased with their efforts, and it was wonderful to see how engaged they all were - as well as how brilliantly they encouraged and supported their teammates throughout the event. A very strong display indeed, showcasing the best of both themselves and Westacre as a school: well done all!

Year 7 Netball Tournament

A group of girls from Year 7 took part in the District Netball Tournament and St John's Middle School Bromsgrove. Although the competition was tough, the girls remained resilient and enjoyed the experience of playing at a top level.

Let Girls Play

As part of the nationwide campaign to broaden the horizon for girls' football, our wonderful Football Activators and Sports Leaders organised and ran the Droitwich Football Festival at Droitwich Leisure Centre. It was incredible to watch these girls transform into confident coaches, leading girls of all abilities in a range of football activities.

Year 3/4 Rugby Festival

Our Sports Leaders have also been busy running a Rugby Festival to coincide with the Six Nations. They took the first school children through a series of rugby related activities and then refereed some Tag-Rugby matches.

Swimming Gala

Mr McMullen had the pleasure of taking a group of Year 6 children to the Droitwich and Worcester City Swimming Gala, held at Perdiswell Leisure Centre. They all swam extremely well and came an impressive 5th out of 15 schools. Well done to all involved!

Year 7 Ultimate Frisbee House Competitions

This half term, Year 7 have developed skills in a new sport - Ultimate Frisbee. This is a great level playing field for all and everyone has enjoyed learning the different ways to throw and catch a frisbee. The results were: 1st = Bannister, 2nd = Attenborough, 3rd = Bronte and Turing

Spring Term 1

After Christmas, we have seen a new range of PE activities. Year 7 classes have taken part in Yoga; Year 6 have learned about the different aspects of Sports Hall Athletics; and Year 5 have danced with delight in their Country Dancing unit.

Cross Country

60 children from across all years took part in the rescheduled Cross Country event at Bromsgrove School. We were so proud of how they conducted themselves and how they demonstrated resilience in their runs. Three children secured a place in the next round, where they will represent North Worcestershire: Rosie Groves (Year 5), Sam Mercer (Year 5) and Faye Keates-Yandell (Year 7).

Gymnastics Festival

A selection of Year 7 Sports Leaders, along with some of our most able Year 6 gymnasts, organised a gymnastics festival for KS1 children from our feeder schools. It was lovely to see and hear their coaching skills as they demonstrated and supported the younger ones.

Autumn Term 2

In the second half term, year 5 enjoyed having the Sports Leaders on their playground at break times, providing exciting activities to keep them active. Year 6 enjoyed applying their Table Tennis skills to hold class house competitions. Year 7, as always, demonstrated their performance skills through the Haka, whilst also learning about its origins and links to Rugby. 

Cross Country

This month has brought us our annual competitive cross country races! Over the last two weeks in our PE sessions, we have worked very hard on varying our approaches to distance running, developing our surprisingly fantastic stamina and showing some wonderful commitment to finishing the requisite distance for the different year groups. All of the children deserve credit for their approach and for not only ensuring that they finished their individual events, but also for the way in which they encouraged their peers to finish their practices, too.

Girls Football

We took three teams of girls from our school – one each from Years 5, 6 and 7 – to Witton for friendly matches as part of our ongoing commitment to competitive sport. It was fantastic to see so many girls eager to play in matches, and in some cases, play their first game of football ever! All of them demonstrated incredible character in the face of pressure, brilliant effort throughout the games and played with a lovely spirit at all times. It was especially pleasing to hear how much they had enjoyed themselves and how much they were looking forward to playing again in the future, which was the most important outcome, and demonstrates their tremendous determination and resilience. Very well done to all involved! A special mention to Archie, Hayden and Riley in Year 7 who took on the responsibility of being referees for the games and did a brilliant job!

KS1 Multiskills Festival

Once again, we welcomed children from the Droitwich first schools. This time, the Sports Leaders devised their own mini activities and games for the little ones to try out. It was lovely to see how they interacted and coached them in a fun and engaging way.

Autumn Term 1

During the first half term, it has been great to see children actively engaged with their PE lessons. Year 5 have been working together to create group gymnastic sequences; Year 6 have worked together to create a dance fitness routine, linked to their love of Just Dance, and have learned how to play Table Tennis; and Year 7 have developed their leadership skills through football, leading to house competitions between classes. 

Year 7 Girls Football Tournament

The girls started us off with our first football fixture of the year, playing in a festival against middle and high Schools in the district. Their challenge was to score a goal against some of the older oppositions and they didn't disappoint. We were also asked to play in an extra match to allow some of the newer girls to experience playing football against another school. They stayed strong together and encouraged each other.

Year 6 Football Festival

Year 6 Boys and Girls teams took part in a festival at Catshill Middle School. They conducted themselves with pride and teamwork, with the organisers stating how much of a credit they were to our school. Well done!

Boys Football Matches

A team each from Years 5, 6 and 7 went away to Witton to play in our first arranged friendlies of the year. The boys showed great character and togetherness throughout, with plenty of resilience when facing adversity also on display. All matches showed fantastic competitiveness and we were able to showcase some of the considerable talent which we have in our teams. Despite having differing degrees of success, the children deserve great credit for their teamwork and spirit during the matches, as well as their sportsmanship afterwards.

All three teams gave a good account of their sporting ability and, whilst Years 5 and 7 were unfortunate in defeat on the day, our Year 6 team ran out thoroughly-deserved 4-2 winners. Well done to all involved in representing Westacre positively and respectfully!

A selected group of Year 7 girls got to take part in the Worcs Girls Can Fitness and Wellbeing Festival. This included: Yoga, Glow Beatz, Dodgeball, Girl Talk and Functional Fitness. They had lot of fun and enjoyed the experience.

We had a great start to our Sports Week, starting off with year 7. Luckily, the weather stayed dry just about! It all began with our fun races: the egg and spoon race and the space hopper race. Everyone competed with the look of joy on their faces. This was followed by the parent races, who competed in the three-legged races with their children. After, we saw the track races of 100m, 200m, 600m and relay. Spectators and runners supported each other throughout.

Our variety of field events took place next, where everyone was involved to get as many points for their house as possible. Along the way, there were facts to learn about famous athletes, local clubs and the upcoming Commonwealth Games. As a team, we are proud with how year 7 conducted themselves at each station, encouraging each other to be the best they can be.

The results are as follows:

1 = Bannister

2 = Bronte

3 = Attenborough

4 = Turing

A huge congratulations goes to the top house scorers:

Bannister - Lola Bolton-Warner

Bronte - Elliot Price

Attenborough - Maja Fijolek

Turing - Rhys Bodilly

Another fantastic day with the year 6 Sports Day, despite having to finish due to the rain. The results are as follows:

1 = Attenborough

2 = Turing

3 = Bannister

4 = Bronte

Our top stars for the day were:

Bannister - Renee Hawley

Attenborough - Sebastian Payne

Turing - Maximilien Cartelet

Bronte = Ewan Hankins

The final sports day and the weather was finally on our side! Well done to all of year 5 and thank you to all the parents that came along to support and take part. The results are:

1 - Bannister

2 - Turing

3 - Attenborough

4 - Bronte

The top scorers for year 5 were:

Bannister - Dylan Moore

Attenborough - Miles Owen

Bronte - Pippa Jones

T - Faye Keates-Yandell

In the summer term, all year groups develop their throwing and catching skills to help in a range of games, including cricket and rounders.