Physical Education

Physical Education (P.E.) is a foundation subject in the National Curriculum and is taught in all classes, supported by relevant educational trips, a range of sport competitions and targeted educational visitors such as sports coaches. We strive to bring P.E. to life; and to relate it to the life experiences of the pupils in our school.

Below is our PE Blog which chronologically records all of our engagement with our School Sports Partnership offerings throughout the academic year:

February 2025

Our Year 6 football team competed in the EFC Mini Kickers tournament at Vauxhalls. This event is always one of the most popular competitions throughout the year, and the children competed against 11 other schools from out local cluster. They were excellent ambassadors for our school, and although they battled through some tough competition, each of them were great ambassadors for St Mary's. The children were also fortunate to be the first to wear our brand new sports kit, which was bought with money raised through the Asda cashpot initiative, a huge thank you to everyone who has supported our school when shopping!

Our Year 5/6 netballers competed in the 7-a-side netball tournament and managed to secure second place and a silver medal! Each one of them played with such grit and determination and they narrowly missed out on first place, drawing to one school and then losing out on overall 1st place by just two goals in goal difference. They dominated some of the games, with scores like 14-1 and 9-0. A huge well done to all of the children involved.

January 2025

We were very fortunate to receive a visit from Olympian and World Champion, Beth Tweddle. Beth led an assembly in school sharing her story and how she became an elite athlete. She also shared some very important messages with us about the importance of healthy eating and exercise. Thank you so much Beth for such an inspirational assembly!

December 2024

A team of Year 3/4 children visited EPSV to participate in a new age kurling and boccia competition. Both of these inclusive events were new to our group of children and so they had a hard task to compete in round-robin style of tournament. The children turned out to be fantastic kurling players - showing great tactics to make sure that they had the powerful bowlers at the end of their line and the children with good aim towards the front. Between them, they managed to win the tournament and consequently have been invited to attend the next stage and represent our district in county finals!

Some of our children from Years 5/6 were invited to EPSV to participate in an inclusive sports festival. The children took part in table cricket, archery, new age kurling, kinball and their favourite - wheelchair basketball. The children looked at how some sports have been adapted to be more inclusive for others to compete too and they thoroughly enjoyed being given the opportunity to take part in the plethora of inclusive sports available. A huge well done to each child involved, you represented our school with wonderful manners and great care for others!

November 2024

Our Year 5/6 football team took part in the Small Schools Football Tournament and competed against 7 other schools. They narrowly missed out on first place overall in the tournament - missing out by just 1 point! The behaviour of our boys was exemplary and they were true sports throughout the tournament. Mrs Thompson-Jones was incredibly proud of the boys' resilience and determination during each game, as they played with different formations to allow everyone the opportunity to play in their desired position. Well done boys!

October 2024

This month our school took part in the very first Ellesmere Port and Hooton Parish Cup. Our Year 5/6 football team competed against the Year 5/6 football teams from the other catholic primary schools in our parish and after some excellent goals, fantastic assists and some great defending, we managed to win the trophy and become this years winners of the Parish Cup. A huge well done to all of the boys involved and a huge thank you to them for being such excellent ambassadors for our school at Sunday morning Mass and at the football tournament afterwards.

Some of our KS2 children took part in a ten-pin bowling festival. The children were great ambassadors for our school! Within the tournament there were awards given out for the most strikes, most spares, highest score, and highest team score. Our children had some excellent scores and had a really lovely morning!

September 2024

Our sporting calendar this year began with some of our Year 3 and Year 4 children attending a Rugby Festival at EPSV. The children took part in lots of different rugby-based activities where they understood different skills required for the game, along with some of the most important rules. A huge well done to all of our children involved, Mr Dalton had a wonderful afternoon and was particularly impressed with the children's sportsmanship and determination.

May 2024

Our Year 3 football team attended the EFC Mini Kickers tournament at Vauxhalls where they competed against 10 other local primary schools. St Mary's came 2nd in their group and made it through to the semi-finals, we finished a valiant 4th overall. A huge well done to all of the children involved - each player scored at least one goal and demonstrated excellent sportsmanship throughout.

April 2024

Some of our Year 6 children were invited to take part in the Hoops4Health basketball tournament which is organised by Cheshire Phoenix as part of their Hoops4Health programme. The children competed against other schools from different districts and demonstrated lots of the basketball skills which they have been learning over the past few months in their PE lessons with coaches from Cheshire Phoenix. A huge well done to all of the children who represented our school!

March 2024

For the past 6 weeks, some of our girls from Years4/5/6 have been attending a dance breakfast club, where they have been learning a dance to Come Alive from The Greatest Showman. The girls then went to the Civic Hall to perform their dance in front of 9 other schools and a packed audience. The children were absolutely incredible and really 'came alive' on the stage. They were awarded 2nd place overall!

In support of the national schools campaign launched by the FA and Barclays, #LetGirlsPlay, all of our girls from Reception to Year 6 were involved in a morning football session led by two coaches from Chester FC. It was a huge success and lots of fun was had. It was lovely to see the girls' confidence shine in these sessions.

February 2024

Our Year 4 football team took part in the EFC Mini Kickers tournament at Vauxhalls. The boys came 2nd in their group which meant that they qualified for the 3rd-4th place play off and ended up winning their semi-final so came 3rd overall. A huge achievement for our footballers and a valiant effort from all of our boys.

We took two Year 5/6 basketball teams to a tournament at EPSV. The children were absolutely fantastic, and some of them scored some excellent mid-range shots from outside of the key! The children competed against lots of other local primary schools and managed to come 4th out of 10 teams. A credible result for our basketballers!

January 2024

Our Year 5/6 netball team took part in the High-5 netball tournament at EPSV. In High-5 netball, the children must work on a rotation system and consequently need to have a good understanding of each position on the court. The team came 3rd in their group and were excellent ambassadors for St Mary's. 

December 2023

Some of our Year 5 and Year 6 children were invited to take part in a multi-sports festival at EPSV. The children were given the opportunity to take part in a wide range of inclusive sports, including New Age Kurling, Boccia, Archery and Wheelchair Basketball. The children had a fantastic afternoon trying out all of the sports, their favourites included archery and kurling!

November 2023

Our Year 5/6 football team took part in the small schools football tournament. They played in 5 games and won 4 of them, narrowly suffering a defeat from the team which went on to top their pool and win the competition. The boys displayed excellent sportsmanship and were the epitome of what it is to be a St Mary's ambassador, well done all!

October 2023

Some of our Year 3 and Year 4 children were invited to take part in a ten-pin bowling competition. All of the children really enjoyed taking part and thoroughly enjoyed the morning. The children were all wonderful ambassadors for our school.

September 2023

We started of this new academic year, with a Year 3/4 Rugby Festival. Some of our LKS2 children were invited to upskill their tag-rugby knowledge by taking part in lots of rugby-based skill stations and activities. The children were an absolute credit to the school and showed excellent manners and team-work throughout the event.

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