Welcome to the Oxley Park Academy PE page. Here you will find information about PE at OPA including our subject pathway, detailing the content taught in each year group and the progression of PE throughout a child’s time at OPA.  PE is taught once a week for 2 hours. We follow the national curriculum programme of study and build upon key areas of gymnastics, games, athletics, dance and outdoor adventurous activities.

PE is the development and skills and knowledge to enable children to participate in a range of activities and lead a healthy lifestyle

Our PE curriculum is split into 6 areas:

• Games
• Dance
• Gymnastics
• Athletics
• Outdoor and adventurous activities
• Health-related fitness

In school, we have two key concepts in PE.  As athletes we learn to:

• Develop practical skills in order to participate, compete and lead a healthy lifestyle - by learning physical movements and sporting techniques.
• Develop a love of physical activity— by experiencing a range of physical experiences both individually and as part of a team, and understanding the benefits, physically and mentally, of physical exercise.

Our vision

Each year the children become more skilled in these key areas, building upon their prior skills, knowledge, and confidence through a sequenced curriculum. Our intention is that when they leave in Year 6, pupils have developed practical skills in a range of activities in order to participate, compete and lead a healthy lifestyle. We also want children to develop a love of physical activity by experiencing a range of physical experiences and this will contribute to physical and mental wellbeing.  Through PE, we promote our academies 6C values: cooperation, caring, courage, curious, conscientious, curious.

2021-2022 School Games Mark – Gold award

This last academic year Oxley Park won the Gold award in the school’s games mark. We worked really hard this year to ensure we could win this exciting award! At Oxley Park we strive to ensure we have a range of different abilities participating in school games therefore, we scored highly in the participation topic. We entered and played at lots of different sporting competitions, allowing our children the opportunity to explore different sports. Finally, at Oxley, we have made lots of links with clubs in the area. All this together ensured we won the gold award. We look forward to working hard this next academic year to win further awards.

2024-2025 and 2025-2026 School Games Mark – Platinum award

Oxley Park Academy is proud to have achieved the School Games Platinum Award 24/25-25/26 - a fantastic step up from the Gold Award we received last year. This prestigious recognition reflects our ongoing commitment to our Be Active ethos, where physical activity is for every child, regardless of ability or experience.

We earned the Platinum Award through the wide range of sporting events we run and attend, our strong

programme of inclusive clubs, and the support we provide to ensure all children can take part in being active in a way that suits them. From competitive sport to personal challenges and active play, we celebrate effort, enjoyment and participation just as much as performance.

This achievement highlights our dedication to creating an active, healthy school community and inspiring lifelong positive attitudes towards physical activity. 🏆💙