--- title: "Physical Education" url: "https://stjohnsnelson.co.uk/classes-curriculum/ourcurriculum/physical-education" school: "Great Marsden St John’s CofE Primary Academy" --- # Physical Education At Great Marsden St John's we love to learn new sport skills and keep active. PE is taught by our class teachers. We learn a range of skills covering: games, dance, gymnastics, athletics and outdoor adventurous activity. In Year 4, our children take part in 1.5 terms of swimming lessons, where they develop swimming strokes and life saving skills. In addition, our children have the opportunity to take part in lunchtime and after school clubs which are run by Sports Cool coaches. Our children have access to lots of outdoor equipment to use lunchtimes, such as giant four in a row, skipping ropes, bean bags and hoops. We love using our outdoor trim trail and gym equipment, which Friends of St John's raised money to help us purchase. The children in EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 also have access to their own outdoor areas. Fridays are our favourite day of the week! Every Friday, we complete a whole school jog, running three times around the whole school. As well as running a mile around the yard each Monday with our class! To find out how we use our school sports premium to support our physical development visit PE subject statement 2025 2026 212 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/great-marsden-st-john-s-cofe-primary-academy/files/documents/PE_subject_statement_2025_2026.pdf) GMSJ PE Curriculum 265 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/great-marsden-st-john-s-cofe-primary-academy/files/documents/GMSJ_PE_Curriculum.pptx) ##### Location Trent Road Nelson BB9 0NX ##### Contact Us 01282 615055 ##### Stay Connected - [X](https://twitter.com/GMStJohns) © Copyright 2021–2026 Great Marsden St John’s CofE Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stjohnsnelson.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)