🏃‍♂️ PE and Sport at Cottesbrooke

At Cottesbrooke Infant & Nursery School, we believe that physical education is about far more than sport — it’s about developing healthy habits, building confidence, and helping children understand the importance of teamwork, fairness and resilience.

We use the Get Set 4 PE scheme across the school, which provides a clear and progressive curriculum from Nursery to Year 2. Lessons focus on developing core physical skills, while making sure every child enjoys being active.

🏅 What We Offer

• A minimum of two hours of structured physical activity each week

• Weekly PE lessons for all children from Reception to Year 2

• Daily access to outdoor play and movement in EYFS

• Enrichment through after-school clubs and special events

• Opportunities for dance, gymnastics and games, including team challenges

• Access to quality resources, including large apparatus, balls, and climbing equipment

While our outdoor space is limited, we make excellent use of our school hall, playground, and local partnerships to keep PE varied and engaging.

🤸 Foundation Stage

In Nursery and Reception, children:

• Access daily outdoor physical play

• Develop balance, coordination and movement

• Explore dance, climbing and simple games

• Enjoy weekly PE sessions focused on early fundamental movement skills

🏃 Key Stage 1

In Years 1 and 2, children:

• Build on core skills like agility, balance and coordination

• Begin to learn the rules and structures of simple sports and team games

• Take part in dance, gymnastics and skill-based games

• Develop confidence, cooperation, and a growth mindset around physical challenge

We aim to foster a lifelong love of movement — encouraging children to be active in ways that feel fun, rewarding, and inclusive.

🏆 Sports Premium

We receive PE and Sport Premium funding from the government to support physical activity and improve the quality of PE in school.
You can find out how we use this funding to benefit all pupils by clicking the link below:

📄 Our Sports Premium Report

school life:

⚽ Staying Active Beyond PE

At Cottesbrooke, we make sure children have lots of opportunities to be active, not just during their PE lessons.

🏃 The Daily Mile

On days when children don’t have a PE lesson, they take part in our Daily Mile.
This is a simple, fun and inclusive way to build fitness and improve focus. Children walk, jog or run laps of our sensory circuit on the playground — with nine laps equalling one mile. As they get older, they build up stamina and confidence at their own pace.

🕺 After-School Sports Clubs

We offer a range of after-school sports clubs every afternoon from 3:15pm to 4:30pm, giving children the chance to stay active, try new sports and have fun with friends.

Clubs run on a termly rotation, and recent offers have included:

• ⚽ Football

• 💃 Dance

• 🏏 Cricket

• 🏃‍♀️ Multi-sports

• 🔴 Dodgeball

These clubs are very popular and open to all children in KS1.