Physical Education
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy aims to develop a progressive, high-quality physical education curriculum that inspires all pupils to succeed and excel individual’s abilities in competitive sports and other physically-demanding activities. We will provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Our children will have opportunities to compete in sport and other activities that build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy is an active member of the Kirklees North Pennine School Sports Partnership. This partnership arranges many sporting events and activities for several schools and gives us access to a wide range of inter-school competitions. As well as this, the partnership supports the development of PE lessons within school through their highly experienced, dedicated sports coaches who work alongside the teachers to deliver high quality PE lessons. PE at St Patrick's is an imperative element of the curriculum, which develops a need for healthy life styles, a balanced diet, positive growth mind-set and the resilience to persevere with activities that may be once have felt too difficult. We are passionate about the need to teach children how to cooperate and collaborate with others, as part of a team, understanding fairness and equity of play to embed life-long values.
Sporting Achievements in 2023-2024
September 2023 - St Patrick's was awarded their School Games Platinum Award by one of our School Games Organisers - John Oldroyd.
September 2023 - Olympic Swimming Legend Rebecca Adlington visited school to talk to us about her Olympic journey and water safety. The children loved looking so closely at her Olympic medals and asking her questions about her dedication to the sport.
September 2023 - Our Year 6 Boys Football Team started their Spen Valley League Football Campaign against Crossley Fields with a home win 5-0. Great teamwork on display by all and incredible sporting attitude. Well done boys - brilliant start!
September 2023 - 3 of our Year 5 children completed their Bikeability Level 1 course and 30 children completed their Bikeability Level 2 course. Brilliant cycling skills on display throughout the week - exceptional work from all!
September 2023 - 24 children from UKS2 competed in a bikeability competition at St Patrick's hosted by our School Games Organisors Mick Troop and John Oldroyd. Impressive skills on display by all! Well done to Elif, Oliver, Tobias and Aidan who were all winners in their event on the day!
September 2023 - 78 children from KS2 ran in the Batley School Association Cross Country Event at Batley Sports Centre. Incredible grit and determination on display from all! Well done to all our sporting superstars!
Special mentions to:
Nancy - 1st in the Year 3 Girls Race
Isla - 4th in the Year 3 Girls Race
Charlie - 5th in the Year 3 Boys Race
Connie - 4th in the Year 4 Girls Race
Orton - 1st in the Year 4 Boys Race
Alfie - 3rd in the Year 4 Boys Race
Albie - 4th in the Year 4 Boys Race
Rose - 4th in the Year 5 Girls Race
Owen - 5th in the Year 5 Boys Race
Ralph - 4th in the Year 6 Boys Race
Isaac - 5th in the Year 6 Boys Race
September 2023:
9 boys from Year 4/5 and 7 girls from Years 3/4/5 participated in the SJF Cup and were tournament winners on the night after an unbeaten run for both teams!
Girls:
St Patrick's 4-0 St Paulinus
St Patrick's 2-0 Holy Spirit
St Patrick's 2-0 St Joseph's
Final: St Patrick's 1-0 Holy Spirit
Goals from Nancy, Charlotte, Chora and Rose. A clean-sheet for Elif in goal!
Boys:
St Patrick's 3-0 St Joseph's
St Patrick's 4-0 St Paulinus
St Patrick's 4-0 St Mary's
St Patrick's 1-1 Holy Spirit
September 2023
10 Year 5 girls attended a girls football festival at BSC supported by two of our Year 6 Sports Leaders. Brilliant focus and enthusiasm from all!
October 2023
7 boys from Year 6 and 7 girls from Year 5/6 took part in a Tag Rugby Festival at Dewsbury Rams Stadium. All the children were magnificent on the day - some fantastic opposition and many tries scored!
The boys won their 3rd place play-off against Batley Parish and the girls narrowly beat Holy Spirit in a gripping final to win the tournament. So many brilliant performances from all! Well done to all!
October 2023
5 boys from Year 6 and 3 boys from Year 5 represented St Patrick's in the BTS Year 5/6 Football Tournament at SJF. The boys played four games:
St Patrick's 1 - 0 St Paulinus
St Patrick's 1 - 1 St Mary's
St Patrick's 0-0 Sacred Heart
St Patrick's 2-0 Holy Spirit
Fantastic team performance from all!
October 2023
Our Year 3/4 Cricket Team went to BSC to compete in a Cricket World Cup Festival and played 6 matches across the afternoon. All the children were fantastic and competed with infectious enthusiasm and had an exemplary attitude! They won all their matches and were crowned winners of the tournament. Well done to all!
October 2023
Our Year 6 Boys Football Team continued their Spen Valley League fixtures at Mill Lane and won their second match 12-0. Great sporting attitude from all the boys!
November 2023
9 children from KS1 and KS2 attended a multi skills festival at Batley Sports Centre. Amazing determination from all and so many happy faces!
November 2023
Our Year 6 Boys Football Team participated in the BSA Football qualifiers winning 5 games, drawing 1 and 1 loss. Amazing focus and concentration in short and sharp 6 minute games!
November 2023
12 KS1 children participated in a KS1 Sportshall Athletics Festival at Batley Sports Centre supported by 10 of our Year 6 Sports Leaders. Brilliant perserverance and resilience on display! Well done to all!
December 2023
20 of our Year 5/6 children took part in round 1 of the Batley Schools Sportshall Athletics Competition. The team's performance was incredible and they qualified in first place! Round two is on 16th January.
December 2023
8 of our Year 5/6 girls took part in the BPS Trust Girls Football Competition - Round 1. The girls were magnificent in baltic temperatures! Supporting one another and showing incredible sportsmanship! The girls are currently in second position in the table on level points with Holy Spirit - Round 2 in the Spring Term.
January 2024
12 of our Year 3 and Year 4 children participated in a Sportshall Athletics Festival at Batley Sports Centre. They experienced lots of track and field events and then finished the event with some competitve track events finishing in 1st place joint with St Mary's!
January 2024
49 children qualified for the Kirklees Cross Country Finals. Fantastic team and individual performances across the afternoon! Brilliant resilience running in very difficult conditions!
The following children have now qualified for the West Yorkshire Cross Country Finals:
Year 3 Girls Team – Nancy, Isla, Phoebe, Cora and Charlotte
Charlie (Y3)
Orton and Alfie (Y4)
Owen (Y5)
January 2024
19 Year 5/6 children competed in the Batley School Sports Hall Athletics Finals. Competition was tough as the standard across all schools was extremely high. Great grit and determination from all the children. St Patrick's finished the event in 1st place and have qualified as Batley Schools Champions for the Kirklees Finals in February! Well done to all!
January 2024
16 Year 5 children took part in Sports Leader training. They will use their training to lead sporting activities every dinnertime in the school playground.
January 2024
6 children from KS1 and LKS2 attended a Sportshall Festival at Batley Sports Centre. Amazing teamwork and resilience on display!
January 2024
We were honoured and privileged to be invited to the Local Sport Champions Reception at 10 Downing Street hosted by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Sport, Media and Culture to celebrate our school sporting success and our recent Platinum Schools Games Award.
February 2024
Some of our Year 3/4 boys played in a friendly football match at Orchard Academy in Dewsbury. Brilliant teamwork by all and a valiant effort! Well done to Orchard winning 4-2.
February 2024
24 of our KS1 and KS2 children participated in a multi-skills sessions supported by our School Games Organiser John Oldroyd from the North Kirklees Sports Partnership.
February 2024
8 of our Year 5/6 children participated in a Netball Festival at BSC. Brilliant team performance showing great skill, determination and attitude! The team won 3/3 of their matches. Great effort!
February 2024
A huge well done to our Year 5 and 6 representatives who played in a football friendly against Holy Spirit! A great team performance taking the lead at 2-0 then a very competitive 2nd half finishing 3-2 to Holy Spirit. So many of the boys were very proud to wear the St Patrick’s shirt ☘️
More friendlies coming later in the spring and summer term for all those who wish to participate
February 2024
Huge well done to our Year 3, 5 and 6 representatives in the BPST Year 5/6 Girls Football Tournament at SJF. The girls were fearless and grew in confidence as the tournament went on scoring 5 goals and winning 3/4 matches. Onto the BPST finals!
February 2024
HUGE congratulations to Nancy, Isla, Phoebe, Charlotte, Orton, Alfie and Owen who ran in the West Yorkshire Cross Country Finals at Temple Newsame. They were all incredibly brave and resilient in tough conditions - we are very proud of you! Well done to Nancy who finished in 7th place and crossed the line 1st for Kirklees!
February 2024
Our Year 6 Boys Football team continued their Spen Valley League campaign with a valiant winning against Hightown winning 7-1. Brilliant team effort!
February 2024
7 Year 6 girls attended a Cricket Festival at BSC supported by Yorkshire Cricket. The girls embedded throwing and catching skills and loved making progress with their batting! We look forward to the competition next term!
February 2024
9 Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 children represented St Patrick's at the BSA Year 3/4 Football Tournament. The children were so happy to wear the St Patrick's shirt and smiled infectiously throughout! Such a delight for Mrs Abbott and Miss Mackinney to take along! The team were fantastic throughout winning 5/7 games and scoring 10 goals. Amazing work!
March 2024
10 Year 3/4 children participated in a LS2 Multi-Skills Festival at BSC. Brilliant enthusiasm and participation from all!
March 2024
John Holroyd came into school to run scooter workshops for KS1 and Year 5. We look forward to scooting around the playground over the next few weeks!
March 2024
We joined in The Biggest Ever Football Session for Girls and our Sports Leaders ran football matches and skill based activities for all girls from EYFS-Year 6. Brilliant participation levels and smiles all round!
March 2024
Thank you to John from the North Kirklees Sports Partnership who cam into school to lead scooter workshops for KS1 and Year 5 The children loved using them and we look forward to seeing many year groups use them in the playground over the next few weeks!
March 2024
Huge well done to our Year 5 representatives who took part in a Mini Olympics Event at Batley Sports Centre. Bags of enthusiasm and smiles all round!
March 2024
Hugely proud of our Year 6 Boys Football team who have finished unbeaten at the top of their group in the Spen Valley League. A great 3-0 win this afternoon at Hartshead. Brilliant team work Huge thank you to Mr Shafi for supporting the boys! Onto the Quarter Finals!
March 2024
Our KS1 superstars loved their afternoon at the Multi Skills Event held by Mick Troop from the North Kirklees Partnership. Huge smiles, bags of enthusiasm and brilliant team work from all!
March 2024
Again hugely proud of our Year 5/6 Boys Football Team who battled hard in very tough conditions in their semi final at St Joseph’s Dewsbury. Runners up on the day after a 2-0 loss but a great team performance and they have throughly enjoyed the competition.
April 2024
Well done to our Year 5 representatives who attended a Rounders Festival at Batley Sports Centre ran by the Batley Ninjas Rounders Team supported by the North Kirklees Partnership. Great enthusiasm shown by all the girls and we look forward to the competition next half term!
April 2024
We are extremely proud of our Year 3/4 Girls Football team tonight! They loved the tournament ran by the North Kirklees Schools Sports Partnership. 19 goals scored, 6 wins, 1 draw and a narrow loss. "I've loved it miss!" An amazing first experience for some of our girls and great leadership from others!
April 2024
A fantastic afternoon for 4 of our Year 6 pupils at the Basketball Festival ran by North Kirklees School Sports Partnership. Great opportunity to practise key skills including dribbling and shooting. Brilliant enthusiasm and sportsmanship boys!
After only 4 training sessions, the children worked hard as a team with such enthusiasm and passion against some tough opposition
Our PE Skills Progression Map:
Photographs from sporting achievements this academic year
