School P.E. Kit
P.E. Kits
All children from Foundation 2 onwards should have an indoor PE kit and children from Year 1 upwards should wear their outdoor PE kits on PE day. Children in Foundation 2 will not need their PE kit until Spring term.
PE Kit: ALL items of clothing should be clearly labelled with your child’s name.
Our PE kit includes;
• White t-shirt (for indoor or outdoor PE)
• Black shorts (for indoor or outdoor PE)
• Plain, black coloured jogging bottoms or tracksuit (for indoor or outdoor PE)
• Heygarth school PE hoodie or school jumper (for indoor or outdoor PE)
• Slip on plain, black plimsolls or trainers (for indoor or outdoor PE)
Watches and Jewellery - As health and safety is very important when taking part in physical activities; watches should be removed before PE or any physical activity. Jewellery is not permitted in school and it is pupils’ responsibility to remember not to wear any.
Earrings - All earrings must be removed for PE. If not able to be removed due to ears having being pierced in the previous six weeks, must be covered by plasters or tape brought from home. Younger children should have their ears covered prior to coming into school on their PE day by an adult. Pupils should be able to remove and insert their own earrings as teachers will not be responsible for this. Children who do wear earrings and are unable to remove them or have brought in no plasters or tape to cover will not be able to take part in PE.
Hair - Children with long hair need to have it tied back with a bobble or scrunchie on PE days.
School Swimming
Information for Parents
Swimming and water safety
We provide swimming instruction in key stage 2.
In particular, pupils should be taught to:
swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]
perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
Swimming Kit
All children must have either swimming trunks or wear a one-piece swimsuit that fully covers the stomach area. The pool instructors will prevent children from swimming if they do not have the correct swimwear.
Swimming Dates
Autumn Term
Year 6 (children who did not meet the national curriculum requirement in Year 5)
Every Tuesday afternoon (2.00pm - 2.30pm)
Ellesmere Port Sport Village
Spring Term
Year 5
Every Tuesday afternoon (2.00pm - 2.30pm)
Ellesmere Port Sport Village
Summer Term 2023
Year 4
Every Tuesday afternoon (2.00pm - 2.30pm)
Ellesmere Port Sport Village
School Swimming Results
2022-2023
74% of our Year 6 cohort met the national curriculum requirement to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, using a range of strokes effectively (for example, front crawl, backstroke and beast stroke) and performing safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
2021-2022
68.3% of our Year 6 cohort met the national curriculum requirement to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, using a range of strokes effectively (for example, front crawl, backstroke and beast stroke) and performing safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
Year 6 children did not get to attend their swimming lessons during 2020/21 (when in Year 5) academic year due to Covid-19.
2020-2021
72% of our Year 6 cohort met the national curriculum requirement to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, using a range of strokes effectively (for example, front crawl, backstroke and beast stroke) and performing safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
2019-2020
53% of our Year 6 cohort had already met the national curriculum requirement leaving Year 5 to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, using a range of strokes effectively (for example, front crawl, backstroke and beast stroke) and performing safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
Those Year 6 children identified in Year 5 who required additional swimming sessions to achieve national curriculum requirements did not get to attend their swimming lessons during 2019/20 due to Covid-19.