At Meadlands, we love PE and sport! We recognise their many benefits, and are dedicated to promoting healthy and active lifestyles. We have worked hard to develop a broad and varied PE curriculum (see below), and ensure all pupils from KS1 and KS2 receive two hours of quality PE teaching a week: one from the class teacher and one from our PE coach Mr Penberthy. Pupils in the Early Years are also provided with regular opportunities to develop physical and social skills through a wide range of physical activities and games. Through the strong curriculum, as well as a wide variety of excellent clubs provided by specialist coaches, we hope to develop a love of physical activity and sport in all of our students, and through this encourage active lifestyles and life-long participation in sport. With a huge field, football pitch, basketball pitch, tennis tables and specialist teaching, pupils thrive in sport at Meadlands. The school has developed strong links with local sports teams and we take part in a variety of inter-school and borough-wide competitions and events, as well as welcoming special visitors.

Further information can be found in our PE Policy, here.

PE Lessons at Meadlands

You will find the PE days on the class pages of this website. On these days, children are expected to come into school wearing their Meadlands PE kit on these days (rather than change in school).

Below you will find our PE curriculum map, which outlines which area of PE and Sport each year group is taught in each half term. 

• PE Curriculum Map

Celebrating PE and Sport – Events and Competitions

We take part in a range of competitions and events celebrating PE and Sport each year. Below, we have highlighted just some of these.

Netball

Inspired by the success of the England Netball team in competitions like the Commonwealth Games, Key Stage 2 pupils enjoy taking part in netball matches and tournaments with other schools, in addition to a weekly netball club.

Football

Football continues to be incredibly popular at Meadlands, with pupils in all classes attending one of our three football clubs and various competitions and matches across the year.

 

Swimming

All UKS2 classes attend six weeks of swimming lessons at Teddington Pool, with additional training opportunities for a selection of gifted and talented swimmers. The school squad also takes part in the Richmond Schools Swimming Gala.

Outdoor and Adventurous Activities

Years 4, 5 and 6 all attend a residential trip with an Outdoor Adventurous Activities focus. The lucky pupils have been able to take part in a range of activities, from team building games to raft building, and indoor skiing to climbing.

The Year 6 residential is at Bowles Rocks 

The Year 5 residential is at Walton Firs

The Year 4 residential is at Thamses Young Mariners

Running

We love running at Meadlands, and in addition to running club and borough athletics competitions, many of our pupils have attended weekend running events in the local area such as Richmond Runfest!

Sports Awards

Each summer we hold our annual Meadlands Sports Personality of the Year Awards. These celebrate children who have shown commitment, sportsmanship, amazing progress and/or outstanding achievement in Meadlands PE and sport (both curricular and extra-curricular) across the year. Here are some of last year’s winners, beaming with pride.

 

Sports and Healthy Living Week

One of the pupils' favourite weeks of the year is Sports and Healthy Living week, held in the summer term. This includes lots of exciting taster sessions, sports activities, sponsorship days and of course – sports days!