Appleton Thorn Primary School

We aspire to be the best we can be, promoting a heathy body and mind.

We give our children opportunities to acquire new knowledge and skills exceptionally well and develop an in-depth understanding of PE.  Pupils develop willingness to practise skills in a wide range of different activities and situations, alone, in small groups and in teams and to apply these skills in chosen activities to achieve exceptionally high levels of performance. We work hard to promote high levels of physical fitness.  Our school ethos promotes healthy lifestyle, achieved by eating sensibly and exercising regularly. In each year group our children are encouraged to remain physically active for sustained periods of time and an understanding of the importance of this in promoting long-term health and well-being.   Many of our pupils take the initiative and become excellent young leaders, organising and officiating, and evaluating what needs to be done to improve, and motivating and instilling excellent sporting attitudes in others. Some of our gifted pupils show exceptional levels of originality, imagination and creativity in their techniques, tactics and choreography, knowledge of how to improve their own and others’ performance and the ability to work independently for extended periods of time without the need of guidance or support. All of our teaching team model keen interest in PE and expect our children to have a willingness to participate eagerly in every lesson, highly positive attitudes and the ability to make informed choices about engaging fully in extra-curricular sport.