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Sports

We promote healthy and active lifestyles, encourage participation and sportsmanship, team spirit and celebrate sporting achievements.  We are fortunate to have our own in house sports coach (Miss Weaver) and marvelous outdoor facilities with a large playing field and we make the most of this outdoor space.

All pupils receive 2 hours of good quality PE lessons each week. In addition, there are many extra-curricular clubs and opportunities to take part in various tournaments throughout the year.  (Please keep an eye on newsletters to see upcoming events and results.)

We hold an annual summer sports day with inter-house competitive races.  It is a hugely enjoyable event attended by parents and governors.

All children have the opportunity to learn to swim in order to reach national curriculum expectations of swimming 25m unaided. Children in Year 4 get a crash course in swimming in the Autumn and spring terms.

We offer  Bikeability cycling proficiency course for our Year 5 children, and all our pupils in Reception will be taught to ride a bike before they start Key Stage 1.

We take part in Harpenden District Sports events and tournaments throughout the year which include cross-country, tag rugby, football, netball, chess, rounders, hockey, Kwik cricket festival and the district athletics event.

We are part of the local small schools’ league competing for the district Bonner Cup each year.  (The Bonner Cup is open to small schools and awarded to those winning the most points over all sports throughout the year, recognising the smaller pool of athletic talent they have to draw on.)  We also compete for the Woodward Cup, which is open to all Harpenden schools regardless of size.

Sports Gold Award

School Games Gold mark awardThe Lea has been awarded the GOLD award for the Sainsbury’s sponsored ‘School Games’ awards. This is given to schools in relation to the variety and amount of sports provided to pupils throughout the school year.

It looks at the availability of extra curricula activities offered to all year groups and the leadership opportunities give in sports related roles. We, as a school, understand the importance of being active as part of a healthy lifestyle, and strongly encourage exercise for our pupils during the school week.

We are extremely pleased that this award acknowledges our school ethos.

Sports Premium

School Sports funding is specific money put into primary schools by the government to improve PE for every child.  This money is ring-fenced, to be spent only on provision of PE and sport in schools.

Our aims are to:

  • increase engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity
  • raise the profile of PE and sport across the school as a tool for whole school improvement
  • raise standards of PE teaching through increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
  • widen the opportunities for pupils to experience a range of sports and activities at school
  • increase the levels of participation in competitive sport
  • Exercise area on the KS2 field at The Lea Primary School and Nursery
  • The Lea Primary Football Team
  • Nursery pupils getting ready to run race at Sports Day at The Lea Primary School and Nursery
  • The Lea Primary School children playing netball
  • Nursery and Reception pupils playing with water table at The Lea Primary School and Nursery
  • Reception pupils playing with parachute at The Lea Primary School
  • Happy pupils running across the field at The Lea Primary School and Nursery
  • The Lea Primary School and Nursery exercise area and climbing frame on KS2 field
  • Football at The Lea
  • Rapid Fire Cricket
  • The Lea Primary School and Nursery Caythorpe PGL school trip pupils in canoes
  • The Lea Primary School and Nursery boys football team
  • The Lea Cross Country
  • Girl pupil bouncing a ball on the KS2 playground at The Lea Primary School and Nursery