Westholme School - Sports Studies / P.E.

Physical Education

Facilities

Westholme School is very fortunate to have an extensive range of facilities for sports including:

Sports Hall – four badminton courts, gymnastic equipment, netball, volleyball & basketball courts.
All weather astro-turf pitch – multi-sports, full size hockey pitch & tennis courts.
Sports field – grass pitches for hockey and football. Athletics track and rounders pitches.
Five netball courts/ six tennis hard courts.
Swimming pool with learner pool.
Sixth form lecture theatre is used for dance.
Cross country running around the school grounds and fields.

The Physical Education Curriculum

Years 7 – 11 have two one hour lessons per week. The activities include:

Year 7 and Year 8

Autumn/Spring terms: Dance, Gymnastics, Swimming Hockey and Netball.

Summer Term: Athletics, Rounders and Tennis

Year 9

Autumn/Spring terms: Hockey, Netball, Swimming, Health Related Fitness and Badminton.

Summer Term: Athletics, Rounders and Tennis

Year 10

Autumn/Spring terms: Aerobics, Badminton, Health Related Fitness, Hockey, Personal Survival Swimming, Synchronised Swimming and Volleyball.

Summer Term: Athletics, Rounders and Tennis

Year 11

In Year 11 the pupils select the activities they wish to do in one of their lessons and experience a wide variety of set lessons in their other session.

Set Lessons: Badminton, Fitness work, Water Aerobics, Water Polo

Options: Fitness Gym, Golf, Ju-Jitsu, Lacrosse, Life Saving, Rugby and Sports Hall Games.

The Physical Education Examination Courses

Students have the opportunity to study Physical Education at both G.C.S.E. and A level.

The C.S.L.A. (Community Sports Leadership Award) is also run for members of the Sixth form.

Extra Curricular Activities

We have a very strong tradition of extra-curricular activities here at Westholme. Sports teams are run for all year groups in the following sports:

Athletics
Badminton
Cross-Country & Fell running
Football
Hockey
Netball
Rounders
Swimming
Tennis,
Golf. (Girls who play out of school are entered in Lancashire Schools Golf Events).

All teams are selected from girls who attend practices and all girls are welcome to attend. Practices are held at lunchtimes and after school when the fixture list permits. Most hockey and tennis fixtures are held on Saturday mornings, with most of the other fixtures being held after school.

The girls regularly compete in all the different sports with schools both locally and throughout the North West. Westholme often competes in County and National Schools Competitions in a variety of sports, and has often achieved success at County, Regional and National finals.

In addition, there is a lunchtime Running and Power Walking Club which caters for all abilities and is non-competitive. Plus, there is an improvers' swimming session held weekly for the weaker swimmers in school.