Here at Gatehouse School we aim for excellence in both performance and attitude by providing first class lessons and coaching with ample opportunities to train and compete. We are a fully inclusive school and every pupil is encouraged to enjoy an interest in individual or team games whilst developing a healthy attitude to fitness and exercise.
We currently offer Fundamental Skills, Netball, Football, Rugby, Hockey, Cricket, Tennis, Athletics, Circuit, Cross Country, Dance, Gymnastics and Swimming in our lessons. Gatehouse School is committed to recognising the importance of physical activity outside the curriculum, and as a result, we offer a wide variety of extracurricular sporting activities and arrange a large number of sporting fixtures for teams of varying ability throughout the school year. Pupils have the opportunity to excel at sport, with individuals and teams frequently competing at Area and National competition level. We are currently the 2024 ISA U11 Boys National Football Champions.
In the Upper Juniors, children are given a one-hour P.E. lesson and a two-hour Games lesson each week by qualified, specialist staff.
In Year 2, Children are given a thirty-minute P.E. lesson and a one-hour Games lesson each week.
In year 1 and Reception, children are given a thirty-minute P.E. lesson and a thirty-minute games lesson each week.
Nursery are given a thirty-minute PE lesson each week.
From Reception to Year 4, pupils have a thirty-minute swimming lesson which increases to a forty-five-minute swimming lesson in Years 5 and 6. These sessions are delivered by specialist swimming teachers at York Hall Pool in Bethnal Green.
For a full list of the P.E. kit your child will need each term, please refer to the Uniform List on our website. All uniform is available from our stockists Khalsa Schoolwear.
Throughout the year there are a number of annual sporting events at Gatehouse, where pupils will be grouped in their Houses. Gatehouse parents can check the online school calendar to ensure of the exact dates:
The Inter-House football will normally fall in the Autumn Term.
The Inter-House netball will normally fall in the Autumn Term.
The Inter-House cross country will normally fall in the Spring Term.
The Swimming Gala will normally fall in the Spring Term.
The Nursery, Lower Junior and Upper Sports Days will fall in the Summer Term.
There are a number of weekly sports clubs after school, including football, netball, rugby, dodgeball, tennis, rugby, multi-sports and gymnastics. The available after school clubs list is sent to parents each term.
