The Bulmershe School PE Department (X/Twitter @Bulmershe_PE) aims to raise standards in PE and Sport for all students across the ability range, leading to whole school improvement.  Former specialist status has brought many exciting sporting opportunities and experiences for our students offering unique opportunities for all to develop their sporting talent and potential within a broad and balanced curriculum that places great emphasis on the development of the whole child.

The staff in the PE Department create a busy and vibrant environment in which pupils enjoy four hours a fortnight of core PE lessons in Year 7 and Year 8, three hours a fortnight of core PE in Year 9, one hour a week of PE in year 10 (some students have three a fortnight) and year 11.  At Key Stage 4 we offer AQA GCSE PE, Duke of Edinburgh, Rookie Lifeguard and Sports Leaders.  At Key Stage 5 we offer AQA A Level Physical Education and BTEC National Extended Certificate in Sport.

Staff in the PE Department have extremely high expectations and are proud of the success of students at KS3, KS4 & KS5 as well as success in various sporting fields.  The PE Department are always looking to challenge students further and are constantly developing their own teaching and learning strategies.  Within the department we have 1 AQA exam board moderator, a certified Google Trainer and a Duke of Edinburgh Basic Expedition Leader along with staff having various practical sporting qualifications.

The Bulmershe School PE Department is proud to boast some of the best sporting facilities in the county, which include 4 football pitches (2 9-a-side and 2 11-a-side), 1 rugby pitch, a cricket wicket, athletics track, fitness suite and spinning room, 5 netball courts, 5 tennis courts, 2 outdoor basketball courts and access to an Olympic Gymnastics venue.  We are also privileged to have a Goals Centre (10 5-a-side football pitches and 2 7-a-side football pitches), Kingfisher Table Tennis Club and Bulmershe Gymnastics Club on site.  Our brand new £14 million sports centre includes a four court badminton size sports hall for sports such as badminton, handball, basketball and volleyball, a 25 metre 6 lane swimming pool and a smaller teaching pool with a moveable floor.

PE Timetables

The below link will take you to the 2024-2035 PE Rotation spreadsheet. 

To find out which PE class your child is in (e.g. "8Y/Pe2"), please check their timetable in the ClassCharts App. 

 PE Rotations for Years 7 - 11Please note, all rotations may be subject to change. 

KS3 Banding Criteria

If you child is in years 7-9, their report will be graded in bands. To understand the criteria behind these bands, please see the assessment document below:

PE KS3 Assessment Criteria

GCSE Physical Education

Exam Board: AQA

Find out more about our GCSE PE Course: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/gcse/physical-education-8582/specification

A-level Physical Education

Exam Board: AQA

Find out more about our A-level PE Course: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/pe/specifications/AQA-7582-SP-2016.PDF

Level 3 Sports Studies

Exam Board: Pearson

Find out more about our Level 3 Sports Studies Course: â€‹https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-nationals/sport-2016.html

Teaching Team

Mr B Hird, Faculty Leader bhird@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Mr B McArdle, Second in Faculty bmcardle@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Miss L Harris lharris@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk 

Mrs K Lewis klewis@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Mrs K Moon kroberts@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk 

Mr T Lord tlord@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Mr L Thompson lethompson@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Miss E Cronin ecronin@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Mrs S Ambrose sambrose@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk 

Miss C James chjames@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk 

Ms C Thomas cthomas@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Extra Curricular Activities

• Football
• Basketball
• Netball
• Table Tennis
• Trampolining
• Handball
• Athletics
• Cricket
• Tennis
• Badminton
• Rounders
• Fitness
• Softball
• Hockey
• Gymnastics
• Dance

Extra Curricular Clubs

Please click here to see which after-school PE clubs are running this term

Teams

• Basketball (U19, U16, U14 & Year 7 Mixed)
• Athletics (U15 & U13)
• Cross Country (U15, U14 & U12)
• Cricket (years 7 – 10)
• Handball (U15 & U13)
• Tennis (U15 & U13)
• Rounders (years 7 –10)

Students have the opportunity to attend a number of day and residential trips that run through the PE Department ranging from T20 matches at Hampshire or Surrey and the 6 nations matches at Twickenham to ski trips, football tours (last year's tour was to Lisbon), outdoor adventurous activities and careers in sport at Surrey University.

PE Kit

Please see our dedicated Uniform page for all the details regarding the school's PE kit.

School Games Organiser

We have a member of staff (Mrs G Lappin glappin@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk) who works two days a week as the School Games Organiser providing Level 2 and 3 competitions for Wokingham.

GCSE PE - Revision Help:

• GCSE PE Website - https://sites.google.com/bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk/gcseperevision/home (Only accessible when logged into a Bulmershe Chrome account)
• EverLearner – https://theeverlearner.com
• Zig Zag revision sheets – Paper 1 – completed - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RErk0D0SgHg62CkHEQG2XuuKTeQgAclQ/view?usp=sharing
• Zig Zag revision sheets – Paper 2 – completed - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KUL-GNOQ-uIJY9XvVam-3uKHeE_-YDoC/view?usp=sharing
• Knowledge organiser- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bdzS0zC7M3jU1FCTrCDwwYv4sNGiJ2r0/view?usp=sharing
• GCSE Physical Education Edexcel Revision Guide - https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/secondary-books/gcse/physical-education/jer43-gcse-physical-education-edexcel
• GCSE Physical Education Edexcel: Revision Bundle - https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/secondary-books/gcse/physical-education/jecub41-gcse-physical-education-edexcel

Further Information

Subject information and course content can be found below. If you have any further queries please contact the Faculty Leader, Mr B Hird bhird@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk