The School’s sporting offer, partly delivered through The Acre, ensures that all pupils leave school with a positive experience of exercise and of one or more sports or activities which they will pursue into adulthood. Pupils working to achieve success at all levels of competition at School or with clubs are supported.
Pupils attend PE lessons through to the Sixth Form, and all pupils participate in a minimum of three sports afternoons per week. The study of Physical Education is offered at GCSE and A level.
Subjects taught here
Oundle’s approach to teaching Physical Education (PE) is centred around enhancing individual abilities and fostering a lifelong active lifestyle. The curriculum is designed to offer a broad exposure to a variety of sports beyond the School’s games programme and aims to improve motor skills which are crucial for sports-specific skills. Oundle places a strong emphasis on teaching qualitative values that contribute to personal growth, social skills, and health improvement.
This GCSE course focuses on both the practical and theoretical aspects of Physical Education. It is designed to foster enjoyment in physical activity and to develop an understanding of effective physical performance. Pupils gain skills in planning, performing, analysing, improving and evaluating physical activities.
At A level Physical Education addresses the development of the holistic person. The course is invaluable for pupils wishing to study a sport related area up to degree level. However, pupils who show aptitude and interest for Physical Education could use the subject for matriculation as an undergraduate in an unrelated subject area. It tackles challenging academic content across four main areas: physiological factors affecting performance, psychological factors, socio-cultural issue and practical analytical evaluation of performance. This comprehensive approach prepares pupils not just for academic success in PE but for a lifetime of active and healthy living.
Performance gym
Exercise and rehab studio
Sports hall
Cricket nets
Climbing wall
Squash courts
PE classrooms
Fives courts
Golf Simulator
The first indoor swimming pool was opened in November 1971, replacing an open air pool which had been built on the same site in 1935. In March 1985, then headmaster David McMurray proposed building a sports centre next to the swimming pool. The school’s first sports centre opened on Speech Day in July 1987. Following the opening of the new Oundle Sports Centre in 2020, this complex was renamed The Acre.
