At West Rainton Primary School, we thank all of our loyal staff members for generously giving up their time to dedicate to the extra-curricular provision in our school. We are passionate about the development of well-rounded children through providing a broad range of quality experiences. Our close tracking and monitoring of clubs shows over 80% of our pupils access at least one club per term, and around 65% attending more than one. It is a real asset of ours, and it has a huge impact on overall personal development.
After School Clubs
We have such an extensive and vibrant after-school clubs offer, with opportunities changing in line with the children’s interests and wishes. Football, craft, netball, cookery, Y6 booster, steel drumming, yoga, Relax Kids, dance and construction are just a snapshot of what we offer, as well as our very popular homework club. It is fantastic to see how many of our pupils access at least one, but in many cases more than one, club per week.
All of our clubs, with the exception of externally-led gymnastics, are completely free of charge to attend.
After School Clubs run from 3.10pm to 4pm each day, Tuesday to Friday. Gymnastics is currently free for autumn term and runs from 3pm to 3:45pm, then 3:45pm until 4:30pm, to ensure that as many pupils as possible can access this excellent example of our sporting provision.
As an AfPE school, we pride ourselves on a high standard of PE provision, both in and out of school hours. Many of our pupils have gone on to receive scholarship support to further their sporting endeavours outside of school based on evidence seen in our clubs.
Our current after school club provision includes:
- SAFC football club with Phil, our dedicated sports coach from the Foundation of Light
- Construction club run by Miss Johnson
- Football team run by our PE lead, Mr McDonough
- Homework club run by many of our members of staff
- Imagination club with Miss Charlton and Miss Cairns
- Cookery club run by Mrs Firth and Miss Kelly
- Netball club with Mrs Firth and Miss Kelly
- Computing with Mrs Maddox
- Fun and Games with Mrs Lloyd and Mrs Bissell
- Dance club with Mrs McDonough
- Relax Kids and Yoga, run by Mrs McDonough
- Gymnastics club run by a professional coach from Durham City Gymnastics
- Booster for Y6 with Mr McDonough
- Steel drumming with Mrs McDonough, Mrs Struthers and Holly Fagan, our Durham Music Service coach
