Ouston Primary School has a rich history of sporting success. We aim to provide as many opportunities as possible for children to be active and experience as many new sporting activities as possible during curriculum time and as part of after school clubs.
We regularly take part in a wide range of inter school sports organised by the local Schools Sports Partnership and our local schools associations. These include: Football, Netball, Cross Country, Tag Rugby, Athletics and Tennis.
We also provide a number of after school clubs including: Tennis, Dance, Gymnastics, Netball, Football and Athletics.
Skipping Workshops 2017
The whole school took part in a skipping workshop, which took place over two days. A woman called Gail taught us different skipping skills, including: The Pretzel, The Butterfly, Crossover, Paired skipping and a whole lot more!! In the afternoon we showed of our skills to the rest of the school. Gail taught each class different skills that were all amazing. Thank you Gail.
Football League 2016
The year 5/6 football team played exceptionally well in the tough games, for the first round of the season. They were the first team to play in our amazing new kits (Thanks to Frankie and Benny’s for the sponsor), which looked extremely smart. Some of the matches were against local schools including: Lumley, Pelton, St. Margaret’s and Hetton Lyons. After working hard in the games played so far they have qualified for the A league.
Year 6 Gifted & Talented
Four year 6 pupils attended the a session in Durham called ‘Gifted and Talented’, a set of workshops to be held over the year for children noted to be outstanding in sport and fitness. During the first session they did fitness activities: fitness cardio, athletics circuits, fitness psycholigigy and mental fitness. The children enjoyed their activities and are looking forward to their next visits.
Year 6 Tag Rugby 2016
The 2016 tag rugby team did very well in the 2016/17 league at Hermitage Academy. They improved week on week with their teamwork skills and performed very well. They managed to get in to the top 4 round-robin. Unfortunately they finished second after a tough rematch with Cestria . Ouston won a silver medal.
Our team also attended a tournament held at maiden castle (organised by Durham & Chester-Le-Street Schools Sports Partnership) along with a B team. The B team did very well but sadly didn’t make it through for a chance of a medal. The A team played well too and after just making it through to the next round finished in third place, bringing home the bronze medal.
Year 6 Netball 2016
The year 6 netball team played in the Chester-Le-Street league and overall they came 4th . They had some tough matches but they fought through it. The girls played extremely well but unfortunately didn’t come out on top. Brilliant effort girls!
Year 5 Hockey 2016
The pupils in year 5 were taught hockey in P.E during the Autumn term. At the end of the unit their skills were put to the test. We entered 6 teams to a year 5 Durham & Chester-Le-Street School Partnership hockey festival. The children all had a fantastic time where 2 teams won their group and 3 teams came in second place.
Cross Country 2016
During the Autumn term we held our intra-school cross country competition. All children in KS2 competed against each other to see which school team would win. We had some super races which resulted in the Yellow team winning 3 out of the 4 races. Blue team won the Y5/6 boys race.
Teams from Y3/4 and Y5/6 took part in the Chester-Le-Street Schools Partnership Cross Country competition in October. The children all did fantastic and did the school proud. It was great to see so many smiles as the children ran! Again, some fantastic running was seen and we had some excellent results. The Y3/4 girls team won the team race as did Y5/6 boys. We also some great individual runners: Deanna and Jonah both finished their races in first place.
Soccertots 2016
Year 2 had an excellent morning at the Riverside, taking part in football based skills and activities. The children all loved the activities and had fun competing against each other.
Netball: Summer 2015
The Year 5 girls took part in the Chester-le-Street Year 5 league. They worked well as a team and it was great to watch them improve week by week. We look forward to watching them play again in the Year 6 league in September.
Tag Rugby: Spring 2015
The tag rugby team had a fantastic season, improving week on week. We enjoyed watching some close, competitive matches throughout the season. The team showed excellent team-spirit and went on to win the league. A great result, well done.
The team also competed at the County Finals, finishing in third place.
Cross Country: Spring 2015
Once again there was a fantastic effort made by the children of Year 5 and 6 in the Chester-le-Street Schools Cross Country competition. It was a very close competition, taking place over the three races but the children showed true determination to come through and take the overall winners trophy. Both the girls and boys teams finished as runners up too.
A group of children also attended the county cross county finals. Year 5/6 boys came third, while the 5/6 girls finished winning the gold medals.
Indoor Athletics 2014/15
The Year 5/6 athletics team took part in one of the Chester-le-Street Schools Indoor Athletics competitions in November. Although only a small competition the children worked hard and managed to win this first round. They will go on to the Chester-le-Street Schools finals in December.
Hoopstarz: Autumn 2014
Hoopstarz visited the school in December and gave every class in KS1 and KS2 a quick hoola hoop lesson. The children (and some teachers!) all had fun learning some new skills and keeping fit and healthy.
Netball: Autumn 2014
The Year 6 girls took part in the Chester-le-Street Schools Year 6 league. The girls played some fantastic netball and kept battling when they came up against some exceptionally good teams. They managed to finish as small school runners up. A great effort girls.
Netball: Summer 2014
At the beginning of the term our Year 5 girls took part in the Chester-le-Street Y5 League. They played exceptionally well and went on to win the small school league. We look forward to the girls playing in the Year 6 league in September. Well done girls!!
The Year 6 girls also played again this term, in the American tournament. Unfortunately their winning streak came to an end and they were knocked out in the semi-finals. The girls should still be very proud of their achievements. I hope they continue to play as they move to their secondary school.
Quadkids: Summer 2014
For the third year running the school qualified for the Quadkids competition at the Durham County School Games. This time both a Year 3/4 and 5/6 team went along to represent Chester-le-Street. We had a fantastic day (mostly in the sun) and once again, the children were a credit to the school. Both teams went on to win Gold medals. We also had two individual winners. Abigail gaining the highest points for a Yr3/4 girl and Daniel gaining the highest points for a Yr5/6 boy. Two outstanding achievements.
Durham Dash: Summer 2014
This year we returned to Durham for the Durham Dash. The Durham Dash was an urban athletics event which took part in the streets of Durham City. Children from across the across the school took part in the competition. The dash itself was a 550m run up the cobbles from the Market Place to Palace Green. Ouston were represented in the finals by several children. Daniel and Abigail went on to win Gold, while Dylan won Bronze. Leah also won Silver in the Y6 girls field events and Damien won Gold in the Y3 field events. It was great evening, enjoyed by all who took part and some outstanding performances.
