KS3 Physical Education Report Comments (Years 7-9)

PE covers applying skills and techniques across games, athletics, gymnastics, dance and other activities, tactics and decision-making, fitness and safe training, analysing performance to improve, leadership and fair play, and how the body works during exercise.

Below are 13 sample sentences for KS3 (Years 7-9): two strengths and one next step for each of the 4 comment levels (Excellent / Good / Developing / Needs support), plus a tip for families. They are a small selection from the 288 physical education sentences in the full pack. Copy one, then add a detail only you know about the student.

Jump to: Excellent · Good · Developing · Needs support · Writing tips

Student name Pronouns

Fills in the name and pronouns on this page. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Excellent E

Strengths

Already performing core techniques such as the overarm throw, the chest pass and the forehand drive with control, [Name] applies them accurately in small-sided games.
As a leader, [Name] organises small groups with clarity, explains drills concisely and officiates fairly, applying the rules accurately and calmly.

Next step

[Name]'s next step is to plan and lead a short skills practice for a small group, adapting it so that every player is challenged.

Good G

Strengths

The foundation skills taught in the early units, such as the set shot and the push pass, are secure, and [Name] uses them with growing accuracy in games.
[Name] works well as part of a team, communicating clearly, respecting officials' decisions and showing fair play whether winning or losing.

Next step

To develop tactical understanding, [Name] should practise spotting space in small-sided games and calling for the ball when free.

Developing D

Strengths

Core skills introduced in the early units, such as the chest pass and the forehand, are coming along, and [Name] is working on using them in games.
[Name] contributes to group tasks and is growing in confidence when taking on roles such as scorer, timekeeper or captain.

Next step

To build tactical understanding, [Name] should focus on one simple principle at a time, such as spreading out in attack to create space.

Needs support N

Strengths

The first core skills of the early units, such as the chest pass, are starting to develop, and [Name] performs them more accurately when practising with a partner.
Learning to work as part of a team, [Name] takes turns and listens to teammates during small-group games and activities.

Next step

Watching the demonstration closely and asking for one step at a time to be shown again will help [Name] learn each new skill.

Support at home

Encouraging your child to try one of the school's lunchtime or after-school clubs gives extra practice and a chance to enjoy sport with others.

How to write physical education comments for KS3 (Years 7-9)

Name the activity and the technique: a lay-up in basketball, a controlled forward roll, a crouch start in sprinting. Activities rotate, so where possible pick a skill the student will use again in later units.
Describe decision-making in games, such as when to pass, how to find space or when to defend. A target linked to one tactical principle helps students who look skilful in drills but less so in matches.
Credit leadership and officiating, such as leading a warm-up or umpiring a small-sided game, and say what the student did. It gives a rounded picture for students whose own performance is still developing.

Watch out: Avoid any comment on body shape, weight, size or appearance, and do not equate fitness with effort. Describe skills, decisions and understanding, and suggest one practical step, such as rehearsing a technique in drills.

The four levels describe how secure, accurate and independent the learning is, never a grade. Excellent suits precise, perceptive work that applies ideas to unfamiliar contexts; Good suits usually accurate with occasional guidance; Developing suits sometimes, or with a worked example; Needs support names what is emerging and the help that works. Show the level through the work rather than writing the level word.

What Physical Education covers

In these comments, physical education covers these behaviours:

applies skills and techniques with control and accuracy across a range of activities
uses tactics, strategies and compositional ideas and makes good decisions
understands and develops fitness, warming up and training safely
analyses and evaluates performance to improve
shows leadership, teamwork, fair play and officiating skills
understands how the body works during exercise and how activity supports health

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