Sports

There are many opportunities to lead a healthy, active lifestyle at Jesmond Park Academy. We have a wide range of enrichment activities and sports for students to get involved in, both indoors and outdoors. Our students can improve their performance in a sport or activity or even learn a new one.

We have a large sports hall which caters for badminton, basketball, netball, volleyball, short tennis, 5-a-side football, cricket nets and many other fun indoor activities. We also have a large gymnasium where students take part sports such as gymnastics, trampolining, handball, circuit training and table tennis. Another indoor facility is the fitness suite which contains many weights machines and cardiovascular equipment such as treadmills, rowers, bikes and cross trainers. There is also a dedicated mirrored dance and fitness floor area.

Outside facilities include two full sized astro turfs, netball courts, 6 newly refurbished tennis courts, outdoor cricket nets and extensive grass fields. The fields are marked with 3 football pitches and a rugby pitch throughout most of the year. In the summer, a 400m athletics track and a 300m athletics track are marked out along with rounders and softball pitches. We also have outdoor basketball courts which are available for students to use throughout the year.

Libraries

The School has two Libraries, the main School Library for Years 7 to 11 and a separate Sixth Form Library, known as Ayesha’s Library after a former student who was an inspiration to us all.

Both provide books and resources supporting the curriculum and Reading for Pleasure and have study spaces, computers and printing facilities.
 

The main Library is open for lessons during School hours, students have access at break, lunchtimes (days and times vary) and after School until 3.30pm.

Students will use the Library regularly throughout their time here. The Library plays a key role in supporting our Accelerated Reader programme, providing access to a wide range of fiction and hosting reading classes and support sessions. We also host small groups of students, for instance doing group work or attending workshops, and organise author events and book fairs. We buy stock throughout the year, ensuring students always have access to the latest titles, and encourage students to suggest stock for the Library.

Students also have access to computers and printers.

Students have access to Reading Cloud, where they can remotely check stock, get reading recommendations and see author videos. They can also access their borrower record, submit book reviews and send in stock requests.

For Sixth Form we understand that students need their own space in order to study effectively. Ayesha’s Library is a dedicated area that is used throughout the day by Sixth Form students only. It is designed for individual silent study and provides a calm environment where students can read, complete work, research or prepare assignments.

Ayesha’s Library provides space for 60 students, with 30 PCs and 30 individual study spaces, we also have a bank of laptops for students to use in the study areas outside the Library.

The facilities and resources are overseen by the LRC Manager and the centre is staffed throughout the day.. 

Opening hours are 8am to 4pm, these are extended during exam periods usually up to 5pm.