--- title: "Outdoor Play" url: "https://stwilfrids.bhcet.org.uk/opal" school: "St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School" --- **Tel:** 01388 603451 **Email:** office@stwilfrids.bhcet.org.uk # Outdoor Play Play has changed hugely over the last 25 years as the world has become a much busier and more technologically developed place. Children sadly sometimes miss out on the physical, creative side of play that is so important to their development. We are committed to ensuring quality play opportunities are available to all of our children at St Wilfrid’s as we believe that play is essential for children’s physical, emotional, social and intellectual development. ### Our vision for play at St Wilfrid’s We would like play in our school to become a freely chosen activity which your child will find satisfying and enjoyable. It will provide them with an opportunity to use their intuition, be physically active, be creative, make their own decisions, be outdoors and overall have fun. ### ### Outdoor Play - [Outdoor Play](https://stwilfrids.bhcet.org.uk/opal) - [Outdoor Play Gallery](https://stwilfrids.bhcet.org.uk/opal/opal-gallery) - [Ideas for outdoor activities at home](https://stwilfrids.bhcet.org.uk/opal/ideas-for-opal-at-home) - [Can You Help? – What We Need](https://stwilfrids.bhcet.org.uk/opal/can-you-help-what-we-need) ![St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-wilfrid-s-r-c-v-a-primary-school-2/images/logo/Bishop_Hogarth_and_Hexham_Logo_new_(1).png) ### St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Murphy Crescent Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6QH 01388 603451 ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stwilfridscatholicprimaryschoolba/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stwilfrids_bishopauckland/) ### Translation ### Office 365 [Sign in to Office 365](https://outlook.office.com/) © Copyright 2025–2026 St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stwilfrids.bhcet.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)