PE and Sport Funding
In September 2013 the Government introduced new funding for physical education (PE) and sport for schools to improve the quality and breadth of the provision for all pupils ages 5-11 and help develop healthy lifestyles. The funding is allocated to primary school head teachers and must be used to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of physical education (PE), physical activity and sport in school.
Schools can use the premium to secure improvements against 5 key indicators:
- the engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity - the Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that all children and young people aged 5 to 18 engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, or which 30 minutes should be in school;
- the profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement;
- increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport;
- broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils;
- increased participation in competitive sport.
The premium may also be used to provide additional top-up swimming lessons to pupils who have not been able to meet the national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety after the delivery of core swimming and water safety lessons. At the end of key stage 2 all pupils are expected to be able to swim confidently and know how to be safe in and around water.
We regularly post updates on our use of Sport Premium in our school newsletter.
The links below provide further details about our Sport Premium, including a summary of the sporting opportunities offered by our schools for the current and previous academic years and information about the school's attainment in swimming:
School sport pupil questionnaire July 2022
After school PE clubs pupil questionnaire 2021