P.E and Sports Premium Funding
Academic year 2024-2025 – Total funding allocated £19,580
Background
In April 2013 the Government announced new funding of 150 million for Physical Education (PE) and sport, to be used to improve the quality and breadth of PE and sport provision. Funding has been allocated to all maintained and state funded schools with primary phase pupils from 1st September 2013. Since 2017, the government have now improved and enhanced the amount of money provided to schools to invest in PE, Sport and Healthy Lifestyles. Schools will now receive £16000, plus an additional £10 per pupil.
Schools are free to determine how best to use this funding to improve the quality and breadth of PE sport provision, including increasing participation in PE and sport so that all pupils develop healthy lifestyles and reach the performance levels they are capable of.
Schools should see the continued professional development (CPD) of teachers as a key priority to make sure that the future quality of the teaching of PE, sport and physical activity is sustainable. This includes providing staff with professional development, mentoring, appropriate training and access to external resources.
From government guidance (PE and Sport Premium in Primary Schools), updated October 2023, schools must use the PE and sport premium to:
- build capacity and capability in the school and make sure that improvements made to the quality of PE, sport and physical activity provision now are sustainable and will benefit pupils joining the school in future
- develop or add to the PE, sport and physical activity that the school provides.
Schools can also:
- embed physical activity into the school day by encouraging active travel to and from school and having active break times
- provide targeted activities or support to involve and encourage the least active children
- help to provide equal access for all pupils to the range of sports and physical activities that the school offers
Schools can also use the PE and sport premium to raise attainment in primary school swimming and water safety by funding top-up swimming sessions for those pupils that do not meet national curriculum requirements after they’ve completed core swimming lessons.
2023-2024 – Funding was used on the following:
- Lunchtime Sports Provision to assist with activity on the playground.
- Subsidies for After School Sports Clubs throughout the year.
- Equipment for PE lessons and lunchtime sporting activities.
- School Sports Partnership membership (this offers support, guidance, training and a calendar of events and competitions).
- Additional swimming lessons for Year 4 children.
Click here to view our online review of spending submitted to the Department for Education at the end of the school year.
2024-25 Plans for Funding
Swimming Proficiency
Catch-up programmes for our swimmers to ensure a higher proportion can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres are also being planned for: our Year 4 children will also have additional swimming lessons in the 24-25 year along with our Year 3 children.
Active Schools Programme
This is a whole school approach to physical activity. We will continue to provide opportunity for children to take part in the Daily Mile. We will also continue to provide more sessions of active learning within the classroom.
Extra-Curricular Activities
We have a range of after school activities provided by school staff and Active Sports. We have a boys and a girl’s football team who will compete in leagues and tournaments.
Physical Literacy
PE sessions led by an occupational therapist will be delivered to our SEN children to support with development of fine and gross motor skills and will also support the up-skilling of teachers and teaching assistants to run these sessions themselves in future years.
