PE and Sport Premium Funding

We have received our funding allocation for 2025-2026 and we have been allocated £18,850.

Purpose of the premium

The purpose of the premium is for schools to make additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport for the benefit of all primary-aged pupils to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.

This means schools must use the premium to:

• build capacity and capability within the school and ensure that improvements to the quality of PE, sport and physical activity provision made now are sustainable and will benefit pupils joining the school in future years; and
• develop or add to the PE, sport and physical activity that the school provides

Any use of the premium must be in accordance with the terms outlined in this document.

The Department for Education (DfE) has published information on how much premium funding primary schools receive, and advice on how to spend it.

Basis of allocation

An allocation for this grant has been calculated using a standardised methodology.

Allocations for the academic year 2025 to 2026 are calculated using the number of pupils in years 1 to 6, as recorded in the January 2025 census, as follows:

• schools with 17 or more pupils receive £16,000 plus £10 per pupil
• schools with 16 or fewer pupils receive £1,000 per pupil

Where a school’s pupils are not recorded by year group, pupils aged 5 to 10 are deemed eligible.

Eligible spend

The premium must only be spent on making additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport for the benefit of all primary-aged pupils to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.

Schools must spend the premium within the academic year it has been allocated for; schools cannot roll-over any unused funding into the following academic year.

4.2   Digital expenditure reporting return

All schools must complete the digital expenditure reporting return outlining how the school has used the premium and the impact it has had on achieving the aims and objectives of the funding.  The return will become accessible to schools in June 2026 and must be completed by 5:00pm on 31 July 2026.

Following its submission, schools will also have the option of downloading copies of the return to meet PE and sport premium reporting requirements.

The published report must include:

• the amount of PE and sport premium funding received
• a full breakdown of how it has been spent
• the impact seen by the school on pupils’ participation and attainment in PE and sport
• how this improvement will be sustained

The report must also contain details on the percentage of pupils in year 6 who have met the national curriculum requirement to:

• swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
• use a range of strokes effectively – for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke
• perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

Swimming Report 2024/2025

Currently, our children visit the local swimming pool for lessons.  85% are able to proficiently swim a distance over 25 metres and can perform self-rescue.  Swimming lessons are termly and organised via year group.  All children are expected to attend, as with other lessons.  Swimming kit (costume/shorts, towel and swimming hat are required).