Sports Premium
What is the PE Sports Grant?
The government is currently providing additional monies by the way of sports premium, to each primary school every academic year to provide new, substantial sport funding. This funding is provided directly to the primary school to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their children.
Schools with 17 or more eligible pupils receive £16,000 and an additional payment of £10 per pupil.
How to use the PE and Sports Premium Grant
Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport they offer. This means that the premium should be used to:
- Develop or add to the PE and sport activities that the school already offers
- Build capacity and capability within the school to ensure that improvements made now will benefit pupils joining the school in future years
There are 5 key indicators that schools should expect to see improvement across:
- 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, of 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. (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pe-and-sport-premium-for-primary-schools, March 2020)
The 2025-26 PE and Sport Premium funding has been used to make sustainable improvements to physical activity, PE and school sport across the school. Expenditure has been focused on four key areas:
- Maintaining the school environment and facilities.
- Providing sporting opportunities and competitive events.
- Supporting enrichment and curriculum-related physical activities.
- Purchasing equipment to improve inclusion and participation for all pupils, including those with additional needs.
Please see the attached government report for a breakdown of our spending. In addition to the itemised expenditure, £9,608.08 has been allocated to the maintenance of existing assets.
In line with current guidance, the renovation of our playground markings, supports the effective delivery of our PE curriculum whilst also promoting active play and increasing opportunities for daily physical activity.
These investments align with the DfE’s expectation that PE and Sport Premium funding should increase pupils’ engagement in regular physical activity, broaden access to sporting opportunities, improve inclusion, and create sustainable improvements that will benefit all current and future pupils.