The DfE state that the Sports Premium Grant ‘must be used to fund additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport, for the benefit of primary-aged pupils to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.’

All schools receive ‘ring fenced’ funding with the aims of developing the following:

1 – The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity, kicking starting healthy lifestyles

2 – The profile of PE and sport being raised across the school as a tool for whole school improvement

3 – Increased confidence and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport

4 – Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils

5 – Increased participation in competitive sport

Our aim is for the pupil Sports Premium Grant funding to be used to enhance our current provision, and achieve and exceed our aims in Physical Education and Physical Activity; these are to offer opportunities for children to:

• Enjoy and be physically active.
• Recognise the importance of a physically active lifestyle
• Engage in a wide range of opportunities to motivate and inspire active lifestyle choices in and out of school
• Develop physical skills in all aspects of physical education through a wide and varied curriculum.
• Engage in activities that develop cardio-vascular health, mobility, speed, flexibility, muscular strength and stamina.
• Develop positive attitudes to good sporting behaviour, competition and fair play as individual participants, team members and spectators.
• Understand the need for safe practice in physical activities and how to achieve this.
• Set targets for themselves and compete against others, individually and as a team member.
• Understand the learning process that is involved in striving for and reaching competence.
• Use their creativity to plan, perform and evaluate in all areas of physical education and activity, make up their own games and respond to problem solving and challenging activities.
• Acquire cross-curricular skills involving Maths, Literacy, Science, Geography, Music, Technology and communication.
• To promote high quality physical education and activity so all pupils learn to love being active both within and outside curriculum time.

Swimming

Additional – By Year 6, pupils can swim competently over a distance of at least 25 metres, using a range of strokes effectively & perform self rescue. At Deanery, we teach Year 3 swimming in the summer term. In 2025, 96% of Year 3 pupils were assessed as being able to swim 25 metres independently. Sport England’s latest Active Lives Children and Young People report from December 2022, shows that 72 per cent of children in Year Seven meet the guidelines to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m. This shows that our pupils are performing very well.

We recognise the important of a healthy and physical active lifestyle, and firmly believe that this also leads to higher achievement, confidence and self-esteem.

You can find out more about this funding here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pe-and-sport-premium-for-primary-schools