PE And Sport Premium For Primary Schools

Click here for the Department of Education link to the Primary School’s Sports Funding page.

What is the Sports Premium?

The Government provides funding each year for school leaders to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their children.

The sport funding can only be spent on sport and PE provision in schools.

Sports premium spending 2023-24

Swimming-outcomes 2023-24

 

Sports premium report 2022-23
Sports premium report 2021-22

 

Swimming outcomes 2022-23
Swimming outcomes 2021-22

Purpose of Funding

Schools will have to spend the sport funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but they will have the freedom to choose how they do this.

 

Possible uses for the funding include:

  • Hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work alongside primary teachers when teaching PE
  • New or additional Change4Life sport clubs
  • Paying for professional development opportunities in PE/sport
  • Providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE/sport
  • Running sport competitions, or increasing participation in the school games
  • Buying quality assured professional development modules or materials for PE/sportProviding places for pupils on after school sport clubs and holiday clubs