Sports Premium
What is PE and Sport Premium?
The primary PE and Sport Premium was introduced in March 2013 to improve the provision of physical education and school sport in primary schools across England. The funding is allocated directly to primary schools and is ring-fenced. This means it may only be spent on improving the provision of PE and sport in schools. In February 2014, the Government committed to continue until 2026. This has now been extended for the academic year 2025-2026.
How is the funding calculated?
Schools receive PE and sport premium funding based on the number of pupils in Years 1 to 6. In most cases, it is determined by how many pupils there are in a school using data from the previous year's January school census.
Our Allocations for Academic year 2024-2025:
Infant School: £17,800
Junior School: £19,710
| Meeting national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety 2024-2025 | |
| The percentage of Year 6 children who could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres when they left the federation at the end of the academic year. | 90% |
| The percentage of Year 6 children who could use a range of strokes effectively when they left the federation at the end of the academic year. | 91% |
| The percentage of Year 6 children who could perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations when they left the federation at the end of the academic year. | 94% |
Schools can choose to use Sport Premium to provide additional provision for swimming but this must be for activity over and above the National Curriculum requirements. Balksbury Federation have used some Sports' Premium money to support swimming lessons for Year 2, 3, 4 and 5 |