PE & Sport Premium Funding

What is the Sports Premium?

he PE and Sport Premium is a government initiative that provides additional funding to primary schools to improve the quality of physical education (PE), physical activity, and sport. The aim is to ensure that all children develop healthy lifestyles and a lifelong love of physical activity. Schools are expected to use this funding to make sustainable improvements to their PE provision, including increasing participation, improving teaching quality, and offering a broader range of activities.

How Much Funding Do We Receive?

For the current academic year, our school has received £18,470 in Sports Premium funding.

How We Use the Funding

We are committed to using the Sports Premium to create lasting benefits for our pupils. Our spending includes:

Membership to the Stockton School Sports Partnership – giving our pupils access to a wide range of competitive sporting events throughout the year.
Transport to sporting events – ensuring all children can participate regardless of background or circumstance.
Staff CPD (Continuing Professional Development) – providing training to enhance the confidence and competence of our teachers in delivering high-quality PE lessons.
Additional swimming lessons – helping more pupils meet national curriculum expectations for swimming and water safety.
High-quality PE equipment – ensuring lessons are engaging, inclusive, and well-resourced.
Free after-school clubs – offering a variety of activities through partnerships with:
- - Yarm Martial Arts
- - DanceFuzion
- - Wheel Education (cycling)

These clubs are open to all pupils and help promote physical activity beyond the school day.

Impact of the Sports Premium

Our use of the Sports Premium has had a significant and positive impact on our school community:
Increased opportunities for competitive sport – more pupils are representing the school in inter-school competitions.
Higher participation in extra-curricular activities – a growing number of pupils are engaging in after-school clubs.
Improved physical activity levels – children are more active throughout the school day and beyond.
Enhanced staff confidence and skill in teaching PE – leading to more effective and enjoyable PE lessons.
Excellent swimming outcomes – last year, 83% of our Year 6 pupils met the national expectation of swimming 25 metres.
Wider benefits – including improved teamwork, resilience, and wellbeing among pupils.

We are proud of the progress we’ve made and remain committed to using the Sports Premium to support every child in leading an active and healthy life.