Sports Premium

Primary Physical Education and Sports Premium

PE Funding Evaluation Form 2025/26

Reporting PE and Sport Premium Grant Expenditure 2025/26

What is the Sports Premium?
The government announced back in 2013 that it was providing additional funding of £150 million per annum for academic years 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015 to improve provision of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. This funding - provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport - would be allocated to primary school head teachers. The money had to be used to improve the provision of P.E. and school sport.

Purpose of funding

Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport they offer. The funding should ensure:

• The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity – kick-starting healthy active lifestyles
• The profile of PE and sport being 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

Possible uses for the funding include:

• hire qualified sports coaches to work with teachers
• provide existing staff with training or resources to help them teach PE and sport more effectively
• introduce new sports or activities and encourage more pupils to take up sport
• run sport competitions
• increase pupils’ participation in the School Games
• run sports activities with other schools

Our Commitment to Sustainable PE and Sport

At St Margaret’s, the PE and Sport Premium is not a short-term top-up. We use it to build skills, habits and systems that will keep benefiting children long after any one year’s funding has been spent. Our aim is that every child leaves us physically literate, with the confidence, knowledge and motivation to enjoy an active life.

Rooted in our Christian values, we believe PE and sport help children grow in body, mind and spirit. Through PE and sport they learn perseverance, teamwork, fairness and respect for one another.

Investing in our staff
Our biggest long-term investment is in teachers’ skills. Staff work alongside specialist external PE coaches, and receive training in areas such as gymnastics and pickleball. By July 2026, 83% of staff felt confident teaching every area of the PE curriculum, and the quality of lessons has risen year on year. These skills stay in school. Staff continue to share good practice with each other and use a high-quality scheme of work and planning resources, so every class receives at least two hours of good PE each week.

Active playtimes
We promote active playtimes by providing equipment and resources that keep children moving as much as possible throughout break and lunchtime. Children have a wide choice of games and activities that encourage high-quality play, collaboration and imagination, and help them build friendships, resilience and a lifelong enjoyment of being active. We review and refresh our playtime resources regularly so that every child, whatever their age, ability or interests, can find something they love to do.

A broad offer for every child
Children experience a wide range of activities, including Forest School for every year group, Balance Ability bike skills in Reception, gymnastics, netball, football, pickleball, dance workshops and summer cheerleading. Equipment bought through the funding is kept and looked after for future year groups. We review our clubs and activities every year, using registers and pupil voice, so we reach children who are less active, less confident, girls and those with SEND.

Competition for all
Competitive sport is now a fixed part of our school calendar. This includes local fixtures and festivals, gymnastics competitions, end-of-term intra-school competitions linked to PE lessons, and Sports Day. In 2025/26 our gymnasts won 8 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze awards across Key Stages 1 and 2. Our established links with local schools and providers mean these opportunities continue each year.

Swimming and water safety
We track every child’s progress in swimming 25 metres, using a range of strokes and performing safe self-rescue. In 2025/26, 88% of our Year 6 pupils met all three standards. The pupils who finished Year 4 in 2025/26 are on track to do even better, with 94% already meeting the standards. We check every child again in Year 6 and are committed to funding top-up swimming, so that every child leaves St Margaret’s able to swim safely.

Monitoring impact
Our PE Lead monitors provision through learning walks, staff confidence surveys, physical activity tracking, participation data and pupil voice. This helps us adapt what we do and make sure improvements last.