Sports Premium money is allocated to all primary schools with a vision of creating children that are physically literate and that have the skills, the knowledge and the motivation in order that they are in a position to lead healthy, active lifestyles for the duration of their life.

Total amount of grant funding your school received for academic year 2024 to 2025£17,730
How has St Mary’s spent the funding:
CPD: External coaches supporting confidence and competence£10,000
Internal School based extra-curricular opportunities£5,000
Internal top-up swimming lessons or broadening aquatic opportunities for pupils£1,545.85
Internal equipment and resources£485
Internal use of educational platforms and resources£399
External activities organised by School Games organiser network£300
Total spent of PE and Sports Premium17,729.85
Has your school targeted any spending on providing or improving opportunities in PE, sport and physical activities for pupils with SEND or long-term medical conditions?·        Training or CPD to support inclusive PE sport and physical activity provision.

·        Supporting participation in extra-curricular opportunities or competitions.

·        Top Up swimming lessons for pupils requiring additional assistance.

·        Specialist coaches to assist children with SEND

·        Specialist equipment and resources for children with SEND

·        Insight and data capture to better understand and support these pupils

Has your school targeted any spending on increasing or improving girls’ access to PE lessons or access to extra-curricular sport and physical activities?·        Training or CPD to support girls in PE, sport and physical activity.

·        Supporting participation in extra-curricular opportunities or competitions

·        Specialist focused activities for girls

·        Insight and data capture to better understand and support these pupils

Has your school targeted any spending on providing or improving opportunities in sport and physical activities for disadvantaged pupils?·        Before school sport and physical activity groups – free of charge for all pupils.

·        After school sport and physical activity clubs – free of charge for all pupils.

·        Subsidised sport and physical activity clubs for disadvantaged pupils.

·        Stronger parental engagement eg. School assemblies, leaflets and home support.

·        Staff training and CPD specific to tackle inequalities in relation to sport and physical activity.

·        Insight and data capture to better understand and support these pupils

What impact has this funding had within your school on increasing all staff’s confidence, knowledge and skills in teaching PE and sport?Positive impact
What impact has this funding had within your school on increasing engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity and sport?Positive impact
What impact has this funding had within your school on raising the profile of PE and sport across the school to support whole school improvement?Positive impact
What impact has this funding had within your school on offering a broader and more equal experience of a range of sports and physical activities to all pupils?Positive impact
What impact has this funding had within your school on increasing participation in competitive sport?Positive impact
Has your school’s PE and sport premium spending achieved any of the following?·        An increase in pupils’ attainment in PE

·        An increase in pupils’ physical activity levels

·        An increase in the number of pupils
participating in school sport

·        An increase in the number of pupils participating in extra-curricular activities

·        An increase in staff completing training and CPD

·        An increase in pupils’ attainment in swimming and water safety

What impact has your school’s spending of this funding had on PE attainment?Positive impact
What impact has your school’s spending of this funding had on increasing teachers’ confidence and competence in teaching PE and school sport?Positive impact
What impact has your school’s spending of this funding had on increasing pupil participation in extra-curricular activities?Positive impact
What impact has your school’s spending of this funding had on ensuring that the improvements made are sustainable?Positive impact
What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can swim competently, confidently, and proficiently over a distance of 25 metres?83%
What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can use a range of strokes effectively (e.g. front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke)?80%
What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations?83%
What impact has your school’s spending of this funding had on swimming and water safety attainment?Positive Impact

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