PE and Sports Premium

PE and sport premium for primary schools

Our aim has been to ensure that the funding has been deployed to achieve long term, self sustaining improvement. To that end, we have invested in the professional development of staff as well as providing qualified specialist coaches to work alongside teachers and to offer additional extra-curricular opportunities. We have given more children more opportunities to take part in competitive events (in both intra- and inter-school competition).

St. Mary’s Cockerton School has been awarded the School Games Mark Gold Award for every year since 2016 and in 2023 we were one of only a few schools to achieve the Platinum Award, which has subsequently been extended until 2026.

This highly prestigious award, recognised by Ofsted, reflects the importance we place on PE and Sport at school, as well as the hard work and efforts of the staff and of course the pupils. We plan to continue to enhance the curriculum by providing many more exciting PE and Sport activities in the next academic year.

The award recognises schools’:

• Overall vision for PE, physical activity and school sport
• Quality of PE
• Quality of school sport
• Quality of physical activity
• Use of PE, physical activity and sport as a catalyst for wider learning.

Reporting PE and sport premium grant expenditure 2024 – 2025 From 2025, schools are required to complete a digital expenditure reporting return which outlines how it has used the premium and the impact it has had on achieving the aims and objectives of the funding. The following information summarises this return.

Opportunities, impacts and sustainability details

Opportunities in sport

The school has allocated funding to enhance PE, sport, and physical activity opportunities for pupils with SEND and long-term medical conditions by supporting their participation in extracurricular activities and competitions. Additionally, targeted spending has been directed at improving girls’ access to PE and sports through specialist activities, engagement with community clubs, and data-driven approaches to better understand and support their needs.

Impacts and improvements

The PE and sport premium funding has had a positive and wide-reaching impact across the school, including:

• Staff Development: Increased confidence, knowledge, and skills among staff in teaching PE and sport.
• Pupil Engagement: Greater participation of all pupils in regular physical activity and sport.
• School Improvement: Raised the profile of PE and sport, contributing to whole-school improvement.
• Inclusive Opportunities: Broader and more equal access to a range of sports and physical activities.
• Competitive Participation: Increased involvement in competitive sports.
• Key Outcomes Achieved:
  • Higher pupil attainment in PE and swimming/water safety.
  • Increased physical activity levels.
  • More pupils participating in school and extra-curricular sports.
  • More staff completing CPD and engaging in extra-curricular activities.

Sustainability

The school’s spending of PE and sport premium funding has had a positive impact on sustainability, ensuring that improvements made in physical education and sport are long-lasting and embedded into school practice.

Swimming and water safety

The school has seen a positive impact from its PE and sport premium funding on swimming and water safety. A high percentage of Year 6 pupils can swim competently, use a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe self-rescue, reflecting strong outcomes in this area.

Year 6 Swimming and Water Safety Attainment