Sports Premium
In April 2013, the Government announced new funding of £150 million for physical education (PE) and sport provision.
Funding will be allocated to all maintained and state-funded schools with primary phase pupils, including: primary, middle, special and non-maintained special schools, academies and pupil referral units from 1 September 2013.
Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport we offer such as:
- Developing or adding to the PE and sport activities that your school already offers
- Building capacity and capability within school to ensure that improvements made now will benefit pupils joining the school in future years
There are 5 key indicators that schools should expect to see improvement across:
- The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity - the Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that all children and young people aged 5 to 18 engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be in school
- The profile of PE and sport is 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
Sports Premium Provision for 2024 - 2025
Amount Scheduled for Academic Year: £17,820 + £1,242 = £19,062
Carry forward from academic year 2023/2024: £1,242 (due to invoice being submitted late – August)
- Purchasing of a table tennis and the installations of the foundations - £2,230
- Active playground equipment - £2,300
- Hiring of local sports Centre for increased facilities and equipment - £200
- Active play leader at lunchtimes - £2,840
- PE scheme of work to help staff teach PE and sport more effectively - £500
- Specialist qualified sports coaches to increase confidence, knowledge and skills in the teaching of PE and sport - £3,450
- Lunchtime sporting clubs for increased engagement of pupils in regular physical activity - £1,390
- Offsite activities for children in Year 3 to promote additional ‘outdoor and adventurous challenge’ activities - £900
- Entry fees for sporting competitions & sports affiliations - £290
- Running sporting competitions to increase pupils’ participation within a competitive sport against other local primary schools and inter-house - £462
- Outdoor learning opportunities for all pupils to promote a good mental health, and for children to participate in outdoor learning tasks which have increased physical activity - £4,50
Swimming at Downsway
All pupils at Downsway Primary School will typically receive swimming lessons in Year 4. We currently use the swimming pool at Bradfield Sports Complex and qualified swimming instructors.
Schools are required to publish information on the percentage of their pupils in Year 6 who met each of the three swimming and water safety national curriculum requirements:
- swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
- use a range of strokes effectively
- perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
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Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres |
Use a range of strokes effectively
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Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations |
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2023 – 2024 |
58% |
6% |
65% |
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6% |
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