The PE and sport premium is a government grant provided to primary schools in England to improve the quality of physical education (PE) and sport for all pupils. The main purpose of the funding is to make additional and sustainable improvements to the PE and sport that schools already offer.
At Hempland Primary School, our PE and sport premium funding has had a positive impact on several key areas, including increasing staff confidence and skills, and improving pupil engagement and attainment. There has been a positive impact on increasing the confidence, knowledge, and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport. This was achieved through spending on continuing professional development (CPD), which included internal learning and development (£4294.19), inter-school development sessions (£1133), and external coaches (£1084).
The funding also had a positive impact on pupil engagement, raising the profile of PE and sport across the school, and increasing participation in both competitive and extra-curricular activities. We spent funds on internal school-based extra-curricular opportunities (£1517.24) and internal sports competitions (£1400) to support these improvements.
The funding also had a significant positive impact on providing opportunities for specific pupil groups and on swimming and water safety. Spending was targeted to provide or improve opportunities for pupils with special educational needs, girls, and disadvantaged pupils. This was done through various means, such as providing specialist equipment, subsidised clubs, and top-up swimming lessons. Regarding swimming, the school reported a positive impact on attainment in swimming and water safety. As a result, 97% of current Year 6 pupils can swim 25 metres proficiently, and 90% can perform safe self-rescue. The improvements made are considered sustainable.
For more detail please see this page from the Department for Education (external website).
For information on our PE and Sport Premium Funding, please click the links below.
Reporting PE and Sport Grant Expenditure 2025-26