What is the PE and Sports Premium?

The PE and Sport Premium must be used to fund additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport, for the benefit of primary-aged pupils to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.

There are 5 Key Indicators which school should expect to see improvement across as a result of the funding:

Accountability and Responsibilities

Schools are accountable for the use of their PE and Sport Premium funding and are expected to spend it for the purpose it was provided only.

Online reporting

Schools must publish details of how they spent their PE and Sport Premium funding by the end of the summer term, or by 31 July, of each academic year at the latest. Online reporting must include:

• the amount of premium received
• a full breakdown of how it has been spent
• the impact the school has seen on pupils’ PE, physical activity, and sport 
• participation and attainment
• how the improvements will be sustainable in the future  

Schools are also required to publish the percentage of pupils within their year 6 cohort in the current academic year who met the national curriculum requirement to:

• swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m
• use a range of strokes effectively
• perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations