Sports Premium

The government has provided funding of 150 million pounds per annum since 2013 to provide new and substantial primary sport funding. The funding is being jointly provided by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture and Medias and Sport. The money is being given directly to schools to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their pupils. The money is ring-fenced and can ONLY be spent on sport and PE provision in schools.

The amount of funding we receive is based on the number of pupils we have in Y1 and Y2.

Pupil numbers are based on data from the January census. The 2025/26 funding allocations are:

Schools with 16 or fewer eligible pupils receive £1,000 per pupil
Schools with 17 or more eligible pupils receive £16,000 and an additional payment of £10 per pupil
Sandwich Infant School receives – £17, 010 for its sports premium.

Please follow the link to the Department for Education to find out more about this funding.

Principles informing the use of the PE and Sports Grant

Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport that they offer.

For example:

To hire qualified sports coaches to work with teachers
Provide existing staff with training or resources to help them
Introduce new sports or activities and encourage more pupils to take up sport
Support and involve the least active children by running or extending school sports clubs, holiday clubs and Change4Life clubs
Run sports competitions
Increase pupils’ participation in school games
Run sports activities with other schools

PE & Sport Premium Expenditure at Sandwich Infant School

At Sandwich Infant School we are committed to promoting the importance of good health and well-being for all our children. We recognise the important role that Physical Education (P.E.) plays and the positive influence that it has on concentration, attitude and the academic achievement of children. It is our aim that all children who leave Sandwich Infant School at the end of Year 2, do so with the habit of playing and enjoying sports and, the skills and motivation, confidence and discipline necessary to equip them for a healthy and happy life.

Furthermore, we commit to ensure that the grant is used to benefit all pupils, regardless of their physical or sporting ability.

For information on how we have spent the PE and Sports Premium Grant last year and the impact that it has had plus, information of how we plan to spend the grant in this current academic year, please see below:

Reporting PE and Sport Premium Grant Expenditure – Your Funding Allocation

1. Funding Grant

Is the total amount for PE and sport premium grant for academic year 2024 to 2025 correct? Yes

Did your school have any unspent grant funding from the allocation for academic year 2024 to 2025? No

Did your school carry forward any grant funding from previous years for use in academic year 2024 to 2025? No

Declaration 1: I have the authority to submit this return on behalf of my school

Declaration 2: The data is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge

2. Categories of Grant Spending

Has your school spent any of its PE and sport premium grant on CPD?
How much has your school spent on CPD external training courses?
How much has your school spent on CPD upskilling staff to deliver swimming lessons?
How much has your school spent on CPD internal learning and development?
How much has your school spent on CPD inter-school development sessions?
How much has your school spent on CPD online training/resource development?
How much has your school spent on CPD external coaches supporting confidence and competence?
Total school spending on CPD

Internal Activities

School based extra-curricular opportunities
Internal sports competitions
Top-up swimming lessons or broadening aquatic opportunities for pupils
Active travel
Equipment and resources
Membership fees
Use of educational platforms and resources
Total school spending on internal activities

External Activities

Activities organised by School Games organiser network
Other inter-school sports competitions
External Coaching staff
Total school spending on external activities

Opportunities in Sport

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?
SEND list
Has your school targeted any spending on increasing or improving girls’ access to PE lessons or access to extra-curricular sport and physical activities?
How has this been done?
Has your school targeted any spending on providing or improving opportunities in sport and physical activities for disadvantaged pupils?
Confirm how for disadvantaged pupils from the options listed below:

Perceived Impacts and Improvements

What impact has this funding had within your school on increasing all staffs 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

Sustainability

What impact has your school’s spending of this funding had on ensuring that the improvements made are sustainable? Positive impact

Swimming and Water Safety

Does your school have year 6 pupils?	No
What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can swim competently, confidently, and proficiently over a distance of 25 metres?	N/A
What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can use a range of strokes effectively (e.g. front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke)?	N/A
What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations?	N/A
What impact has your school’s spending of this funding had on swimming and water safety attainment?	N/A

Declarations

Declaration 1	The information contained in this PE and sport premium assurance return is accurate and has been signed off by the school headteacher
Declaration 2	The information contained in this PE and sport premium assurance return is accurate and has been authorised by Chair of Board of governors or trustees
Declaration 3	The reported spending detailed within this submission will be published on our school’s website
Declaration 4	I am authorised to submit this PE and sport premium assurance return on behalf of my school

Feedback

How long did it take you to gather the relevant information to complete this submission?	2 to 4 hours
How long did this submission take you to complete?	More than 4 hours
In comparison to producing a written report, how much time did it take to complete this form?	It took about the same amount of time
In comparison to producing a written report, how straightforward did you find completing this form?	It was no more or less straightforward