Sports Premium Funding has been an additional funding to all Primary Schools from the academic year 2013-2014.
It is provided jointly by the Departments of Education, Health & Culture and Media & Sport. Its purpose is to improve the quality of sport and PE for all pupils across the school and can only be spent on this provision.
It is for schools to decide how the Sports Premium is spent, as they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the pupils at their school.
From April 2014, schools have been required to publish online information about how they have used, and/or intend to use, their Sports Premium Funding, to ensure that parents and others are made aware of how the additional funding was, and is, being used. From September 2018, schools have had to report of the ability of their end of KS2 pupils in swimming.
Sports Premium funding is received in the financial year, for impact and reporting upon in the academic year.
AT ASHURST CE AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL
- We aim to develop children’s knowledge, skills and understanding in PE. Physical well-being is essential to personal and social development and is closely linked to a growing sense of identity, self-image and worth; and to increased confidence.
- We aim to develop and encourage children to plan, participate and evaluate work appropriate to their age and ability. We strive to improve children’s physical skills, health and fitness; and encourage them to enjoy PE for its own sake.
- We believe that PE is concerned with developing self-control and a confident, positive attitude – these skills are necessary across a range of different situations including young children learning to dress themselves, developing fine motor skills and knowing how to handle equipment and apparatus safely.
PE and Sports Funding Proposal 2025 – 2026
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Total number of pupils on roll |
46 |
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Amount of Sports Premium Funding |
In the region of £16,000 |
Sports Premium Funding 2025-2026
The funding received from Sports Premium Funding is to be allocated in the following ways:
- To employ qualified PE specialists to enhance and enrich the specialist teaching of all pupils YR-Y6, to work alongside teaching assistants to increase subject knowledge and confidence in PE.
- To purchase new equipment as required.
- To employ qualified PE specialists to run extra-curricular clubs, for KS1 and KS2 pupils
- To provide specialist-taught swimming lessons for all pupils Y3-Y6
- To pay for weekly transport to off-site indoor PE/Sports venues and facilities for all pupils Y1-Y6, allowing pupils in YR more space in school.
- To pay for transport to facilitate pupil attendance at Locality and Inter-School sporting events
- To pay for the hire of Ashurst Village Hall to increase opportunities for gym and dance
- To pay for line and pitch marking on the local Recreation Ground, for seasonal school PE/Games and Sports Day for all pupils YR-Y6
- To fund the annual engraving of current and purchase of new sports awards
- To part fund the development of the Ashurst outdoor learning environment for all pupils
- To pay for remarking of the playground
- To forge links with local schools to increase collective and individual provision in PE, including ‘pooled’ funding, as appropriate
Impact of Funding/Spending Statement for 2024- 2025
- An increase in the number of pupils able to access and enjoy a whole range of different sports in school time throughout the academic year such as hockey, netball table tennis, fencing and basketball.
- Provision of extra- curricular after school KS1 & KS2 Sports club including coaching in football, athletics, lacrosse, rounders, handball, kin ball and cricket.
- An increase in the number of cups, medals and shields awarded to all pupils in range of sports.
- Participation, success and enjoyment in inter-school sports competitions such as Horsham inter schools Football and Stool Ball competitions, Horsham Schools swimming Galas, Participation, success and enjoyment in PE/Sport at specialist venues such as The Bridge, The Towers’/ Rock Road (SGS) for Swimming coaching with MXT.
- An increase in opportunities for children to attend after school sports clubs including dance and drama.
- 100% of Y6 pupils who attended Bikeability training in Y6 achieved a level 2 Bikeability award.
- An increase in new resources for PE/Sport e.g. discuses, netball posts and balls
- 100% of Y6 pupils at the end of Y6, are able to swim over 25 metres using a range of strokes effectively, able to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.