Athelstan Primary School
Sports Premium
Details of our PE and Sport Premium Grant for the academic years 2025-2026 and 2024-2025 can be accessed using the links below.
SPORTS PREMIUM 2026-2027
Vision: ALL pupils leaving primary school physically literate and with the knowledge, skills and motivation necessary to equip them for a healthy, active lifestyle and lifelong participation in physical activity and sport.
Objective: To achieve self-sustaining improvement in the quality of PE and sport in primary schools.
Key Indicators:
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Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
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The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity - kick-starting healthy active lifestyles
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The profile of PE and sport being raised across the school as a tool for whole school improvement
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Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils
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Increased participation in competitive sport
| Key achievements to date until July 2026 | Areas for further improvement and baseline of evidence of need |
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Raised profile of Sports’ Leaders, C4L Champions and Girls’ Sports Activators at unstructured times Outdoor areas used to increase active learning with the introduction of half termly wellbeing afternoons for every year group Varied range of physical activities on offer to encourage more pupils to access extracurricular provision Shout outs on the weekly newsletter, celebrating pupils’ sporting achievements Use of a sports coach to target a different groups each half term, including less active pupils, girls and SEND pupils School awarded winner of the School Games Award by Handsworth Grange Hub Acting Headteacher highly commended in the Leadership in an Active School Award |
Continue to improve all pupils’ physical activity levels throughout the school day and after school Embed wellbeing outdoor sessions Sports coach targeting for lunch and after-school clubs - SEND, girls and disadvantaged pupils Maintain Platinum and KS1 sportsmarks Increase competitive activities
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Academic Year: 2026-2027
Total amount carried forward from 2025-2026: £7451
Total Fund Allocated for 2026-2027: £10,680
Total to be spent by 31st July 2027: £18,131
Last Updated: September 2026
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Meeting national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety |
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What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres? |
50% (based on figures from Y4 lessons) |
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What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]? |
53% (based on Y4 lessons) |
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What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations? |
98% (based on Y4 lessons) |
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Schools can choose to use the Primary PE and Sport Premium to provide additional provision for swimming but this must be for activity over and above the national curriculum requirements. Have you used it in this way? |
No |
Key Indicator 1: Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching of PE and sport (11% of allocation)
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Intent School Focus |
Implementation Actions to Achieve |
Funding £1910 |
Sustainability |
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| All teaching of PE to be good or better which will impact upon pupils’ enjoyment and engagement in sports. |
Audit of staff confidence in teaching different aspects of PE Attendance of PE leaders at annual conferences Monitoring of lessons by PE leaders |
Forge subs £720* CPD £500 Release £690*
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Competency survey for staff Monitoring of lessons Sustainable through Theme Team’s budget in terms of SoW Our own staff ‘specialists’ to deliver future CPD |
Key Indicator 2: The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity - Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that primary school pupils undertake at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day in school (15% of allocation)
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Intent School Focus |
Implementation Actions to Achieve |
Funding £2700 |
Sustainability |
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Helping all pupils engage in regular physical activity throughout the school day. Improvement in children’s overall fitness and health by giving all pupils more access to learning outdoors. Encouraging all pupils to take part in a physical extracurricular activity. Encouraging all pupils to be active outside of school. |
Identify and train new C4L Champions, Girls’ Sports Activators and Sports Leaders for lunch time activities/PE warm ups Targeted use of sports coach at lunchtimes Use of fitspurts throughout the week Regular advertising of clubs/events outside of school via the newslette Weekly shout outs for sporting achievements in newsletter Use of ActivAll boards at Breakfast Club, lunchtime and for after-school club PE display noticeboard celebrating pupils’ sporting achievements outside of school |
Forge coach £780* Forge subs £720* Sp Leader t-shirts £200* Equipment £1000*
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Regular monitoring of outdoor learning, C4L Champions, sports leaders and sports' activators Monitoring of the number of pupils attending an extra-curricular club. Initial investments made for infrastructure of outdoor learning areas so these are sustainable going forward. |
Key Indicator 3: The profile of PESSPA being raised across the school as a tool for whole school improvement (15% of allocation)
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Intent School Focus |
Implementation Actions to Achieve |
Funding £2700 |
Sustainability |
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Development of pupils’ love of sport, physical activity and outdoor learning. Improvement in children’s overall fitness. Embed the use of Sports’ Leaders in each year group as a specific pupil responsibility during PE lessons. Embed the use of C4L Champions, Sports Leaders and Girls’ Sports Activators during lunchtimes. Improving physical activity across the curriculum. |
Use of ‘fit spurts’ over the week Celebrate achievements with social media and noticeboard in main hall Train new C4L Champions, Sports Leaders and Girls’ Sports Activators Targeted sports coach activities Assemblies with sporting themes run by outside providers Weekly shout outs of sporting achievements in the newsletter |
Forge coach £780* Forge subs £720* Equipment £1000* Sports leader t-shirts £200*
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Pupil Voice re love of sports and physical activity. Theme Team to focus on improving physical activity and outdoor learning across the curriculum. |
Key Indicator 4: Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils (27% of allocation)
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Intent School Focus |
Implementation Actions to Achieve |
Funding £4980 |
Sustainability |
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| Creation of further opportunities for all pupils to experience different sports/activities through PE lessons, enrichment activities and extracurricular clubs. |
Select a more varied range of after-school clubs from SSP and staff running clubs Target key groups of pupils for clubs, inc girls and SEND Purchase resources to facilitate different sporting activities |
Forge subs £720* Forge coach £780* Equipment £1000 Coaches £1350* Release £1130*
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Monitor participation and enjoyment. Staff ‘specialists’ to run clubs with time in lieu given; third of the cost of buying in external experts. |
Key Indicator 5: Increased participation in competitive sports (30% of allocation)
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Intent School Focus |
Implementation Actions to Achieve |
Funding £5500 |
Sustainability |
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Increase in the number of opportunities for pupils to compete against each other and against pupils in other schools. Provide more competitions during PE lessons to enable all pupils to participate. |
Participate in competitions/festivals/tournaments in the locality Run intra and virtual competitions within year groups every half term with the final PE lesson being dedicated to this Daily ActivAll tournament in Breakfast Club Year group competitive sports days in summer term |
Forge subs £720* Coaches £2250* Release £2280* Sports day £140 SFSS £110
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Pupil voice about participation in events. Increase in virtual competitions means no future costs for release or coaches, making competitive sports more sustainable. |
* denotes funding spread across more than one indicator
IMPACT OF SPENDING
| Key Indicator 1 - increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching of PE and sports |
| Autumn 1 - PESSPA Leader attended the FSSP Sports Conference, with a focus on encouraging and supporting SEND participation in PE, networking and sharing good practice. This resulted in booking in for the sports coach to run weekly afternoon sessions for SEND children to start in Autumn 2. Staff voice on the delivery of PE and Fitspurts showed confidence in delivery of each year groups’ units. PE expectations were shared by PE lead on the first INSET day. As the Y4 teachers were all new to Y4, they all attended a training session at Concord Centre, to aid them in the delivery of swimming lessons. |
| Key Indicator 2 - the engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity - Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that primary school pupils undertake at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day in school |
| Autumn 1 - new Sports Leaders and Change 4 Life Champions were selected by class teachers and received training from Forge SSP at the beginning of the academic year. They have since been supporting pupils to keep active during lunchtimes each day, working from a rota. The Sports Activators are also leading lunchtime sessions and attended the training. Zones in the playgrounds allowed pupils to engage in a range of different physical activities, such as skipping, ActivAll Boards and cycling on balance bikes. Fitspurts continued throughout the week, giving the pupils short sharp bursts of physical activity within the school day. Y1 pupils had access to weekly Forest School activities, promoting more active learning in the outdoors. Across KS1 and KS2, children have all had access to their half termly outdoor learning session. |
| Key Indicator 3 - the profile of PESSPA being raised across the school as a tool for whole school improvement |
| Autumn 1 - PESSPA Leader has reviewed the toolkit and identified a need to focus with SEND in sport. The plan is for the weekly sports coach to come, and renew focus on making sure SEND children get access to the extra sporting activities available. Confirmation received that we have achieved the KS1 Sports Mark Gold Award for the first time. Various external PA activity opportunities have been advertised via the weekly newsletter. Parents have been sending in information about their children’s sporting achievements outside of school, which have been shared on the weekly newsletter. Parents have also been encouraged to send in more photos of their children, to be shared on the PE Stars board. Members of Sheffield Wednesday Youth Group came to lead an assembly, to encourage children to take part in their weekly youth group. |
| Key Indicator 4 - broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils |
| Autumn 1 - Staff ran weekly after-school clubs for a range of sporting activities including Y2 Dance, Y5 invasion games, Y6 gymnastics. In addition to this, a Y6 teacher has been supporting SEND children by running lunchtime football sessions. Pupils’ feedback showed that children have enjoyed all their sporting sessions this half term and have improved in their skills. We have also purchased more equipment for golf, tennis and hockey to improve the delivery of these sports in PE lessons. |
| Key Indicator 5 - increased participation in competitive sports |
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Autumn 1 - the school signed up again this year to the Federation for School Sports to enable pupils to take part in a range of football tournaments, and have also signed up to The Yard Ball event provided by Forge. The ActivAll Challenge also runs every morning during Breakfast Club, with a rolling leader board in place for the different category of games. Sports Leaders are leading ‘personal challenge’ at lunch time for children to beat their own personal fitness scores. Many events are booked in for the coming months at EIS/ Graves Sports Centre/ Abbeydale etc. |
SUSTAINABILITY
- Allocation and impact of the Sports Premium is monitored closely by Governors each term to ensure that the improvements are sustainable.
- Staff are regularly audited with regards to their teaching skills in PE and CPD is then organised to ensure that there is a good quality of provision.
- Pupils are interviewed regularly for their views on sport, both in the curriculum and outside of school.
- The school continues to ensure they maintain the School Sports Platinum Mark each year.
- Each key indicator above includes information regarding sustainability measures.
- GOV.UK PE and sport premium for primary schools.