Sports Premium
Background
In April 2013, the government announced new funding of £150 million for physical education and sport, to be used to improve the quality and breadth of PE and sport provision. Funding has been allocated to all maintained and state-funded schools with primary phase pupils from 1st September 2013.
Schools are free to determine how best to use this funding to improve the quality and breadth of PE and Sport provision, including increasing participation in PE and sport so that all pupils develop healthy lifestyles and reach performance levels they are capable of.
Accountability
Schools must report on how they spent their Sports Premium each academic year. In July 2025 a new digital reporting platform was launched to help with this. You can see how we spent our allocation for 2024/25 by clicking on the links below, which show our submissions to the digital reporting platform:
Reporting PE And Sport Premium Grant Expenditure Your Funding Allocation
Reporting PE And Sport Premium Grant Expenditure Categories Of Grant Spending
Reporting PE And Sport Premium Grant Expenditure Opportunities Impacts And Sustainability Details
Reporting PE And Sport Premium Grant Expenditure Your Schools Declarations
Reporting PE And Sport Premium Grant Expenditure Your Schools Specifics
Promoting Physical Activity at St John’s
In addition to the PE & Sport premium funding, below is a summary of other ways in which we engage children in physical activity each year:
| Sports Activity | Cost | Children Involved | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intra-school competitions | free | KS2 | These are mini-competitions between teams of St John’s children. These take place each half term in curriculum sports such as: hockey, basketball, football, dodgeball, cricket, tag rugby and rounders |
| Additional Club Coaching | free | KS2 | Specialist Karate coaches deliver taster sessions to children in KS each spring term |
| Signposting to Local Clubs | free | All children | We are always keen to promote local sports clubs in order to encourage more children to become physically active. Leaflets from local clubs are regularly distributed from school and taster sessions in cricket, gymnastics and dance have been offered. |
| Physical Activity Charts | free | All children | On the playground there are three large charts which set the children physical, aerobic challenges. They set themselves goals and enjoy trying to beat their own PBs! |
| Active Lunchtimes | free | All children | We select ’Lunchtime Leaders’ from Class 4 to run lunchtime sports (e.g. target throwing, skipping etc.) for all children who want to take part each day. This has led to increased participation in physical activity across the school each day. |
| Sports Day | free | All children | Every June we hold our traditional sports day. We feel it is important to retain a competitive element to sport and so all children compete in races, as well as some potted sports. |
Outcomes
The table below shows how our commitment to PE and sport has led to increased participation across the school:
2024/25
| Event | KS1 | KS2 | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extracurricular Involvement This is the number of children who have taken part in sports clubs and activities at school, outside of normal PE lessons | 34 (100%) | 57(100%) | 91 (100%) |
| Sports Leadership This is the number of children who have taken responsibility for running additional sporting activities for younger children in school | N/A | 57 (100%) | 57 (63%) |
| Representation This is the number of children who have taken part in inter-school competitions, representing St John’s | N/A | 20 (35%) | 20 (22%) |
Swimming Outcomes: July 2025
80% of Year 6 children at St John’s could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over 25 metres
80% of Year 6 children at St John’s could use a range of strokes effectively
100% of Year 6 children at St John’s could successfully perform self-rescue