The PE and Sports Premium is Government funding designed to help primary schools improve the quality of their PE, sport and physical activity provision. It aims to encourage all children to develop healthy, active lifestyles by supporting staff training, broadening opportunities and increasing participation in competitive events. The PE and Sports Premium funding is allocated directly to schools so they have the flexibility to use it in the way that works best for their pupils.
For the year 2024/25 we used our allocated funding of £21,290 to enhance our teaching of PE lessons, the quality of our resources and to promote and increase opportunities for sport across the school in both a competitive and non-competitive capacity. Schools are required to complete an annual report, written in arrears for the previous academic year, of how they spent their PE and Sports Premium and the impact it had on provision for pupils and staff.
In 2024/25 the DfE introduced a new reporting format for schools. Please click on the links below to see the different component parts of last year’s report. Below last year’s report are links to reports from previous years.
- Declaration
- Funding Allocation
- Categories of Spending
- Opportunities, Impacts and Sustainability Details
Previous Sports Impact Documents: 2023-2024, 2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021
The Impact of PE and Sports Premium Funding at SMSP
At SMSP we strive to lay the foundations for our children to become physically literate individuals by providing them with positive, early experiences with both movement and physical activity. We believe this life-long relationship between activity and movement lies in the heart of PE, sport and all physical activity, of which every child deserves to be and feel a part of.
One of our key focus areas has been staff development and training. Staff have been able to observe and teach alongside sport specialists. The PE Premium has also allowed our PE Leadership Team to attend the invaluable annual Sports Impact Conference at Harlequins Rugby Club and share knowledge with all staff. As well as enhancing our delivery of PE through CPD, we have also been able to purchase new equipment and resources for multiple forms of activity, not just PE lessons. This allows us to promote physical activity across a variety of different contexts from Reception to Year 6.
We have also increased opportunity and participation across the school. There are a range of before school, lunch-time and afterschool clubs including: basketball, cricket, girls’ football, gymnastics, mixed football, netball, tag rugby and yoga to name a few. Clubs are inclusive, with places for children with SEND encouraged to participate in and free places allocated to PPG pupils. Regular inter-house competitions give every child a chance to take part in competitive sport in school, and our participation Richmond Borough tournaments and festivals mean many pupils proudly represent SMSP in local and Borough events.
The impact of our use of the PE Premium is significant. By using some of the funding to run novice Tag Rugby sessions and girls’ football sessions, pupils have been encouraged and supported to join in previously where they might not have. As a result of these additional sessions, we have seen a greater number of overall pupil participation and a higher percentage of girls joining clubs and taking part in our trials for our competitive sport Year 6 squads. Our goal to include a greater number of children in sport has led to us being awarded the Platinum Sports Mark in 2025, something of which we are very proud of.
As well as achieving Platinum Sports Mark, our use of the PE and Sports Premium has led to many other successes that have been celebrated across the school. SMSP have won the Borough leagues in both Netball and Tag Rugby. We have also taken home medals in boys’ football, swimming, cross country and other events.
We continue to use the PE and Sports Premium funding to enhance our teaching and equipment and increase opportunity in competitive and non-competitive spheres. Our aim for 2025-26 is to enter more Lower Key Stage 2 events and run a greater number of participation events, such as inter-house, across the school. We will also be exploring our involvement with the Youth Sport Trust’s Well Schools initiative.
We are sure the positive impact of participation in PE and sport will continue. Our staff feel more confident teaching and well-equipped and the children feeling confident, valued and included in all physical activity at SMSP.