Sports Premium

Why is Physical Activity Important?

All children and young people should live healthy active lives. In primary school, the foundations of positive and enjoyable participation in regular physical activity are embedded. The Department for Education (DfE) wants all children to have equal access to high-quality PE provision and opportunities to experience and participate in a wide range of sports and physical activities. Schools should aim to provide high-quality PE and sport for at least 2 hours a week, complemented by a wide range of extracurricular sport and competitive opportunities. By providing this it can help improve children’s health and wellbeing, personal development as well as academic attainment.

What is the PE and Sports Premium?

To help schools to achieve this aim, the Government provides funding of £150 million per annum for primary school sport funding. The funding is targeted towards improving the quality of sport and PE for all their children.

Children and coach playing on the school field

A wide range of physical activities, including competitive sports helps all children to enjoy being active and keeping healthy

Allocation

Funding for schools is calculated by the number of primary aged pupils (between the ages of 5 and 11) as at the annual census in January.

For the year 2024-25 St Laurence Church Infant School received £17,800

Accountability

Schools are held to account for how they spend the sport funding. Please read the information below which gives details of our PE and Sport Premium Grant and how we allocate the funding.

Reports

5 key indicators that schools should expect to see improvement