PE and Sports Premium 

Primary PE and Sport Premium

At Lunsford Primary School, we recognise the important role that Physical Education plays in supporting children’s physical health, wellbeing, confidence and personal development.

We believe that high-quality PE, alongside a wide range of sporting and physical activity opportunities, helps children develop important skills such as teamwork, resilience, determination and respect. These skills have a positive impact not only in sport, but across all areas of school life.

Our Vision for PE and Sport

We are committed to providing an engaging, inclusive and progressive PE curriculum that enables every child to:

• Develop physical skills, confidence and a love of being active.
• Experience a broad range of sports and activities.
• Understand the importance of healthy and active lifestyles.
• Develop teamwork, leadership and positive attitudes.
• Participate in competitive and non-competitive sporting opportunities.

Primary PE and Sport Premium Funding

The Primary PE and Sport Premium is government funding provided to primary schools to improve the quality of PE, sport and physical activity provision.

Schools are expected to use this funding to make sustainable improvements that benefit pupils by:

• Developing the quality of PE teaching and learning.
• Increasing participation in physical activity and sport.
• Providing opportunities for pupils to develop skills and achieve success.
• Supporting children to lead healthy, active lifestyles.

At Lunsford Primary School, we carefully evaluate our PE provision and use the funding strategically to ensure it has a lasting impact on our pupils.

How We Use the Funding

Our Primary PE and Sport Premium funding supports areas such as:

• Staff training and professional development.
• Specialist coaching and curriculum support.
• Increasing opportunities for participation in sporting activities.
• Providing access to competitions and festivals.
• Developing resources and equipment.
• Promoting physical activity, wellbeing and inclusion.

Measuring Impact

We regularly review the impact of our PE and Sport Premium spending to ensure that it improves opportunities and outcomes for all pupils.

Our annual report outlines:

• How funding has been allocated.
• The improvements made to PE and sporting provision.
• The impact on pupil participation, confidence and achievement.
• Our plans for continued development.

Further Information

Please see the document below for further details about our Primary PE and Sport Premium funding, our priorities and the impact of our work:

Primary PE and Sport Premium Report

Evidencing the Impact 2023-2024

Sport Premium Impact Reports 2023-2024 

Evidencing the Impact 22-23

Evidence Impact Document

Evidencing the Impact 2021-2022

Sport Premium Impact Reports 2021-2022 

Sport Premium Impact Reports 2020-2021

Evidencing the Impact 2020-2021

How are we spending the PE funding?

We believe PE is a hugely important part of the curriculum and we pride ourselves on offering children many opportunities to get involved in sport, both during and after school. This funding has enabled us to employ the services of outside agencies and a specialist PE teacher to come into the school and provide High Quality PE and Sport sessions each week to all children.

We have employed the services of a local company PASS Ltd (Physical Activity & Sports Specialists) set up in conjunction with the Maidstone School Sport Partnership Network as we know that the expertise, drive and energy, of the team, will allow us to deliver some of the above and, equally importantly, will provide training for teachers to enable them to become more confident in the delivery of day to day aspects of PE. This will ultimately impact the children through higher quality, sustainable PE teaching and ensure our offer to all children is fun, active and engaging.

The funding has also been used to supplement our active play equipment.

What will the impact of this funding be for our school?

• All pupils from YR to Y6 will receive one hour per week of team teaching alongside a professional sports coach.

• We have decided to provide the extra funding to enable our YR pupils to take part in the weekly activities. The government funding  is only available from Y1.

• Our staff will receive one hour per week of professional development in order to enhance their own PE teaching.

• Pupil will be provided with a PE timetable which will encourage and enhance their physical skills. These skills will be formatted to provide a natural progression from YR to Y6.

• Pupils showing exceptional skills in an area of the PE curriculum will be provided with links to professional outside sports agencies.

• The PE lessons provide pupils with the opportunity to practice all sports skills including football, basketball, gymnastics, hockey, dance and athletic games.

• Pupils will have the opportunity to take part in local sports day events involving friendly competition between local schools.

• Pupils will have the opportunity to attend after school clubs of football, netball and multi-sports.