Sports Premium Funding

Funding

PE and sport premium funding based on the number of pupils in years 1 to 6.

We use data from the January 2025 school census to calculate funding for most schools.

We use data from the autumn 2025 school census for:

• new schools
• schools teaching eligible pupils for the first time in the academic year 2025 to 2026

For the year 2025 to 2026:

• schools with 16 or fewer eligible pupils will get £1,000 per pupil
• schools with 17 or more eligible pupils will get £16,000 and an additional payment of £10 per pupil

Schools should use the PE and sport premium funding to help achieve these aims. It must not be used for core-type school activities. They should use it to make additional and sustainable improvements to the PE, sport and physical activity they provide, such as:

• funding high-quality PE and sport for at least 2 hours a week, complemented by a wide range of extracurricular sport and competitive opportunities
• providing or improving equal access to sport for boys and girls

Schools should prioritise PE and sport premium spending to improve in the following 5 key areas:

• increasing all staff’s confidence, knowledge and skills in teaching PE and sport
• increasing engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity and sport
• raising the profile of PE and sport across the school, to support whole school improvement
• offer a broader and more equal experience of a range of sports and physical activities to all pupils
• increase participation in competitive sport