PE and Sport Premium

Physical Education

Parkside Academy, we believe Physical Education is a vital part of every child’s development. Our PE curriculum nurtures positive attitudes towards fitness, wellbeing, and healthy lifestyles, while supporting learning across the wider curriculum. It integrates health, wellbeing, and physical literacy, including understanding of nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and self-care, ensuring children develop the knowledge and skills to thrive both in and out of school. Through engaging and progressive physical activity, we equip children with skills that extend far beyond school. Our provision offers inclusive opportunities for children of all abilities and backgrounds and encourages every child to take pride in representing the school in sporting activities.

The PE & Sport Premium funding plays an essential role in supporting this vision. It enables us to maintain high-quality PE provision, extend opportunities for participation, and strengthen our long-standing commitment to school sport. With a history of strong engagement in local, county, and national competitions—alongside a wide range of non-competitive activities—the funding helps ensure that every child can access meaningful and enjoyable physical activity as part of their school experience.

PE & Sport Premium Allocation 2025-26

Total funding: £17,780

Our objectives for the 2025-26 allocation are aligned with the following key indicators:

1. The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity.
2. To provide opportunities for all children to participate in sporting tournaments and fixtures, including transport.
3. To provide extra equipment for children to enable effective delivery of the curriculum, and to play with at playtimes and lunchtimes, including the redevelopment of our school playground.
4. To expand our range of extra-curricular PE and sports clubs, linking with external clubs and professional coaches.
5. To update our range of sportswear to enable participation in events.

Meeting National Curriculum Requirements for Swimming and Water Safety (2024–25)

What percentage of the current Year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over at least 25 metres?
97%

What percentage of the current Year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively (e.g., front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke)?
97%

What percentage of the current Year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations?
97%

Has the Primary PE and Sport Premium been used to provide additional provision for swimming beyond national curriculum requirements?
Yes

Review and Impact of 2024-25 Funding

PE & Sport Premium 2024-25 allocation: £17,820

The funding had a significant positive impact on PE, school sport and physical activity across the academy. Key achievements included:

Afterschool Provision

• Providing a wide range of afterschool clubs linked to physical activity, wellbeing and sport.
• Maintaining high participation numbers across various afterschool sporting clubs.

Curriculum and Resources

• Additional swimming provision targeted towards specific pupils.
• Continued development of PE and playtime resources to enhance activity during lessons and unstructured times.

Daily Physical Activity

• Opportunities provided for regular physical activity throughout the school day for children across all key stages, including Early Years.

Staff Development

• Providing professional sports coaches to support the delivery of specialist areas.
• Staff attending relevant local CPD opportunities.
• Subject leader undertaking local CPD and networking opportunities to strengthen curriculum leadership.
• Staff members observed in lessons to support high-quality teaching.
• Delivery of in-house PE CPD during staff meetings.
• Sharing of all CPD opportunities with teaching staff to promote consistency and confidence across the school.

Curriculum Support Tools

• Continued membership of The PE Hub to support planning, assessment and delivery across the curriculum.