PE and Sports Funding – Leigh Academy Molehill

At Leigh Academy Molehill we understand the importance that physical activity and sport plays in keeping us fit and building communities and we promote this through our curriculum.

What is Sports Premium Funding?

The purpose of the PE and sport premium grant is for schools to make additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport for the benefit of all primary-aged pupils to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.

Our Academy uses the PE and sport premium to:

build capacity and capability within the school and ensure that improvements to the quality of PE, sport and physical activity provision made now are sustainable and will benefit pupils joining the school in future years; and
develop or add to the PE, sport and physical activity that the school provides

What can the funding be spent on?

The funding can only be spent on improving and enhancing the provision of sport and PE in schools. However, it is up to the discretion of the school as to what area of PE and sport it improves. For example it could be used:

To purchase new resources.
To employ a specialist P.E. teacher to work alongside staff for half a day each week.
To pay for cover to enable staff to undertake professional development opportunities.
To pay for membership of the local School Sports Partnership (SCSSP) who provide competitions.
CPD and network meetings for PE subject leaders.
to fund access to the School Sports Co-ordinator who delivers sports festivals within our cluster of schools.
To provide high quality training for adults who run after school clubs and assist in organising school sports events e.g. triathlon, running club.
To provide a subsidy for those in need, to provide places in after-school sports club.
To pay for transport to and from sporting events and activities that cannot be held at our own school.

How have we utilised this funding

Meeting national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety.

What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres?
47%
What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke?
47%
What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations?
100%
Schools can choose to use the Primary PE and sport premium to provide additional provision for swimming but this must be for activity over and above the national curriculum requirements. Have you used it in this way?
No

We are delighted by the significantly positive impact the academy has had on pupil participation and attainment in PE and sport.

The data clearly indicates that the strategies implemented are creating a more engaging, inclusive, and effective sporting environment for all our pupils.

Key Positive Outcomes:

Increased Participation: There has been a notable uplift in the number of pupils choosing to take part in extra-curricular sports clubs and inter-academy competitions. This demonstrates a growing passion and enthusiasm for physical activity across all year groups.

Enhanced Attainment: We are seeing tangible improvements in both practical performance skills and theoretical understanding in PE lessons, leading to higher overall attainment levels for pupils.

Improved Pupil Well-being: Beyond the scores, the growth in confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills among pupils who actively engage in PE and sport is truly inspiring.