P.E. & SPORT
Physical Education and Sport are very important at our school and each class has at least two, one hour sessions of physical activity a week. We believe that physical ability and sport can greatly contribute to the holistic development of a child.
Our vision for P.E. in our school is to provide children with a movement foundation for lifelong participation in physical activity. We support all children to be physically literate and encourage their development to be competent and confident movers.
It was first announced in 2013 that the government would be providing funding for physical education and school sport. We started to receive this funding from September 2014. The various ways we have used the funding and the impact that it is having in our school, are outlined in the document below.
In 2026 the government has decided how the funding looks and how it is delivered to schools. Hopefully there will be some more clarification regarding this coming soon but it may look a little different moving forwards.
For more information on the curriculum aspect of physical education at St Paul's, please see the link below.
PE and Sport Premium Funding- Spending Updates and Documents
Report to Governors-November 2021
PE and Sport Newsletters at St Paul's
Predicted Spending
Expenditure Reporting Documents
Impact of Sports Premium Spending
Guidance
At St Paul's we are extremely proud to offer the children experience in a broad range of sports and activities. These are offered to all pupils. The Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that all children and young people engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be in school. Our clubs help our children to achieve this goal!
Swimming
100% of our Year 6 cohort 2025/2026 met the Nationals Curriculum requirements to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. 97% of our 2024/2025 cohort, 96.5% of our Year 6 cohort 2023/2024 and 100% of our Year 6 cohort 2022/ 2023, 2021/2022 and 2020/2021 met the National Curriculum requirements.
