Sports Premium
PE and Sport Premium Funding at Hetton Lyons Primary School
What is the PE and Sport Premium?
The Primary PE and Sport Premium is government funding provided to primary schools to improve the quality of Physical Education, physical activity and school sport. The funding is designed to ensure that all pupils develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to lead healthy, active lives while increasing participation in physical activity and competitive sport.
The funding is used to create sustainable improvements by:
- improving the quality of PE teaching through staff training and professional development;
- increasing opportunities for pupils to be physically active throughout the school day;
- broadening the range of sporting experiences available to all pupils;
- increasing participation in competitive sport;
- ensuring all pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, have equitable access to high-quality PE and sporting opportunities.
Our Vision
At Hetton Lyons Primary School we believe that every child should experience success, enjoyment and personal achievement through Physical Education and sport.
Our PE curriculum promotes physical competence alongside resilience, teamwork, confidence, leadership and healthy lifestyles. We strive to provide opportunities for every child to participate, regardless of sporting ability, ensuring barriers to participation are removed and all pupils can flourish.
We are committed to developing lifelong positive attitudes towards physical activity by offering an inclusive curriculum, a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities and meaningful competitive experiences.
How we use the PE and Sport Premium
Our funding is invested strategically to ensure sustainable improvements across five key areas identified by the Department for Education:
- Developing staff confidence, knowledge and skills through high-quality CPD.
- Increasing engagement in regular physical activity throughout the school day.
- Raising the profile of PE and sport across the whole school.
- Providing a broader range of sporting experiences for all pupils.
- Increasing participation in competitive sport.
This includes investment in:
- Sunderland School Sports Partnership
- REAL PE curriculum resources
- PEPlanning.org
- teacher release time for curriculum development and monitoring
- staff mentoring and professional development
- lunchtime physical activity and Active 60 initiatives
- Sports Leaders training
- transport to competitions and festivals
- additional PE equipment and resources.
Measuring the Impact
The impact of our PE and Sport Premium funding is evaluated throughout the academic year.
We measure success through:
- pupil participation in clubs, festivals and competitions;
- PE assessment data;
- lesson observations and curriculum monitoring;
- staff confidence following professional development;
- pupil voice and wellbeing surveys;
- increased opportunities for pupils with SEND, disadvantaged pupils and those who are less physically active;
- swimming and water safety outcomes;
- engagement in physical activity throughout the school day.
This ensures funding decisions remain evidence-based and continue to improve outcomes for all pupils.
PE and Sport Premium Impact
Academic Year 2023–2024
During 2023–2024, Sport Premium funding enabled pupils to access an extensive range of sporting experiences both within school and through Sunderland School Sports Partnership events.
Funding supported:
- membership of the Sunderland School Sports Partnership;
- delivery of REAL PE across school;
- lunchtime and after-school sports clubs;
- Young Leaders development;
- participation in festivals and competitions;
- transport to sporting events;
- continued professional development for staff.
Children represented the school in football, cricket, tennis, skipping, boccia, climbing, canoeing, dodgeball and Sports Hall Athletics, alongside numerous inclusive festivals and Sportability events.
Staff continued to develop confidence in delivering high-quality PE through access to REAL PE, planning resources and professional development. Pupils benefited from increased opportunities to participate in competitive sport, broaden their sporting experiences and develop confidence, teamwork and resilience.
The school continued to invest beyond the allocated funding to maximise opportunities for pupils.
Academic Year 2024–2025
During 2024–2025, Sport Premium funding continued to support high-quality PE provision while strengthening opportunities for physical activity, inclusion and competitive sport.
Funding was used to support:
- Sunderland School Sports Partnership membership;
- REAL PE and PEPlanning.org subscriptions;
- curriculum leadership, monitoring and staff development;
- Active 60 initiatives and lunchtime physical activity;
- after-school sports clubs;
- Sports Leaders training and leadership opportunities;
- transport to festivals, competitions and swimming;
- additional PE equipment and resources.
This investment enabled pupils to participate in a broad range of sporting experiences while ensuring opportunities remained inclusive for pupils with SEND, disadvantaged pupils and those identified as less physically active.
Throughout the year pupils represented the school at numerous partnership events, festivals and competitions, developing teamwork, confidence, resilience and sportsmanship. Staff continued to develop subject knowledge through mentoring, curriculum development and professional learning, resulting in increasingly consistent, high-quality PE provision across school.
Swimming outcomes remained strong, with the majority of Year 6 pupils meeting national curriculum expectations for swimming and water safety.
The school continues to evaluate the impact of its Sport Premium funding through curriculum monitoring, PE assessment, participation data, pupil voice and staff feedback, ensuring spending remains focused on improving outcomes for all pupils.
Documents
Below you will find:
- PE and Sport Premium Strategy Statement
- PE and Sport Premium Spending Review
- Swimming and Water Safety Outcomes
PE & Sport Premium
A short introduction about the funding...
Current Strategy
📄 PE & Sport Premium Strategy Statement 2025–2026
Previous Strategy Statements
- 2024–2025
- 2023–2024
- 2022–2023
- 2021–2022
- 2020–2021
Impact Reports
- 2023–2024 Impact Review
- 2021–2022 Impact Report