Dalton School Junior Infant And Nursery

Sports Premium at Dalton School

For the 2025–2026 academic year, Dalton Primary School will receive a Sports Premium allocation of £20,036 (£16,000 plus £10 per pupil on roll). This funding is used to enhance the quality, inclusivity and breadth of our PE and sports provision across the school.

We are committed to using this funding to:

• Develop a broad and inclusive PE curriculum and extra-curricular offer, providing pupils with opportunities to participate in a wide variety of sports and physical activities.
• Enhance our after-school provision, employing qualified and experienced coaches to deliver high-quality clubs and specialist lessons, including dance and football.
• Ensure equal access to sport for all pupils, including those with SEND and to promote fairer opportunities for girls’ participation through extra-curricular activities, inter- and intra-school competitions, and out-of-school sporting events.
• Strengthen staff confidence and expertise in teaching PE by developing a clear, progressive scheme of work and planning framework to ensure long-term impact on teaching and learning.
• Utilise the Pennine Sports Partnership and internal coaches to provide competitive sporting opportunities within school and to introduce children to a wider range of sports such as boxing and yoga.
• Support active travel and safety initiatives, including Bikeability training for Upper Key Stage 2 pupils and scootering/balance bike safety for Key Stage 1 pupils.
• Implement a progressive, skills-based approach to PE across the school, underpinned by our adoption of the accredited Beyond the Physical scheme. This uses the STEP framework (Space, Task, Equipment, People) to ensure lessons are well-sequenced, inclusive and developmentally appropriate from Reception to Year 6.
• Increase participation in wider sporting events by using funding to provide transport for pupils to attend competitions and festivals.
• Develop pupil leadership in sport, by training children to become active and engaging play leaders, encouraging increased activity during break and lunchtimes.
• Improve and maintain high-quality PE equipment, ensuring all pupils have access to safe, engaging and varied resources.

This continued investment in PE and sport ensures that all pupils at Dalton Primary School develop the physical skills, confidence and enthusiasm to lead active, healthy lives now and into the future.

Swimming Outcomes (2024-2025)

During the 2024–2025 academic year, our Year 5 cohort participated in a structured programme of swimming lessons.

At the start of the programme, baseline assessments showed that 21% of pupils were able to swim. By the end of the swimming course:

• 72% of pupils could swim a distance of 25 metres, meeting the national curriculum expectation.
• 50% of pupils were able to use a range of recognised swimming strokes
• 50% of pupils were able to perform safe self-rescue in water-based situations.

The national average indicates that 72% of pupils are able to swim 25 metres by the time they leave primary school.

These results reflect the impact of our PE and Sports Premium funding and the commitment of staff to improving water safety, confidence and swimming proficiency for all pupils.

Prediction of overview of spending for the 2025/2026 academic year:

Sports Premium Document - Final version for the academic year 2024-2025