Since September 2013, each school receives extra sports funding through the PE and Sports funding grant. In our school this will amount to £19,590 and we intend to use it in several ways to support the development of Physical Education in our school: 

Hiring specialist sports teachers will ensure the high delivery of quality PE lessons across the school. 

We will also increase and improve the extra curricular school provision, by putting on more sports related clubs. 

At The Canterbury Primary School, we are directing the funding to support the following planned interventions:

• Extra curricular clubs
• Specialist coaching
• Specialist PE teaching
• Equipment
• CPD for all staff (Formal and informal lesson observations)
• Intrahouse and interschool competitions
• Specialised days to develop Literacy and Numeracy skills through sport
• Sports equipment to improve the quality of P.E and sport

We have entered competitions in:
Gymnastics, Football, Dodgeball, Basketball, Infant agility, Speed stacking and Badminton

• Forged links with The Canterbury Academy regarding improving sport and PE at the Primary School.
• Club links with 10 local clubs to allow students to access more sport.
• Established house system to build on ethos of the school.
• Transport to swimming and other sporting activities, including fixtures.
• Cycling proficiency from external company
• Leadership is recognised and rewarded within assemblies

• Attitude to learning is recognised and rewarded in assemblies.
• Sports day.
• Swimming Gala.
• Swimming lessons.
• Gymnastics sports pyramid (class, talents lessons and elite club provision).
• Tennis sports pyramid (class, talents lessons and elite club provision).
• G&TPE provision including fundamental movement training.
• 53% of students attending clubs.
• Sports Crew and play leaders established to improve pupil voicing body influence on the school’s ethos.
• Working with The Canterbury Academy Sixth Form to improve play times and the sports the students can access.
• National Curriculum assessments are tracked and QA’d by specialist staff.
• Involvement in more Level 1 and 2 competitions (School Sports Partnership competitions).
• ‘Change 4 life’ club accessing 20 – 25 students so far this year to improve health and well being of student

Funding	Amount
Grant funding received in academic year 2025 to 2026	£19590.00
Unspent grant funding from the allocation for academic year 2025 to 2026	none
Grant funding carried forward from previous years for use in academic year 2025 to 2026	none

Grand Total – grant funding

£19590.00

Spending	Amount
CPD training courses	£10683.98
CPD up-skilling staff to deliver swimming lessons	none
Extra curricular opportunities	£4094.95
Equipment and resources	£1881.07
Membership fees and subcriptions	£969.00
Activities organised by the SGO network	none
External sports competitions	none
External coaching staff	£1961.00
Top-up swimming lessons and broadening aquatic opportunities	none

Grand Total – grant spending

£19590.00

Targeting	Provision
Targeted spending on providing or improving opportunities in PE, sport and physical activity for pupils with SEND	Yes
Targeted spending on providing or improving opportunities in PE, sport and physical activity for pupils with long-term medical conditions	No
Targeted spending to increase or improve girls’ access to PE lessons, extra-curricular sport and physical activities	Yes
Targeted spending on providing or improving opportunities in sport and physical activities for disadvantaged pupils	Yes

Swimming

Target	Outcome
Percentage of pupils in current Year 6 cohort that can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of 25 metres	64%
Percentage of pupils in current Year 6 cohort that can use a range of strokes effectively (e.g. front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke)	56%
Percentage of pupils in current Year 6 cohort that can perform safe water rescue in different water-based situations	56%
Impact of funding on swimming and water safety attainment	No impact

1. PE and Sports Funding Review 2025-26
2. PE and Sports Funding Review 2024-25
3. PE and Sports Funding Review 2023-24