PE & Sports Premium Funding

What is the PE and Sports Premium?

The government has provided funding of 150 million pounds per annum since 2013 to provide new and substantial primary sport funding. The funding is being jointly provided by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture and Medias and Sport. The money is being given directly to schools to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their pupils. The money is ring-fenced and can ONLY be spent on sport and PE provision in schools.

The amount of funding we receive is based on the number of pupils we have in Y1 to 6.

Pupil numbers are based on data from the January census. The 2025/26 funding allocations are:

  • Schools with 16 or fewer eligible pupils receive £1,000 per pupil
  • Schools with 17 or more eligible pupils receive £16,000 and an additional payment of £10 per pupil
  • St Nicholas CE Primary Academy receives – £19,510 for its sports premium.

Please follow the link to the Department for Education to find out more about this funding.

Platinum School Sports Award

We are delighted to announce that we have achieved the School Games Platinum Award. This is a prestigious, government-led award acknowledging schools for high commitment to, and development of, PE, competition, and school sport, typically requiring four previous consecutive years of Gold, or consecutive Platinum, status.

The Sports Trust

St Nicholas is proud to be working alongside The Sports Trust whose mission is to transform lives in Folkestone, Hythe, Romney Marsh, and beyond through sport and exercise. We create inclusive environments, fostering physical and mental well-being. But they’re not just about fitness – they believe in the power of sport to unite communities, boost education, strengthen economies, and support healthcare.

Principles informing the use of the PE and Sports Grant.

Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport that they offer.

For example:

  • To hire qualified sports coaches to work with teachers
  • Provide existing staff with training or resources to help them
  • Introduce new sports or activities and encourage more pupils to take up sport
  • Support and involve the least active children by running or extending school sports clubs, holiday clubs and Change4Life clubs
  • Run sports competitions
  • Increase pupils’ participation in school games
  • Run sports activities with other schools

PE & Sport Premium Expenditure at St Nicholas

At St Nicholas we are committed to promoting the importance of good health and well-being for all our children. We recognise the important role that Physical Education (P.E.) plays and the positive influence that it has on concentration, attitude and the academic achievement of children. It is our aim that all children who leave St Nicholas at the end of Year 6, do so with the habit of playing and enjoying sports and, the skills and motivation, confidence and discipline necessary to equip them for a healthy and happy life.

Furthermore, we commit to ensure that the grant is used to benefit all pupils, regardless of their physical or sporting ability.

For information on how we have spent the PE and Sports Premium Grant last year and the impact that it has had plus, information of how we plan to spend the grant in this current academic year, please see below:

Reporting Primary PE and Sport Premium Grant Expenditure (2025 to 2026)

Submission ID: xWYqzxynAn
Submission Status: SUBMITTED

1. Funding Grant

Total PE and Sport premium for 2025 to 2026 £19,510
Is the total amount for PE and sport premium grant for academic year 2025 to 2026 correct? Yes
Did you have any unspent PE and sport premium grant remaining at the end of academic year 2025 to 2026? No

2. Grant Spending

Question / Area Response
Has your school spent any of its PE and sport premium grant on CPD in academic year 2025 to 2026? No
How much has your school spent extra-curricular opportunities for academic year 2025 to 2026? £5,742
How much has your school spent on equipment and resources for academic year 2025 to 2026? £2,108
How much has your school spent on membership and subscription fees for academic year 2025 to 2026? £50
How much has your school spent on activities organised by the SGO network for academic year 2025 to 2026? £9,435
How much has your school spent on entering external school sports competitions for academic year 2025 to 2026? £825
How much has your school spent on external coaching staff for academic year 2025 to 2026? £0
Has your school targeted any spending to provide or improve opportunities in PE, sport and physical activities for pupils with SEND for academic year 2025 to 2026? Yes
Has your school targeted any spending to provide or improve opportunities in PE, sport and physical activities for pupils with long-term medical conditions for academic year 2025 to 2026? No
Has your school targeted any spending to increase or improve girls’ access to PE lessons or access to extra-curricular sport and physical activities for academic year 2025 to 2026? Yes
Has your school targeted any spending to provide or improve opportunities in sport and physical activities for disadvantaged pupils for academic year 2025 to 2026? Yes

3. New PE and School Sport Partnerships Network

What targeted support from the new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network would be of most benefit to your school for academic 2026 to 2027? b. CPD for swimming and water safety, c. Extra-curricular opportunities, f. School Games Organisers (SGO) associated costs, g. School sports competitions, h. External coaching and specialists
Do you consent to all the information you have entered in this digital form to be shared with the National Delivery Partner (once in post)? Yes

4. Swimming

Does your school have year 6 pupils? Yes
What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can swim competently, confidently, and proficiently over a distance of 25 metres for academic year 2025 to 2026? 83%
What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can use a range of strokes effectively (e.g. front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke) for academic year 2025 to 2026? 83%
What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations for academic year 2025 to 2026? 80%
How much has your school spent on internal top-swimming lessons or broadening aquatic opportunities for pupils for academic year 2025 to 2026? £1,365
What impact has your school’s spending of this funding had on swimming and water safety attainment for academic year 2025 to 2026? Positive impact

5. Declarations

  • I confirm that I am authorised to submit this PE and sport premium assurance return on behalf of my school.
  • I confirm that the information contained in this PE and sport premium assurance return is accurate and has been signed off by the school headteacher.
  • I confirm that the information contained in this PE and sport premium assurance return is accurate and has been authorised by Chair of Board of governors or trustees.
  • I confirm that the reported spending detailed within this submission will be published on my school’s website.