PE and Sport Premium

The Primary PE and Sport Premium is provided to support schools in making additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE, physical activity and sport for primary-aged pupils.

At Springhead, we use the funding to build capacity within school, increase opportunities for pupils to be physically active and ensure that improvements have a lasting impact.

Our priorities include:

• developing and sustaining staff confidence, knowledge and expertise in teaching PE;
• increasing participation in age-appropriate sport, physical activity and competition;
• providing inclusive opportunities for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND, girls and pupils who are less physically active;
• broadening extra-curricular and active-play opportunities;
• providing high-quality outdoor physical learning; and
• investing in approaches and resources that can be sustained beyond the funding period.

2026-2027 PE and Sport Premium

Our Sport Strategy for September 2026 to April 2027 has been developed during the transition to the new national approach to PE and school sport.

Our particular focus this year is on ensuring that the improvements made through previous Sport Premium investment are embedded and sustainable, while developing more opportunities for our infant pupils to participate in inter-school sport.

We will continue to:

• use REAL PE as our core approach to support consistent, progressive PE teaching and physical literacy;
• use sports coaching and sports leadership alongside teachers through modelling, team teaching and professional dialogue, helping to sustain staff expertise and independence;
• use assessment and pupil voice to identify pupils requiring additional support or challenge;
• establish a planned programme of age-appropriate inter-school fixtures, festivals and physical activities;
• strengthen links with local schools, the School Games/SGO network and other Ivory Federation schools;
• ensure opportunities to represent Springhead extend beyond pupils who are already confident or regularly involved in sport;
• proactively include girls, disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND, making reasonable adaptations where required;
• continue a broad programme of extra-curricular physical activity, including our weekly staff-led sports club and community opportunities where available;
• sustain structured active-play opportunities across the school day;
• continue high-quality outdoor physical learning through opportunities such as Castleshaw, BERO and local outdoor environments; and
• maintain and replenish high-quality PE, gymnastics, games and active-play resources.

The planned expenditure for the September 2026–April 2027 period is currently £10,196. The final funding available will be reviewed when the Department for Education confirms the school's allocation and associated conditions of grant. 

Impact of PE and Sport Premium 2025-2026

During 2025–2026, Springhead received £16,880 in PE and Sport Premium funding. All of the grant was spent. 

Funding supported staff development and high-quality PE teaching, extra-curricular and outdoor physical activity, REAL PE membership, specialist coaching and a substantial enhancement of PE and active-play resources. Spending was targeted inclusively for pupils with SEND, pupils with long-term medical conditions, girls and disadvantaged pupils. 

The impact included:

• PE remained a significant strength. The January 2026 Ofsted inspection reported that pupils achieve highly in physical education.
• Inspectors also recognised the school's strong culture of professional learning, including federation support, and noted that children in the early years become confident, coordinated and active in their physical movements.
• Sports coaching alongside class teachers through modelling, team teaching and professional dialogue supported high-quality physical learning while continuing to develop staff knowledge and confidence.
• REAL PE continued to support progressive planning, assessment and high-quality PE provision.
• Participation and inclusion remained central. The school continued a weekly staff-led sports club, targeted financial support where needed and structured active-play opportunities.
• Ofsted recognised that Springhead provides a wide range of extra clubs, monitors which pupils participate and acts to increase take-up, including for pupils with SEND.
• Outdoor physical activity remained a strength through Castleshaw, BERO and transport support. Ofsted specifically recognised the school's use of structured teaching outdoors to build pupils' wellbeing, including for disadvantaged pupils.
• Investment in agility tables, gym benches, wheeled play equipment, games equipment and active-play resources increased opportunities for pupils to be physically active across the school day.
• The next stage of development is to build on these strengths through a more systematic programme of age-appropriate inter-school sport, increasing the number and range of festivals, fixtures and competitions available to pupils. 

Our Next Steps

During 2026-2027, we will build on the strong PE and physical activity provision already established at Springhead by increasing opportunities for pupils to represent their school and participate alongside pupils from other schools.

We will develop a broader programme of age-appropriate festivals, fixtures and friendly competition, while carefully monitoring participation to ensure opportunities are inclusive and extend to pupils who may not traditionally put themselves forward for sport.

Alongside this, we will continue to prioritise high-quality PE teaching, active play, extra-curricular opportunities and outdoor physical learning, ensuring that pupils develop confidence, teamwork, resilience and a lifelong enjoyment of being active.

Supporting Documents

• PE and Sport Premium Strategy 2026–2027 September 2026–April 2027
• DfE PE and Sport Premium Grant Expenditure Return 2025–2026