Website Template to Support Schools with the Reporting of their Primary PE and Sport Premium Funding
Maintained schools, including those that convert to academies, MUST publish, on their website,
information about their effective and sustainable use of the Primary PE and Sport Premium funding.
The reporting deadline for the last academic year was the 31st July 2024, however we strongly recommend
that this is updated regularly.
Head Teachers, Subject Leaders and Governors will be able to use this simple reporting mechanism to ensure they
are grant compliant in demonstrating effective use of the grant to achieve a sustainable impact.
Template Downloads & Key Indicators Poster
- Click HERE to download
an editable PDF copy of the template.
- Click HERE to download
an editable Word copy of the template.
- Click HERE to view the updated DfE grant
conditions.
- Click HERE to view the 5 Key
Indicators Poster.
- Click HERE for the FAQs from January 2024.
Accountability and reporting
Schools are accountable for how they use the PE and sport premium funding allocated to them. The
school’s senior leadership team should make sure that the funding is spent
for the purpose it has been provided: to make additional and sustainable
improvements to the PE,
sport and physical activity offered.
As part of their role, governors and academy trustees should monitor how
the funding is being spent and determine how it fits into school improvement
plans and assess the impact it is having on pupils. To assist with
this, in conjunction with the National Governance Association (
NGA) and the Local Government Association (LGA) we have devised a monitoring tool that can be
used for this purpose.
Schools, local authorities and academy proprietors must follow the terms
set out in the conditions of grant document. If
a school, local authority or academy proprietor fails to comply with
these terms, the Secretary of State may require the school to repay
all or any part of the premium paid.
Spending in an academic year
Schools must spend the PE and
sport premium funding in full within the academic year it has been
allocated for. As funding is provided for all pupils in years 1
to 6, it should not be allocated to only benefit a certain year
group.
Schools cannot roll over any unused funding into the following academic
year. They must spend the funding before 31 July 2025 so it can
be accounted for in the PE and
sport premium digital reporting form.
Digital reporting form
From July 2025, all schools must complete the digital reporting form.
The digital form outlines how the school has used its PE and sport premium and the impact it has had
on achieving the aims and objectives of the funding.
The digital form contains a series of questions and free text boxes.
Schools can enter details on how the PE and sport premium has been used to make improvements
in the 5 key areas highlighted in this guidance. It can also be
used to generate the necessary online report. The information gathered
includes:
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figures on the overall spend
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what the funding has been spent on
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whether there is any unspent funding
-
swimming and water safety attainment
The digital form will go live during May or June 2025, and will remain
open until 31st July 2025.
Online Report
As part of the conditions of grant, by 31 July 2025 a school must publish
on its website a report detailing how it has spent its PE and sport premium funding allocation. If a school
chooses to download a copy of its digital form return and use this
as its published report, it must ensure that the form is converted
to HTML format to meet accessibility requirements.
The published report must include:
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the amount of premium funding received
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a full breakdown of how it has been spent
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the impact seen by the school on pupils’ participation
and attainment in PE and sport
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how this improvement will be sustained
The report must also contain details on the percentage of pupils in year
6 who have met the national curriculum requirement to:
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swim competently, confidently and proficiently over
a distance of at least 25 metres
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use a range of strokes effectively – for example, front
crawl, backstroke and breaststroke
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perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
PE Funding Evaluation Form
To help schools plan and monitor the impact of the PE and sport premium spending, partners in the PE and school sport sector have developed a PE Funding Evaluation Form. This can be found on the Association for PE (afPE)
and Youth Sport Trust websites. Schools may find
it helpful to use this to plan and record how they use the PE and sport premium throughout the year in readiness of completing
the digital reporting tool at the end of the school year.
Compulsary Digital Reporting Tool for 2024-25 Academic Year
As announced on 19th July 2023, there is now a new Primary PE and Sport Premium digital reporting tool for schools. This digital tool captures details on how a school has used its PE and Sport Premium and the impact it has had on achieving the aims and objectives of the funding.
The information gathered includes:
- Figures on the overall spend
- What the funding has been spent on
- Whether there is any unspent funding
- Swimming and water safety attainment
The DfE piloted the form in the last academic year (2023-2024), and is now a MANDATORY requirement
for all schools to complete from this academic year onwards (2024-2025).
The digital tool provides a further measure of accountability and helps identify any non-compliant spending of
the PE and sport premium. The DfE launched the tool in June 2024. They have sent information
to schools around this period, including details of training sessions on how to complete the digital form.
From this point onwards please use this digital tool for recording your information.
Recording: Primary PE and Sport Premium Webinar
On Wednesday 6th November 2024 Department for Education, Association for Physical Education and the Youth Sport Trust delivered a collaborative webinar that focused on the changes to the guidance, and reporting procedures. The attendees also had an opportunity to submit questions to representatives from the DfE, afPE and YST.
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