Sports Premium Funding

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At Barham we believe that physical education provides a vital and unique contribution to a pupil’s physical and emotional development. Our vision for PE and Sport is to provide high quality PE and Sport for all children in school. We aim to provide both competitive opportunities for extra-curricular sport and well planned and delivered PE lessons, which develop a love of sport for all children and an understanding of the importance of exercise in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

We have a long tradition of sporting excellence and pupils have represented the country in dance, gymnastics and golf.

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We are proud of the current PE curriculum provision at our school, which includes an annual dance festival and sports week - this is a whole week dedicated to giving children opportunities to take part in physical activity as well as introducing pupils to new sports such as Ultimate Frisbee and Triathlon

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Barham has its own swimming pool which enables all our pupils from reception through to Year 6 to have regular swimming lessons. In addition to the two hours of PE a week, all classes take part in ten minutes of daily physical activity.

We provide all of our Year 6 pupils with a residential experience and the opportunity to participate in adventurous activities such as wall climbing, high ropes and dry-slope skiing.

Clubs over the last two years have included: Football, Girls football, Dodge ball, Fitness Fun, Splash Club (Swimming), Cross-country, , Basketball/netball, Gymnastics, Multi-skills, Outdoor games, Rugby, Dance, Cricket, Ultimate Frisbee and Rounders. 

In addition, to the clubs mentioned above, we run a Young Leaders program for our Year 6 pupils who lead lunchtime activities in the summer term for our younger pupils.

Yoga and Forest School take place every year for different year groups so that every child will experience these sessions by the time they leave school.

Sport Premium Funding 

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Use of Sports Premium 2023-2024

Each school was given a standard sum of £16,000 and then £10 per child on roll. Barham received £17,780.

Sport Premium Funding 2024-2025

Reporting PE and sport premium grant expenditure - your funding allocation

1. Funding grant

Is the total amount for PE and sport premium grant for academic year 2024 to 2025 correct? Yes

Did your school have any unspent grant funding from the allocation for academic year 2024 to 2025? No

Did your school carry forward any grant funding from previous years for use in academic year 2024 to 2025? No

2. Categories of grant spending

  • Has your school spent any of its PE and sport premium grant on CPD? Yes
  • How much has your school spent on CPD external training courses? 0
  • How much has your school spent on CPD upskilling staff to deliver swimming lessons? £481
  • How much has your school spent on CPD internal learning and development? £3,828
  • How much has your school spent on CPD inter-school development sessions? £0
  • How much has your school spent on CPD online training / resource development? £695
  • How much has your school spent on CPD external coaches supporting confidence and competence? £0
  • Total school spending on CPD £5,004


  • Has your school spent any of its PE and sport premium grant on internal activities? Yes
  • How much has your school spent on internal school based extra-curricular opportunities? £745
  • How much has your school spent on internal sports competitions? 0 How much has your school spent on internal top-swimming lessons or broadening aquatic opportunities for pupils? £1,611
  • How much has your school spent on internal active travel? £0
  • How much has your school spent on internal equipment and resources? £7,562
  • How much has your school spent on internal membership fees? £0
  • How much has your school spent on internal use of educational platforms and resources? £0
  • Total school spending on internal activities £9,918


  • Has your school spent any of its PE and sport premium grant on external activities? Yes
  • How much has your school spent on external activities organised by School Games organiser network? £840
  • How much has your school spent on external - other inter-school sports competitions? £2,038
  • How much has your school spent on external coaching staff? £0
  • Total school spending on external activities £2,878


  • Total CPD category spend £5,004
  • Total internal category spend £9,918
  • Total external category spend £2,878
  • Total spent of PE and sports premium £17,800

3. Opportunities in sport

Has your school targeted any spending on providing or improving opportunities in PE, sport and physical activities for pupils with SEND or long-term medical conditions? Yes

SEND list:

Training or CPD to support inclusive PE sport and physical activity provision, Top-up swimming lessons for pupils requiring additional assistance, Insight and data capture to better understand and support these pupils 

Has your school targeted any spending on increasing or improving girls' access to PE lessons or access to extra-curricular sport and physical activities? Yes

How has this been done?

Supporting participation in extra-curricular opportunities or competitions, Specialist focused activities for girls, Insight and data capture to better understand and support these pupils

Has your school targeted any spending on providing or improving opportunities in sport and physical activities for disadvantaged pupils? Yes

Confirm how for disadvantaged pupils from the options listed below:

After-school sport and physical activity clubs - free of charge for all pupils, Insight and data capture to better understand and support these pupils

4. Perceived impacts and improvements

What impact has this funding had within your school on increasing all staff's confidence, knowledge and skills in teaching PE and sport? Positive impact

What impact has this funding had within your school on increasing engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity and sport? Positive impact

What impact has this funding had within your school on raising the profile of PE and sport across the school to support whole school improvement? Positive impact

What impact has this funding had within your school on offering a broader and more equal experience of a range of sports and physical activities to all pupils? Positive impact

What impact has this funding had within your school on increasing participation in competitive sport? Positive impact

Has your school's PE and sport premium spending achieved any of the following? Yes - see below

An increase in pupils’ attainment in PE, An increase in pupils’ physical activity levels, An increase in the number of pupils participating in school sport, An increase in the number of pupils participating in extra-curricular activities, An increase in staff completing training and CPD, An increase in number of staff participating in extra-curricular activities and school sports competitions, An increase in pupils’ attainment in swimming and water safety

What impact has your school's spending of this funding had on PE attainment? Positive impact

What impact has your school's spending of this funding had on increasing teachers' confidence and competence in teaching PE and school sport? Positive impact

What impact has your school's spending of this funding had on increasing teachers' confidence and competence in teaching PE and school sport? Positive impact

What impact has your school's spending of this funding had on increasing pupil participation in extra-curricular activities? Positive impact

5. Sustainability

What impact has your school's spending of this funding had on ensuring that the improvements made are sustainable? Positive impact

6. Swimming and water safety

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? 87%

What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can use a range of strokes effectively (e.g. front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke)? 100%

What percentage of pupils in your current year 6 cohort can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations? 87%

What impact has your school's spending of this funding had on swimming and water safety attainment? Positive impact

7, Declarations

Declaration 1 the information contained in this PE and sport premium assurance return is accurate and has been signed off by the school headteacher

Declaration 2 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

Declaration 3 the reported spending detailed within this submission will be published on our school's website

Declaration 4 I am authorised to submit this PE and sport premium assurance return on behalf of my school

8. Feedback

How long did it take you to gather the relevant information to complete this submission? More than 4 hours

How long did this submission take you to complete? 2 to 4 hours

In comparison to producing a written report, how much time did it take to complete this form? It took more time

In comparison to producing a written report, how straightforward did you find completing this form? It was less straightforward

9. School specifics

Enter the total amount of grant funding your school received for academic year 2024 to 2025 £17,800

Full school name Barham Church of England Primary School

Declaration 1 I have the authority to submit this return on behalf of my school

Declaration 2 the data is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge