Introduction

The Sports Premium Grant (SPG) is government funding to provide additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and ​sport, for the benefit of all primary-aged pupils, to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.

Its aim is to:

• Develop or add to the Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity (PESSPA) activities that the school already offers.
  
• Build capacity and capability within the school to ensure that improvements made now will benefit pupils joining the school in future ​years.
  

Schools use the funding to prioritise PE and sport premium spending to improve in the following 5 key areas:

• increasing all staff’s confidence, knowledge and skills in teaching PE and sport
  
• increasing engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity and sport
  
• raising the profile of PE and sport across the school, to support whole school improvement
  
• offer a broader and more equal experience of a range of sports and physical activities to all pupils
  
• increase participation in competitive sport
  

St Luke’s used its 2023/24 funding of £17,700 to;

• provide swimming lessons to all classes from Year 2 - Year 6
• provide structured lunch time sports sessions for the children via Peak Active Sports
• participate in a wide range of out of school sports events and competitions
• Introduce new sports via the curriculum-time clubs that run on a Wednesday
• enable staff to learn from subject experts and develop their own competencies in teaching PE