Primary PE and Sport Premium
About the PE and sport premium
Into its eleventh year, the Primary PE and Sport Premium supports schools to ensure equal access, support all pupils to be active for 60 minutes a day and ensure the delivery of two hours of quality PE for all pupils.
Premium funding should be used to achieve at least one of the following:
- Making additional and sustainable improvements to the PE, sport and physical activity they provide
- Providing or improving equal access to sport for boys and girls
- Ensuring teachers have relevant skills and knowledge to confidently teach PE in a structured way, prioritising continued professional development and training where needed.
You can read the full guidance, including examples of how to and how not to spend your premium, on the DfE website.
School governor’s play a crucial role in ensuring accountability and effective use of the funding specific to the context of their school. The Department for Education (DfE) and the Local Government Association (LGA), have created a monitoring tool which sets out areas of focus for governing boards evaluating PE and sport premium spending decisions. You can find it here.
Additionally, the Youth Sport Trust has a range of practical tools to help you navigate the funding including our Primary Membership offer which, this year, has many elements specifically aimed at the application and reporting requirements of the premium.
Looking for more support?
The Association for PE (afPE) is hosting a free webinar answering your questions on the premium. The webinar will take place on Wednesday 06 November between 4pm-5pm.
You can register your place here, please submit questions to [email protected] by Thursday 31 October.
The PE and sport premium digital reporting tool
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 DfE will provide separate guidance to support schools with the completion of the digital form.
The link to the form and supporting guidance will be shared with schools by late June 2025. Schools will still be expected to upload a report detailing how they have spent the PE and sport premium funding allocation, and this can be downloaded as part of the digital reporting process.
The digital reporting form replaces the old reporting template, but to help schools plan and monitor the impact of the PE and sport premium spending we, in partnership with the Association for PE (AfPE), have developed a PE Funding Evaluation Form. 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. This is available to download from the link above.
Planning your PE and sport premium spend
Improvements and clear objectives should align with the five key indicators which are listed below. Here you can also download our toolkits for each key indicator, which contain guidance and review tools for sustaining the impact of the funding.
- Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
- Engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity
- The profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement
- Broader experience of a range of sports and physical activities offered to all pupils
- Increased participation in competitive sport
