Sports Premium & Pupil Premium

Sports Premium

What is the Primary School PE and Sport Premium?

The funding is jointly provided by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport, and sees money going directly to primary school Headteachers to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their children.

Purpose of the funding

Primary schools have to spend the PE and Sport Premium on improving their provision of PE and sport for the benefit of pupils aged 5-11 years old, so that all pupils develop healthy life styles.  Each school has the freedom to choose how they do this.

Possible uses of the Premium include:

• Hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work alongside primary teachers when teaching PE.
• Supporting and engaging the least active children through new or additional  clubs.
• Paying for professional development opportunities for teachers in PE and sport.
• Providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE and sport.
• Running sport competitions, or increasing pupils ’participation in the school games.

• Buying quality assured professional development modules or materials for PE and sport.

• Providing places for pupils on after school sports clubs and holiday clubs.

• Sports Premium Report July 2025 Categories of Grant Spending download_for_offline
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• Sports Premium Report July 2025 School Specifics download_for_offline
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• Sports Premium Report July 2025-Opportunities impacts and Sustainabilty download_for_offline
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Pupil Premium - what you need to know

At St Joseph's, we have high aspirations and ambitions for our children and we believe that no child should be left behind. We strongly believe that it is not about where you come from but your passion and thirst for knowledge, and your dedication and commitment to learning that make the difference between success and failure.

We are determined to ensure that our children are given every chance to realise their full potential. Pupil premium funding, along with allocations made from the schools own budget will help ensure this money is spent to maximum effect

Pupil Premium Strategy