Sports Premium

Sport Allocation and Spending Statement

Financial Year 2023/24

Allocated Funds

Sports Premium Allocation: £ 16 880

How this was spent

During this academic year the Sports Premium money was spent on:

Hiring specialist sports coaches to work with our staff to improve their confidence in teaching games eg. football, cricket, athletics and multisports. Purchasing sports equipment to increase the range of sports enjoyed by pupils at the school
Hiring a qualified sports coach to provide multisport activities afterschool for KS2 and Football for KS2 pupils. Also introducing sports activities at lunchtimes using qualified coaches eg. football 2x lunchtimes a week for KS2 and multisports for KS1.
Purchasing equipment to make sporting activities more accessible to children with SEND (bocca and curling). The minibus has supported sending teams to compete in local and county festivals and the ability to transport children in wheelchairs has made this a fully inclusive event.
Extending the range of sporting opportunities experienced by our children by providing taster sessions for sports such as bowling, sailing, skiing and rock climbing and linking with local sports clubs to allow them to continue their interest. Year 5 and 6 completed an activity week that included forest and beach school activities and sailing.
Attending local sports festivals and inter-school sports friendly fixtures (Hockey, Rugby, Orienteering and Football area festivals and friendlies with local schools, KS1 multisports festival at Burgate)
Maintaining the school minibuses to allow children to access local sports festivals and the taster sessions listed above. Minibuses also allow the school to access sports facilities such as the Astroturf pitch and swimming pool in Salisbury.
Hiring Lover Village Green and Old School building to facilitate our Sports Day. The children played a range of team sports (Football, Lacrosse, Rounders, Hockey) in the morning before being joined by parents in the afternoon for our traditional Sports Day of running and obstacle races collecting house points to find the winning House.
Developing the School’s outdoor spaces to encourage greater activity at break times after the completion of the School’s building project.
Embedding physical activity into the school day through active lessons and teaching. Children aged 10+ were offered Bikeability courses to encourage them to be active and safe riding their bikes.

Financial Year 2024/25

Allocated Funds

Sports Premium Allocation: £ 16 880

How this will be spent

During this academic year the Sports Premium money will be spent on:

Hiring specialist sports coaches to work with our staff to improve their confidence in teaching games eg. Football, Cricket, Multisports, Tennis.
Purchasing sports equipment to increase the range of sports enjoyed by pupils at the school.
Hiring a qualified sports coach to provide multisport activities afterschool for KS1 and KS2 pupils. Also introducing sports activities at lunchtimes using qualified coaches eg. Football and Multisports 2x lunchtimes a week.
Hiring specialist sports facilities to enhance and broaden the sporting experience of our pupils eg. Astroturf pitches, Tennis courts, Lover Village Green, Golden Gecko Climbing Wall.
Extending the range of sporting opportunities experienced by our children by providing taster sessions for a variety of sports such as fencing, archery, skiing, sailing and rock climbing and linking with local sports clubs to allow them to continue their interest.
Taking part in local sports festivals at Trafalgar, Burgate and Salisbury Secondary Schools. Competing with local schools in friendly sports fixtures.
Maintaining the school minibuses to allow children to access local sports festivals and the taster sessions listed above. Minibuses also allow the school to access sports facilities such as the Astroturf pitch and swimming pool in Salisbury or Ringwood. Minibuses also allow the school to access the New Forest for a more physically active curriculum including Forest and Beach school type activities.
Developing and maintaining the School’s outdoor spaces to encourage greater activity at break times and as part of the curriculum. Embedding physical activity into the school day through active lessons and teaching during Forest School sessions for Early Years children in the school.
Providing Bikeability courses for children aged 10+ to encourage them to be active and safe riding their bikes.