PE and sport premium

All schools receive funds to improve the provision of Physical Education and Sport in school (Sport Premium).

Find out what we achieved with the funds in our PE Premium report 2024-25.

The PE and Sport Premium impact 2024-25 shows the impact from the PE and Sport Premium from the 2024-25 academic year.

Sandown has proudly celebrated a range of sporting successes over recent academic years. Here are some of the highlights:

Real PE was taught across the school. Staff received training to support this.
New and early career teachers had extra training from September to help them prepare and build confidence.
Nursery staff were trained to deliver Real Play sessions. These help families take part in physical play at home.
The PE co-ordinator joined a Youth Sport Trust meeting to learn more about the School Games.
Training was provided on PE in early years settings. This helped us create a core knowledge document for Reception and Nursery.
PE monitoring and teacher support were introduced to improve teaching quality.

A new calendar was created with sixteen competitions hosted by Sandown.
We took part in thirty-seven sporting events. This was our highest number yet.
Twenty-four schools joined our football tournaments. There were 236 fixtures and sixty Sandown pupils took part.
Sandown reached the Sussex finals in tri golf for two years in a row. This followed its introduction to the curriculum.
A football league was set up with local schools. This gave more pupils the chance to play matches. Over thirty took part.
Seventy-three percent of key stage 2 pupils represented the school in sport. This was an increase from last year.

Fitness Groove assemblies took place three times a week to boost activity. Medals were awarded.
PE star of the week was introduced. One child from each class was celebrated in assembly.
Play leaders were assigned to each class to encourage games and activity.
A cross country club ran on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for key stage 2. Over 150 pupils joined and competed in the cluster event.
Outdoor learning was offered to selected classes. A gardening club was introduced in the summer term.

A staff survey showed that all staff enjoy teaching PE. Ninety-two percent feel confident, which is up from last year.
A pupil survey showed that ninety-six percent enjoy PE lessons. Ninety-one percent feel successful. Both figures are up from last year.

Headteachers formed a ten-school sports cluster through an EIP meeting.
We worked with Active Hastings to promote girls’ tag rugby in years 5 and 6.
Time was set aside to explore how we can better support children with special educational needs in PE.
Sixty-five percent of pupils walked, cycled or scooted to school during The Big Walk and Wheel. We placed 301st nationally out of 1,026 schools.

Sandown received the Platinum School Games Mark in 2021–22. This continued into 2022–23.
The award recognises schools that support sport and competition. Platinum status is only given to schools that have held gold for five years in a row.

Logo for School Games Platinum 2022-23

Decorative. Platinum logo, 2024-25