Sports Premium Funding

£17,753

CPD staff training hydro training and swim England

1000

Pupils are able to take part in hydro sessions using their physio programmes and regulation programmes and to enhance their opportunities for physical activities

• All pupils get ½ year at swimming or hydro sessions – reduced from last year due to increased pupil numbers.
• High quality teaching and safety guidelines followed.

• Teachers gain knowledge to use in subsequent years
• Pupils wellbeing and physical health is improved for the future

Staff have ensured sessions are utilised, suitable and effective.  Hydro is working better with shared slots and assessments are ongoing for those pupils who can access woodhouse.

All pupils in vulnerable groups have accessed hydro as intended.  With some more disadvantaged pupils in Orange 1 and 2

(14 pupils) accessing hydro multiple times a week. 

External coaching staff

1300

Pupils have specialist coaches come in to deliver specialist SEND intra school sports competitions such as table cricket and boccia and smile days such as gladiators day, glow day, quidditch day, blazepods day

• 22 classes experienced at least one coaching set of sessions
• 2 classes received high quality in depth weekly training for 6 weeks
• All classes experienced at least 2 smile days

• Staff working with pupils gained knowledge to repeat sessions in future

Pupils attended an external competition and enjoyed the experience.

Golf, pickle ball coaching sessions were most positive based on pupil feedback.  Golf continuing until Summer term.

62.6% of pupils in school have pupil premium

100% pupil premium students took part in at least 2 smile days. 

74% of pupils taking part in coaching have pupil premium.

Musical theatre performance with staging and lighting from Hi-lights theatre company – member

2000

Pupils with wellbeing needs were able to use this experience as an intervention

to promote self-confidence, self-belief, physical skills in dance, gymnastics and drama

Whole school involvement using long term PE planning and a whole school performance opportunity.

• KH – analyse raw data from pupil wellbeing scales
• Draw conclusions of what interventions are needed for each pupil.
• Weekly physical coaching and affirmations
• Pupils performed 3 shows to an outside audience after school

• Pupils self-confidence and enthusiasm for taking part in physical development, movement, dance gymnastics is embedded. 
• Pupils are keen to take part in other similar opportunities planned for later next year.

Pupils have shown progress in confidence wellbeing and aesthetic performances. The Addams family performances were completed with huge success, pupils showed improved self-confidence and self-worth.  Motivation to perform has been sustained and we are now planning and preparing for the music festival in July.

30 pupils took part in Musical theatre for intervention purposes.

 16 pupils have pupil premium.

Some pupils were supported by costumes being bought for them. Lifts home after shows to ensure they could be a part of the performance.

£15,753

Enhanced SLA with Sedgefield SSP

5850

Access to specialist coaching support throughout the year in PE lessons.

CPD for Teachers TA’s and HCEA everyone given opportunity to attend at least one CPD PE day.

Various sports taster days. Children have access to competitions and festivals throughout the year.

Wellbeing leaders training

Team up my school wellbeing support

PE deep dive

Interschool competitions in local areas, with other schools

• KH – Monitor pupil progress. Teacher feedback.
• Regular feedback from coach and teachers. Pupil progress.
• Children have access to a wide range of sporting clubs with professional sports coaches.
• Children have experience of a wider variety of sports such as boccia, new age kurling, goal ball, badminton, Move with max, active ted, hoopstarz, pickleball, and blaze pods. 
• KH – Monitor pupils’ activity levels regarding participating in competitions and festivals. Pupil feedback –Staff feedback regarding potential G&T pupils.
• PE Health Check  and deep dive to be completed in January 2026

• Teachers gain knowledge to continue high quality level of PE teaching
• Skills gained to be disseminated around school staff
• Pupils will have improved PE skills, teachers will have experience in more inter-school competitive situations and more ideas to bring to enhancing their PE lessons.

Teachers have had staff training within school regarding use of PE schemes and sensory circuit training and quality first training delivered to all staff during staff meeting.  I have been round classes and observed their sensory circuits use and these are working well.

Fit for life has also been revived by Green 1 with good results in improved pupil participation.  

All pupils benefitted from this access, including those with pupil premium. (100%)

Physical Intervention resources

£147.89

£191.67

£49.95

£56

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£445.51

Pupils most in need for physical intervention have the resources and targets needed to make progress and develop their health and wellbeing.

• MATP challenges with Dan
• Physical intervention celebration day completed with orange in Feb 2026
• Table cricket tournament completed by Yellow 4 and green 1 in March 2026

• MATP  / Dan’s intervention resources used to provide platform for pupils to succeed and achieve

Pupils perform at the intervention celebration day and the table cricket tournament

97% of pupils given Dan’s physical MATP Intervention are pupil premium.

100% showed improvements in their identified focus areas.

PE resources

£925.29

Replenishment and enhancement of PE equipment which is used to provide high quality PE during pupils physical development and education lessons

• New opportunities provided to classes to ensure they are relevant and appropriate for the cohort of pupils

• New equipment is stored safely and used appropriately 

Sports hall resources have been moved into cupboard in main hall where PE is currently delivered – much better use of space. Sports hall cupboard now available for sensory space. 

Benefits all pupils.

Sensory space could be designed specifically for disadvantaged pupils

4^th of 4 years instalment purchase of Commando Joes outdoor survival education package

£3000

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Learning and development  / CPD area

• Pupils will have a full RESPECT programme
• Resilience, empathy, self-awareness, positivity, excellence, communication and team work

• Pupils will learn skills in preparation for adulthood, and through the RESPECT programme qualities
• Pupils will have an enriched physical education programme building on skills from other areas of PE and PSHED

Training received

Box being used throughout the school.  There are 7 classes regularly using the equipment and taking part in challenges to develop pupil’s resilience.  Staff verbal feedback is positive and

64% pupils using commando joes are pupil premium pupils.

The RESPECT programme was designed to support pupils with disadvantages. 

Allocated to provide support in the intervention space for emotional   regulation

£2,000

Upskilling of staff to deliver emotional regulation support from future steps OT.

Training provided for all classes to deliver sensory circuits and apparatus bought to deliver these circuits in each class.

• KH / DW / JMc - Pupils who need targeted interventions will receive weekly intervention specific to their need for wellbeing
• Impact forms of interventions will be completed by class staff.

Pupils will learn how to stay healthy, make healthy food choices, move with coordination and balance and develop their confidence.

We have seen a downward trend in needing individual future steps programmes since bringing in the class sensory circuits.  Impact of circuits is seen in low PI levels and impact forms from staff.

97% of pupils given Dan’s physical MATP Intervention are pupil premium.

100% showed improvements in their identified focus areas.

External interschool sports competition organised

£120

Pupils to travel to external sports provisions such as swimming, surfing, football, OAA. 

• KH to ensure impact reviews come from staff

Pupils physical health and wellbeing will be sustained due to the enhancement of the physical movement opportunities

Yellow 4 has accessed disability swimming festival with great success, coming second overall. Surfing is underway this term not completed yet.  Girls football team competition cancelled due to illness. OAA booked in.

7 pupils with pupil premium our 12 are in yellow 4

75% of pupils going surfing have pupil premium.

Girls group is classed as disadvantaged groups in sport and PE.

Sports week and house tournaments

£112.20

2025 completed

2026 planning has begun

• KH/ DW completed for 2026
• 2025 completed in school, delivered in partnership with Durham high school who provided volunteers

• Pupils socially mixed with other pupils from different school, had volunteers working with them.
• Both with impact their future positively through enhanced experiences

Sports week is completed and was a big success!!

Inflatables were enjoyed by all pupils, those with pupil premium were focused upon and given specific times. Colour run was attended to by 71 parents / family members

All pupils took part in sports week 

How much has your school spent on CPD
upskilling staff to deliver swimming lessons
for academic year 2025 to 2026?

£1000