Schools are allocated a sum of money, called the Primary PE and Sport Funding to support all children and improve the quantity, quality and breadth of PE and sport provision. The allocation is calculated according to the intake of the school, and the school must decide how best to use the money to improve the breadth and quality of PE and sport provision, including increased participation in PE and sport so that all pupils develop healthy lifestyles and reach the performance levels they are capable of.

Our Primary PE and Sport Grant for 2021 - 22 is £17,190

Our Primary PE and Sport Grant for 2022 - 23 is 17, 200

Our Primary PE and Sport Grant for 2023 - 24 is £17,160

Swimming

At St Oswald's we feel it is important that we provide all our Key Stage Two children with the opportunity to go swimming and learn vital water safety skills.

Autumn Term: Year 5 and 6 go swimming once a week to Accrington Academy

Spring Term: Year 4 and 5 go swimming once a week to Accrington Academy

Summer Term: Year 3 and 4 go swimming once a week to Accrington Academy

Schools are required to publish how many Year 6 pupils have met the national curriculum requirements relating to swimming and water safety.

National Curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety:

• swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
• use a range of strokes effectively
• perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

St Oswald's 2018 - 19

16/20 children or 80 % of children are able to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.

16/20 children or 80 % of children are able to use a range of strokes effectively

16/20 children or 80 % of children are able to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

St Oswald's 2019 - 20

15/20 children or 75 % of children are able to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.

15/20 children or 75 % of children are able to use a range of strokes effectively

15/20 children or 75 % of children are able to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

St Oswald's 2020 - 21

No swimming completed due to COVID-19

St Oswald's 2021 - 22

10/20 children or 50 % of children are able to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.

10/20 children or 50 % of children are able to use a range of strokes effectively

10/20 children or 50 % of children are able to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

The number of children achieving the milestones in swimming has dropped this year due to a missed year of swimming in 2020 - 21 because of COVID

St Oswald's 2022 - 23

11/21 children or 52.3 % of children are able to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.

11/21 children or 52.3 % of children are able to use a range of strokes effectively

11/21 children or 52.3 % of children are able to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

St Oswald's 2023 - 24

17/19 children in Year 6 or 89.5% of children can perform safe self-rescue in different water based situations

17/19 children in Year 6 or 89.5% of children can swim competently, confidently and proficiently 25 metres 

17/19 children in Year 6 or 89.5% of children use a range of strokes effectively

As a school we continue to work hard to plug the gaps in terms of swimming created due to the COVID pandemic.