How will we be spending our funding in 2026-27

The direct PE and Sport Premium is being replaced after the 2026/27 academic year by a new national PE and School Sport Partnerships Network.

Key Details for 2026/27

• Transition Funding: The Department for Education (DfE) will provide schools with a one off transition payment

• Allocations: Mainstream and special schools, academies, PRUs, and hospital schools receive funding based on the number of pupils in the school

We believe in an holistic approach to the development of sport and physical activity for all and encourage collaboration and partnership working to make the best use of resources and enhance PE and sport provision in order to raise participation and achievement for all pupils. We will continue to develop our sports provision during 2026-27 using the transitional funding.

Our funding plan is used to help us to raise standards and participation levels in PE throughout the school.

Our rationale for the use of the transition funding is that it must be used to meet the Government requirements and pupil need.

Impact:

We will look at how well we use our funding to improve the quality and breadth of PE and sporting provision, including increasing participation in PE and sport so that all pupils develop healthy lifestyles and reach the performance levels they are capable of.

Measuring the impact of the activities provided with sports funding can be achieved in different ways. We will look at progress in PE as well as other areas of development such as self-esteem, confidence and the numbers of pupils involved in sporting activities in and out of school. We will also evaluate the impact of professional development opportunities in improving teaching and learning in PE.

Here you will find information about;

• how much funding we receive

• a breakdown of the spending

• effect of the premium on pupils’ PE and Sport sustainability

William Harding Sports Funding 2026 - 27

Transition Funding Plan 2026-27

Previous William Harding Sports Premium Plans

William Harding Sports Premium 2025-2026

William Harding PE and Sport Premium Grant Expenditure Report 2025-26

William Harding PE and Sport Premium 2025-26 - Summer Review

William Harding PE and Sport Premium 2025-26

William Harding Sports Premium 2024-2025

William Harding PE and Sport Premium Grant Expenditure Report 2024-25

William Harding PE and Sport Premium 2024-25 - Summer Review

William Harding PE and Sport Premium 2024-25 - Autumn Review

William Harding PE and Sport Premium 2024-25

William Harding Sports Premium 2023-2024

William Harding PE and Sport Premium Grant Expenditure Report 2023-24

William Harding PE and Sport Premium 2023-24 - Spring Review

William Harding PE and Sport Premium 2023-24 - Autumn Review

William Harding PE and Sport Premium 2023-24

William Harding Sports Premium 2022-2023

William Harding PE and Sport Premium 2022-23 - Summer Review

William Harding PE and Sport Premium 2022-23 - Spring Review

William Harding Primary PE and Sport Premium 2022-23

Governmental Guidance

How to use the PE and sport funding

Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport on offer. This means that you should use the premium to:

• develop or add to the PE and sport activities that your school already offers

• build capacity and capability within the school to ensure that improvements made now will benefit pupils joining the school in future years

There are 5 key indicators that schools should expect to see improvement across:

• the engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity - the Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that all children and young people aged 5 to 18 engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be in school

• the profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement

• increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport

• broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils

• increased participation in competitive sport

For example, you can use your funding to:

• provide staff with professional development, mentoring, training and resources to help them teach PE and sport more effectively

• hire qualified sports coaches to work with teachers to enhance or extend current opportunities

• introduce new sports, dance or other activities to encourage more pupils to take up sport and physical activities

• support and involve the least active children by providing targeted activities, and running or extending school sports and holiday clubs

• enter or run more sport competitions

• partner with other schools to run sports activities and clubs

• increase pupils’ participation in the School Games

• encourage pupils to take on leadership or volunteer roles that support sport and physical activity within the school

• provide additional swimming provision targeted to pupils not able to meet the swimming requirements of the national curriculum

• embed physical activity into the school day through active travel to and from school, active playgrounds and active teaching

Online reporting

We must publish details of how we spend the PE and sport funding.

This must include:

• the amount of funding received

• a full breakdown of how it has been spent (or will be spent)

• the impact the school has seen on pupils’ PE and sport participation and attainment

• how the improvements will be sustainable in the future