PE and sport premium report
A report on PE and sport premium funding: the amount received, how it is spent, its impact and sustainability, and year 6 swimming attainment. Schools with primary-aged pupils that receive the premium must publish it by 31 July each year.
Check this on my websiteWho it applies to
- Published on
- The school's own website
- School type
- Academies and maintained schools
- School stage
- Infant, primary, junior, middle and all-through
- Only applies to
- Schools with primary-aged pupils receiving the premium
- Does not apply to
- No school types are excluded
When is it due?
- How often
- Every academic year
- Due by
- 1 August each year
The report for an academic year is due by 31 July of that year.
What's needed
Publish the PE and sport premium report showing how funding was spent, its impact and swimming attainment, on the statutory information page for the current academic year.
What it must contain
6 parts- States the amount of premium receivedMust
- Gives a full breakdown of how the premium was or will be spentMust
- Says what impact the premium spending has had on pupilsMust
- Says how the improvement will be sustainedMust
- Gives the share of year 6 pupils who met the national curriculum swimming requirementMust
- Says whether pupils can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situationsMust
What the official sources say
Set out in 4 official sources:
What maintained schools must or should publish online
Schools that receive PE and sport premium funding must publish, by 31 July each year: – the amount of premium received – a full breakdown of how it has been or will be spent – the impact seen by the school on pupils’ participation and attainment in PE and sport – how this improvement will be sustained
Must§ PE and sport premium > What all schools must publish
If a school downloads a copy of its digital form return and uses this as its published report, it must ensure the form is converted to HTML format. This is to meet accessibility requirements.
Must§ PE and sport premium > What all schools must publish
What academies, free schools and colleges must or should publish online
Academies that receive PE and sport premium funding must publish, by 31 July each year: – the amount of premium funding received – a full breakdown of how it has been or will be spent – the impact seen by the school on pupils’ participation and attainment in PE and sport – how this improvement will be sustained
Must§ PE and sport premium > What academies with primary-aged pupils must publish
Primary PE and sport premium: conditions of grant for the academic year 2025 to 2026
The report must also contain details on the percentage of pupils in year 6 who have met the national curriculum requirement to: – swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres – use a range of strokes effectively – for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke – perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
Must§ 4.3 Publishing a report
The published report must include: – the amount of PE and sport premium funding received – a full breakdown of how it has been spent – the impact seen by the school on pupils’ participation and attainment in PE and sport – how this improvement will be sustained
Must§ 4.3 Publishing a report
PE and sport premium guidance for primary schools (how to use and publish)
The report must also include details on the percentage of pupils in year 6 who have met the national curriculum requirement to: – swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres – use a range of strokes effectively – for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke – perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
Must§ Reporting > Publishing an online report > What to include
Questions schools ask
Does every school have to publish the PE and sport premium report?
Academies and maintained schools must publish it. It only applies to schools with primary-aged pupils receiving the premium.
When does the PE and sport premium report need to be published?
How often: Every academic year. Due by: 1 August each year. The report for an academic year is due by 31 July of that year.
What must the PE and sport premium report include?
States the amount of premium received; Gives a full breakdown of how the premium was or will be spent; Says what impact the premium spending has had on pupils; Says how the improvement will be sustained; Gives the share of year 6 pupils who met the national curriculum swimming requirement; Says whether pupils can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
Where does the requirement for the PE and sport premium report come from?
It is set out in What maintained schools must or should publish online, What academies, free schools and colleges must or should publish online, Primary PE and sport premium: conditions of grant for the academic year 2025 to 2026 and PE and sport premium guidance for primary schools (how to use and publish).
Changes to the official sources
Dated change notes published by the Department for Education on the sources above.
24 September 2026 · PE and sport premium guidance for primary schools (how to use and publish)
Updated 'PE and sport premium guidance for primary schools' for the new academic year 2026 to 2027.
26 June 2026 · PE and sport premium guidance for primary schools (how to use and publish)
Added 'Reporting Primary PE and sport premium grant expenditure: guidance for completing the digital form' and updated 'PE and sport premium guidance for primary schools' to highlight that the form to provide a breakdown of how your school has spent its PE and sport premium grant is open.
12 March 2026 · Primary PE and sport premium: conditions of grant for the academic year 2025 to 2026
We have published 2025 to 2026 new and growing schools allocations for PE and sport premium.
20 October 2025 · Primary PE and sport premium: conditions of grant for the academic year 2025 to 2026
We have updated the page to link to the 2025 to 2026 allocations for PE and sport premium.
6 October 2025 · PE and sport premium guidance for primary schools (how to use and publish)
We have updated the guidance for the 2025 to 2026 academic year. Schools now get 50% of their funding allocation in the first payment and 50% in the second payment. We have also reformatted the page to make it easier to use, and clarified the duties on schools throughout the guidance.
5 October 2025 · Primary PE and sport premium: conditions of grant for the academic year 2025 to 2026
First published.
5 earlier changes are listed on the source pages.
We last checked these sources on 21 September 2026.
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Official sources last checked 21 September 2026 · register version 1.0.4