Birkby Junior School

Total funding received 2025-2026

£21,860 (£16,000 plus £10 per child- 586 children)

Amount spent on an in-school sports coach to develop and add to the PE and sport activities in school. To help to make improvements now that will benefit current pupils and pupils joining the school in future years:

• To support teachers to plan and deliver engaging and up to date PE lessons, to ensure all children receive high quality PE lessons for 2 hours a week (throughout the year).
• To support focus groups of children (SEND, girls, G&T and inactive children).
• To support in the organisation and quality of school sports clubs and the opportunities these provide children.
• To train and support sports leaders within school.
• To preparing for and support in organising sports competitions.
• To increase the sporting ethos across school, to motivate children to be active throughout the day, including playtimes and lunchtimes.
• To support pupil’s confidence and ability in swimming.

Internal sports coach= £16,950 (3 days per week at £150 per day)

Membership of the Pennine Sports Partnership who will:

• Support in upskilling teachers’ subject knowledge and confidence in teaching PE by delivering staff training sessions.
• Provide more links to inter-school PE competitions.
• Motivate pupils to take part in, and see the benefits, in sport by running whole school assemblies.
• To increase teacher confidence at identifying gifted and talented children for sport.
• To train and provide opportunities for Junior Sports Leaders in and out of school. 
• To provide staff training on how to facilitate and motivate children to access sporting games at playtimes and lunchtimes. To increase their activity levels. 
• To facilitate the school’s participation in the National School Sports Week, with other primary schools, in the summer term.

 PSP annual membership=£3816

• To allocate towards PE equipment and CPD, with a focus on inclusion

 £1094

Year

Swim 25m

Use a range of Strokes

Perform Safe Self Rescue

Number of children

2024-25

43%

25%

16%

147

Year

Swim 25m

Use a range of Strokes

Perform Safe Self Rescue

Number of children

2023-24

31%

10%

4%

149

ar

Swim 25m

Use a range of Strokes

Perform Safe Self Rescue

Number of children

2022-23

29%

1%

0%

154

Year

Swim 25m

Use a range of Strokes

Perform Safe Self Rescue

Number of children

2021-22

37%

10%

5%

146