Bourton Meadow Academy

PE and Sport Premium

Funding and Expenditure Report | Academic year 2025–26

1. Funding allocation

• Total PE and Sport Premium funding for 2025–26: £20,870

• Was the total grant amount correct? Yes

• Was any grant funding unspent at the end of the academic year? No

2. Grant spending

Reported expenditure during 2025–26:

Area of expenditure	Amount
Continuing professional development (CPD)	£5,389.20
CPD to upskill staff to deliver swimming lessons	£0
Extra-curricular opportunities	£15,217.18
Equipment and resources	£1,611.26
Membership and subscription fees	£0
Activities organised by the School Games Organiser (SGO) network	£0
Entering external school sports competitions	£0
External coaching staff	£0

Targeted provision

The school confirmed that spending was targeted to provide or improve opportunities in PE, sport and physical activities for the following groups:

• Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) – Yes

• Pupils with long-term medical conditions – Yes

• Girls, to increase or improve access to PE lessons and extra-curricular sport and physical activities – Yes

• Disadvantaged pupils – Yes

3. New PE and School Sport Partnerships Network

The school identified the following support as being of most benefit for the academic year 2026–27:

• Continuing professional development (CPD)

• Extra-curricular opportunities

• Equipment and resources

• School sports competitions

The school did not consent to the information entered in the digital form being shared with the National Delivery Partner (once in post).

4. Swimming

Bourton Meadow Academy has Year 6 pupils. The reported swimming and water safety attainment for the Year 6 cohort in 2025–26 was:

Outcome	Percentage of pupils
Can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of 25 metres	64%
Can use a range of strokes effectively (for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke)	52%
Can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations	45%

• Spending on internal top-up swimming lessons or broadening aquatic opportunities: £665

• Reported impact of this funding on swimming and water safety attainment: Positive impact

5. Declarations

The submitted return confirmed that:

• The person submitting the return was authorised to do so on behalf of the school.

• The information in the PE and Sport Premium assurance return was accurate and had been signed off by the school headteacher.

• The information in the return was accurate and had been authorised by the Chair of the Board of Governors or trustees.

• The reported spending detailed in the submission would be published on the school's website.

This report presents the information recorded in the school's submitted PE and Sport Premium digital return for 2025–26.

Bourton Meadow Academy

PE and Sport Premium

Funding, Expenditure and Impact Report | Academic year 2024–25

1. Funding allocation

• Total PE and Sport Premium funding received for 2024–25: £21,030

• Was the total grant amount correct? Yes

• Was any grant funding unspent from the 2024–25 allocation? No

• Was any grant funding carried forward from previous years for use in 2024–25? No

2. Categories of grant spending

Continuing professional development (CPD)

The school confirmed that it spent PE and Sport Premium funding on CPD. Reported expenditure was:

CPD area	Amount
External training courses	£0
Upskilling staff to deliver swimming lessons	£185.00
Internal learning and development	£2,281.68
Inter-school development sessions	£0
Online training / resource development	£0
External coaches supporting confidence and competence	£0
Total school spending on CPD	£2,466.68

Internal activities

The school confirmed that it spent PE and Sport Premium funding on internal activities. Reported expenditure was:

Internal activity	Amount
School-based extra-curricular opportunities	£13,127.90
Internal sports competitions	£1,970.76
Top-up swimming lessons or broadening aquatic opportunities for pupils	£1,140.00
Active travel	£0
Equipment and resources	£3,404.16
Membership fees	£0
Use of educational platforms and resources	£0
Total school spending on internal activities	£19,642.82

External activities

The school confirmed that it spent PE and Sport Premium funding on external activities. Reported expenditure was:

External activity	Amount
Activities organised by the School Games Organiser (SGO) network	£668.68
Other inter-school sports competitions	£0
External coaching staff	£0
Total school spending on external activities	£668.68

Summary of reported expenditure

Spending category	Amount
Total CPD category spend	£2,466.68
Total internal category spend	£19,642.82
Total external category spend	£668.68
Total PE and Sport Premium reported spend	£22,778.18

3. Opportunities in sport

Pupils with SEND or long-term medical conditions

The school confirmed that it targeted spending on providing or improving opportunities in PE, sport and physical activities for pupils with SEND or long-term medical conditions.

The return identified the following approaches:

• Training or CPD to support inclusive PE, sport and physical activity provision.

• Supporting participation in extra-curricular opportunities or competitions.

• Top-up swimming lessons for pupils requiring additional assistance.

• Specialist equipment and resources for children with SEND.

• Insight and data capture to better understand and support these pupils.

Girls' access to PE and sport

The school confirmed that it targeted spending to increase or improve girls' access to PE lessons and extra-curricular sport and physical activities.

The return identified the following approaches:

• Training or CPD to support including girls in PE, sport and physical activity.

• Supporting participation in extra-curricular opportunities or competitions.

• Specialist focused activities for girls.

• Community club engagement or pathways for girls.

Disadvantaged pupils

The school confirmed that it targeted spending to provide or improve opportunities in sport and physical activities for disadvantaged pupils.

The return identified the following approaches:

• After-school sport and physical activity clubs – free of charge for all pupils.

• Subsidised sport and physical activity clubs for disadvantaged pupils.

• Staff training and CPD specific to tackling inequalities in relation to sport and physical activity.

• Insight and data capture to better understand and support these pupils.

4. Perceived impacts and improvements

The school reported a positive impact from PE and Sport Premium funding in each of the following areas:

• Increasing all staff's confidence, knowledge and skills in teaching PE and sport.

• Increasing engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity and sport.

• Raising the profile of PE and sport across the school to support whole-school improvement.

• Offering a broader and more equal experience of a range of sports and physical activities to all pupils.

• Increasing participation in competitive sport.

Reported improvements achieved

The school identified the following outcomes as having been achieved through PE and Sport Premium spending:

• An increase in pupils' physical activity levels.

• An increase in the number of pupils participating in school sport.

• An increase in the number of pupils participating in extra-curricular activities.

• An increase in staff completing training and CPD.

• An increase in the number of staff participating in extra-curricular activities and school sports competitions.

• An increase in pupils' attainment in swimming and water safety.

Impact on specific areas

Area	Reported impact
PE attainment	Positive impact
Teachers' confidence and competence in teaching PE and school sport	Positive impact
Pupil participation in extra-curricular activities	Positive impact
Sustainability of improvements made	Positive impact

The submitted return included the teachers' confidence and competence question twice, with a positive impact recorded on both occasions.

5. Swimming and water safety

Bourton Meadow Academy has Year 6 pupils. The reported swimming and water safety attainment for the Year 6 cohort in 2024–25 was:

Outcome	Percentage of pupils
Can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of 25 metres	50%
Can use a range of strokes effectively (for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke)	62%
Can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations	51%

The school reported a positive impact from PE and Sport Premium spending on swimming and water safety attainment.

6. Declarations

The submitted returns confirmed that:

• The person submitting the returns had the authority to do so on behalf of the school.

• The data was true and accurate to the best of the submitter's knowledge.

This report presents the information recorded in the school's submitted PE and Sport Premium digital returns for 2024–25.