School Context
Sport and PE are a central pillar in our curriculum and enrichment offer for the pupils of Great Abington Primary School. Despite being a small school in 2018 we employed a full time sports assistant to support the leadership team in driving and sustaining improvement in PE and sports. We are extremely proud of our Gold Award for School Sports - our 5th in a row!

How much Sports Premium did Great Abington receive?
- The school received £17,162 for the 2020 - 2021 reporting period
How has the Sports Premium been spent?
- Employing a full time sports assistant
- Membership of the South Cambridgeshire School Sports Partnership
- Access to events | Staff development | Advice and Guidance
- Teacher training
- Transportation for specific events such as Cross Country
The impact the school has seen on pupils’ PE, physical activity, and sport participation and attainment
- Targeted girls team sports - specifically football, netball and rugby
- Targeted EYFS pupils who did not achieve a good level of development in physical development
- Achieved the School Games Sports Mark at Gold standard
- Participation in school based and local competition
- Hosted a Cluster Fun Run event
- Updated equipment
How the improvements will be sustainable in the future?
- Teacher feedback positive on impact on their knowledge, skills and understanding of the PE curriculum
- Annual sport development plan monitored by Governors
- Sports Assistant is a permanent member of staff
- Additional community work with the parish recreation committee
Percentage of pupils within our 2020 - 2021 year 6 cohort who met the national curriculum requirement to:
- Swim competently, confidently, and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
- 95% of our 2020 - 2021 Year 6 cohort
- Use a range of strokes effectively
- 95% of our 2020 - 2021 Year 6 cohort
- Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
- 95% of our 2020 - 2021 Year 6 cohort