At Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School, we recognise the important role that physical education, sport and physical activity play in supporting children's physical health, mental wellbeing, personal development and academic success.

For many years, the Government's Primary PE and Sport Premium funding has enabled schools to enhance the quality of PE, increase participation in physical activity and provide a wider range of sporting opportunities for pupils. This funding has supported improvements to teaching, extracurricular provision, competitions, resources and opportunities for children to lead active and healthy lifestyles.

During the 2025-26 academic year, schools continued to receive ring-fenced PE and Sport Premium funding to improve the quality of PE, physical activity and sport. At Parklands, this funding has been used strategically to develop sustainable improvements that benefit both current and future pupils.

The Government has now announced changes to the way PE and school sport will be funded nationally. During 2026-27, schools are receiving transitional funding while a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network is established. Although the funding arrangements are changing, our commitment remains the same: to provide high-quality physical education, encourage lifelong participation in physical activity and promote positive physical and mental health for all pupils.

We will continue to use available funding to:

• Improve the quality of teaching and learning in PE.
• Increase participation in physical activity throughout the school day.
• Provide a broad range of sporting opportunities and experiences.
• Support competitive sport and inter-school events.
• Promote healthy lifestyles and positive wellbeing.
• Ensure that improvements are sustainable and have a lasting impact on pupils.

Full details of our funding allocation, expenditure and the impact of our spending can be found in the documents below.