Head Teachers, Subject Leaders and Governors need to ensure they are grant compliant in demonstrating effective use of the grant to achieve a sustainable impact.

Spending in an academic year 

Schools must spend the PE and sport premium funding in full within the academic year it has been allocated for. As funding is provided for all pupils in years 1 to 6, it should not be allocated to only benefit a certain year group.  

Schools cannot roll over any unused funding into the following academic year. They must spend the funding before 31 July 2025 so it can be accounted for in the PE and sport premium digital reporting form.

Digital reporting form  

From July 2025, all schools must complete the digital reporting form. The digital form outlines how the school has used its PE and sport premium and the impact it has had on achieving the aims and objectives of the funding.

The digital form contains a series of questions and free text boxes. Schools can enter details on how the PE and sport premium has been used to make improvements in the 5 key areas highlighted in this guidance. It can also be used to generate the necessary online report. The information gathered includes:

• figures on the overall spend
• what the funding has been spent on
• whether there is any unspent funding
• swimming and water safety attainment

Online Report  

As part of the conditions of grant, by 31 July 2025 a school must publish on its website a report detailing how it has spent its PE and sport premium funding allocation. If a school chooses to download a copy of its digital form return and use this as its published report, it must ensure that the form is converted to HTML format to meet accessibility requirements.

The published report must include:

• the amount of 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

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

PE Funding Evaluation Form

To help schools plan and monitor the impact of the PE and sport premium spending, partners in the PE and school sport sector have developed a PE Funding Evaluation Form. This can be found on the Association for PE (afPE)  and Youth Sport Trust  websites. Schools may find it helpful to use this to plan and record how they use the PE and sport premium throughout the year in readiness of completing the digital reporting tool at the end of the school year.  

Compulsory Digital Reporting Tool for 2024-25 Academic Year

As announced on 19th July 2023, there is now a new Primary PE and Sport Premium digital reporting tool for schools. This digital tool captures details on how a school has used its PE and Sport Premium and the impact it has had on achieving the aims and objectives of the funding.

The information gathered includes:

• Figures on the overall spend
• What the funding has been spent on
• Whether there is any unspent funding
• Swimming and water safety attainment

If you require Strategic Support to complete your report please contact Jo Eames, Strategic Manager on j.eames@qegschool.org.uk