The legacy of the London Olympics 2012 saw the introduction of the Primary School PE and Sport Funding which is focused on securing additional and sustainable improvements in the provision of PE and sport for the benefit of all pupils and to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.

All young people should have the opportunity to live healthy and active lives. A positive experience of sport and physical activity at a young age can build a lifetime habit of participation, and is central to meeting the government’s ambitions for a world-class education system.

Physical activity has numerous benefits for children and young people’s physical health, as well as their mental wellbeing (increasing self-esteem and emotional wellbeing and lowering anxiety and depression), and children who are physically active are happier, more resilient and more trusting of their peers. Ensuring that pupils have access to sufficient daily activity can also have wider benefits for pupils and schools, improving behaviour as well as enhancing academic achievement.

We have the flexibility to use the PE and Sport Funding Premium in the way that works best for our pupils as long as this provision is additional and sustainable.

As such, we use our funding to:

· Develop or add to the PE, physical activity and sport that is currently provided

· Build capacity and capability with the school to ensure that improvements made now will benefit pupils joining the school in future years.

	Reporting primary PE & sport premium grant 2025-26	[pdf 69KB]
	Reporting PE and sport premium grant expenditure - categories of grant spending	[pdf 887KB]
	Highlands PE and Sports Strategy 2025-26	[pdf 132KB]