Sherborne Abbey Primary School

The government is providing additional funding to improve provision of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. This funding - provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport - is ring-fenced and therefore can only be spent on provision of PE and sport in schools.

Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but have the freedom to choose how they do this. Below is an overview of how we decided to use this funding in 2016-17 and how we plan to use the funding this academic year 2017-18.

School Sports Funding Action Plan 2016-17 (£8,700)

Action / Staffing / Timescale / Targeted children / Impact / Cost
  • To use external coaches to provide extra-curricular clubs.
  • TA employed to help run the club so that more places can be offered.
  • Fencing club introduced to Years 1 & 2.
  • Football club for Years 1 & 2
/ JH
OD
Premier Sports / 2016-17 / KS1
Children who don’t usually attend clubs. /
  • Greater take up of extra-curricular clubs.((65% of pupils involved in an after school club in 2016)
/ 2000 per year
  • To provide extra swimming lessons for non-swimmers in Year 6.
/ JH / 2016-17 / Non swimmers in Year 6 /
  • All children to be able to swim by the end of Year 6.
/ 300 per year
  • To pay for coaches to transport children to the Gryphon School for sports coaching.
/ JH / 2016-17 / Year 2
Year 3 /
  • Children to attend multi-skills sessions with other schools in the pyramid.
  • Teachers more confident in teaching multi-skills.
/ 200 per year
  • To provide trophies and medals and organise & run inter-school sport competitions between the Sherborne Pyramid.
/ JH / 2016-17 /
  • Competitions organised and run here at Abbey school and winners receiving medals and trophies.
  • Competitions entered in football, netball, basketball, hockey, tennis, rugby, cross-country, swimming, rounders, cricket and athletics.
  • 70% of children in Year 5 & 6 have played in a school team this year (2017)
/ 50 per year
  • To provide a coach to transport Year 6 children to the Gryphon for transition sessions in the fitness suite and on the trampolines.
/ JH, AM / 2016-17 / Year 6 /
  • Children using the Gryphon facilities and feeling more comfortable about using these facilities in Year 7.
/ 100 per year
  • To run a cycling bikeability course for Year 6 to help promote healthy lifestyles and safer riding to school.
/ JH / 2016-17 / Year 6 /
  • More children riding safely to school.
/ 200
  • To ensure PE resources are available and of high quality to enable good teaching across the school.
/ JH / 2016-17 /
  • High quality resources being used confidently by all staff.
/ 3000
  • To train Year 5 & 6 pupils as sports ambassadors for the school.
/ JH / 2016-17 / G&T sport from Year 5 & 6 /
  • Sports ambassadors involved in helping with clubs, assisting on the playground, helping in lessons and being role models for the school.
/ 100
  • To provide basketball coaching for KS2.
/ JH,AM,SG,MR,LN,MC / 2016-17 / KS2 /
  • Basketball skills improved in KS2 classes.
  • Knowledge of staff increased.
  • Talented children to attend Sherborne Area Basketball Tournament.
  • Talented children signposted to South Coast Tigers Basketball club.
/ 800 per year
  • To provide tennis coaching for KS1 pupils.
/ JH,KB, HT,FW,VT / 2016-17 / KS1 /
  • Tennis skills improved in KS1 classes.
  • Knowledge of staff increased.
  • Talented children signposted to Sherborne Tennis Club.
/ 800 per year
  • To provide tennis CPD for staff.
/ JH, SG, KB / 2016 /
  • Staff more confident in teaching tennis across the school.
/ Supply cover
  • To introduce a mile-a-day scheme so that all children become fitter and healthier.
/ All staff / All /
  • Children running or walking a mile a day.
/ £100
  • To gain a Gold sportsmark in recognition of our commitment to PE and sport.
/ JH / 2016-17 /
  • Gold award received. In 2015 and 2016
/ £100

Sporting success 2016-17

Sherborne Area Rugby Winners

Bronze medal winners in North Dorset Rugby Finals – qualified for County Finals

Sportsmark Gold Award

Boys Sherborne Area Cross Country winners

Girls Sherborne Area Football winners

Sherborne Area football winners

School Sports Funding Action Plan 2017-18 (£17,830)

Action / Staffing / Timescale / Targeted children / Impact / Cost
  • To employ a sports apprentice to help run PE sessions, organise playtime games and run after school sessions.
/ JH / 2018-19 / Those children who need structured play at breaktimes. /
  • Staff feeling supported during PE sessions with equipment ready and in place for sessions.
  • Apprentice becoming more confident and able to run sessions with teacher support.
  • Children being organised to play games during lunch times.
/ 4200 per year
  • To run a ‘Relax Kids’ session during curriculum time for some of our vulnerable children.
  • To offer a ‘Relax Kids’ club after school.
/ JH
Relax kids staff / 2018-19 / Children who need support with their emotional health. /
  • Children able to cope with their emotions in a more controlled way.
  • Children with increased self-esteem and confidence.
  • Children able to use techniques for calming and de-stressing.
/ 1800 per year
  • To provide play equipment and playground markings to create an imaginative and child-friendly playground environment after the building work is finished.
/ AMK
JH / 2018-19 / All children, but especially Reception area. /
  • Playground with fun and interesting activities that engage children in play.
/ Approx 5000
  • To use external coaches to provide extra-curricular clubs.
  • Fencing club and gymnastics for Years 1 & 2.
  • Football club for Years 1 & 2
/ JH
OD
Premier Sports / 2018-19 / KS1
Children who don’t usually attend clubs. /
  • Greater take up of extra-curricular clubs.((68% of pupils involved in an after school club in 2017)
/ 2000 per year
  • To provide extra swimming lessons for non-swimmers in Year 6.
/ JH / 2018-19 / Non swimmers in Year 6 /
  • All children to be able to swim by the end of Year 6.
/ 300 per year
  • To pay for coaches to transport children to the Gryphon School for sports coaching.
/ JH / 2018-19 / Year 2
Year 3 /
  • Children to attend multi-skills sessions with other schools in the pyramid.
  • Teachers more confident in teaching multi-skills.
/ 200 per year
  • To provide trophies and medals and organise & run inter-school sport competitions between the Sherborne Pyramid.
/ JH / 2018-19 /
  • Competitions organised and run here at Abbey school and winners receiving medals and trophies.
  • Competitions entered in football, netball, basketball, hockey, tennis, rugby, cross-country, swimming, rounders, cricket and athletics.
  • 70% of children in Year 5 & 6 have played in a school team this year (2017)
/ 50 per year
  • To provide a coach to transport Year 6 children to the Gryphon for transition sessions in the fitness suite and on the trampolines.
/ JH, AM / 2018-19 / Year 6 /
  • Children using the Gryphon facilities and feeling more comfortable about using these facilities in Year 7.
/ 100 per year
  • To run a cycling bikeability course for Year 6 to help promote healthy lifestyles and safer riding to school.
/ JH / 2018-19 / Year 6 /
  • More children riding safely to school.
/ 200
  • To train Year 5 & 6 pupils as sports ambassadors for the school.
/ JH / 2018-19 / G&T sport from Year 5 & 6 /
  • Sports ambassadors involved in helping with clubs, assisting on the playground, helping in lessons and being role models for the school.
/ 100
  • To provide basketball coaching for KS2.
/ JH,AM,SG,MR,LN,MC / 2018-19 / KS2 /
  • Basketball skills improved in KS2 classes.
  • Knowledge of staff increased.
  • Talented children to attend Sherborne Area Basketball Tournament.
  • Talented children signposted to South Coast Tigers Basketball club.
/ 800 per year
  • To provide tennis coaching for KS1 pupils.
/ JH,KB, HT,FW,VT / 2018-19 / KS1 /
  • Tennis skills improved in KS1 classes.
  • Knowledge of staff increased.
  • Talented children signposted to Sherborne Tennis Club.
/ 800 per year
  • To gain a Gold sportsmark in recognition of our commitment to PE and sport.
/ JH / 2018-19 /
  • Gold award received. In 2015 and 2016
/ 100
  • To update resources as necessary.
/ JH / 2018-19 /
  • Resources that are fit for purpose.
/ 1000

Sporting success 2017-18

Sherborne Area Rugby Runners-up