Each year school receives funding to pay for all services. This is regulated carefully by the School Governors. Certain elements of this funding are 'ring fenced' which means they are to spent on improving specific areas of the school.
This section of our website gives information on how we have dedicated these funds and reports on the progress that we have been able to make each year.
Specific areas of funding are:
Pupil Premium Allocations
The progress that the school has made with our Pupil Premium has been recognised by the excellent results that we received in the Year Two and Six SAT tests and the excellent results that we predict for the future SAT tests.
We continue to identify clearly every child within our school who is eligible for support from the Pupil Premium and this is closely monitored by every class teacher. This is a constant area for investigation within our Pupil progress meeting.
OVERVIEW
The Pupil Premium (PP) was introduced in April 2011, and paid by means of a specific grant based on 1 school census figures for pupils registered as eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) in reception to Year 11. For looked after children the Pupil Premium was calculated using the Children Looked After data returns (SSDA903). A premium has also been introduced for children whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces. This service premium is designed to address the emotional and social well-being of these pupils.
The Pupil Premium is additional to main school funding and it will be used by this school to address any underlying inequalities between children eligible by ensuring that funding reaches the pupils who need it most.
In 2012-2013, the government decided that eligibility will be extended to pupils who have been eligible for FSM at any point in the last 6yrs.
Our 3 year pupil premium plan (including review) can be found Pupil Premium Strategy 2025 - 2028 - 2026 -27 Update
Sports Premium
Funding Primary Schools - PE and Sports
The government is providing an extra £150 million of annual funding for the academic years of 2013 to 2014, and 2014 to 2015. The aim of this funding is to improve the Physical Education (PE) and Sports programs offered by primary schools, and is provided jointly by various governmental departments, including Education, Health and Culture, and Media and Sport. Although the funding will be allocated to primary school head teachers, it will be ‘ring-fenced’ – this means it can only be spent specifically on PE and sport in schools.
Published information for St Willibrord's RC Primary School
Funding received
St Willibrord's RC Primary School received £17,350 in PE and Sport Premium funding for the 2025-2026 academic year.
There was no unspent PE and Sport Premium funding remaining at the end of the academic year.
| Area of expenditure | Amount |
| Continuing professional development (CPD) | £2,340 |
| CPD for staff delivering swimming lessons | £0 |
| Extra-curricular opportunities | £4,946 |
| Equipment and resources | £5,401.09 |
| Membership and subscription fees | £2,115 |
| Activities organised through the School Games Organiser network | £0 |
| Entry to external school sports competitions | £0 |
| External coaching staff | £2,340 |
Note: The expenditure categories above are reported as recorded in the statutory return. They should not be added together to create a separate total because some categories may overlap.
Funding was specifically targeted to improve opportunities in PE, sport and physical activity for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• 90% of Year 6 pupils could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
• 80% could use a range of strokes effectively, including front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke.
• 80% could perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
The school spent £2,177 on internal top-up swimming lessons and/or broadening aquatic opportunities.
The school's statutory return recorded that this spending had a positive impact on swimming and water-safety attainment.
PE and Sport Premium funding supported a broad range of provision during 2025-2026, including staff professional development, additional sporting opportunities, equipment and resources, external coaching and extra-curricular provision.
Funding was deliberately targeted towards improving access for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils. The strongest quantified attainment evidence is in swimming and water safety, where 90% of Year 6 pupils achieved the 25-metre swimming standard and 80% achieved the requirements relating to effective strokes and safe self-rescue.
The school will build on the investment made during 2025-2026 by:
• continuing to develop staff expertise in the teaching and assessment of PE;
• maintaining the school's planned and sequenced PE curriculum through Get Set 4 PE;
• using equipment and resources purchased through the premium to support future cohorts;
• monitoring participation by different pupil groups, particularly pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils;
• continuing to develop extra-curricular sport, active play, pupil leadership and competitive opportunities;
• tracking swimming and water-safety outcomes and identifying pupils requiring further support;
• strengthening assessment and evidence so that leaders can demonstrate how pupils' physical competence, knowledge and confidence improve over time.
The school's next steps include strengthening curriculum implementation and assessment in PE, improving evidence of pupils' progress, monitoring participation and inclusion more closely, continuing swimming and water-safety provision, and developing outdoor and adventurous activity opportunities.
Source note: Funding, expenditure and swimming figures are taken from the school's 2025-2026 PE and Sport Premium statutory return. Impact, sustainability and 2026-2027 priorities are presented as the school's website publication summary, aligned with the PE subject action plan.
Purpose of funding
Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, though how they do this remains their decision.
This is how St Willibrord’s plans to use the funding:
• Hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work with primary teachers when teaching PE
• Paying for professional development opportunities for teachers in PE and sport
• Providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE and sport
• Running sport competitions, or increasing pupils’ participation in the School Games
• Buying quality-assured professional development modules or materials for PE and sport
• Providing places for pupils on after school sports clubs and holiday clubs
Accountability
From September 2013, schools will be held to account for how they spend their additional ‘ring-fenced’ funding. Ofsted will strengthen the coverage of PE and sport within the 'Inspectors’ handbook' and supporting guidance so that both schools and inspectors know how sport and PE will be assessed in future as part of the school’s overall provision.
One year on, Ofsted will carry out a survey reporting on the first year’s expenditure of additional funding and its impact. Schools will also be required to include details of their provision of PE and sport on their website, alongside details of their broader curriculum, so that parents can compare sports provision between schools, both within and beyond the school day.
2025 - 2026 evidencing the impact report
2024 - 2025 evidencing the impact report
2023 - 2024 evidencing the impact report
2022 - 2023 evidencing the impact report
2021 - 2022 evidencing the impact
2020-2021 evidencing the impact