Sports Premium
Physical Education at Orchard Vale
The Headteacher, PE co-ordinator and school staff are committed to ensure that all pupils receive at least 2 hours of high-quality well-planned PE per week delivered by confident and well-trained teachers.
The successful delivery of the curriculum supports all aspects of health education within the school. Staff training is provided for teachers and lunchtime staff to keep them abreast of new initiatives, ensuring that PE is a high-profile subject during the school day, at lunchtimes and beyond the school day. We also offer a sporting club for each day of the week after school and all children get at least 2 hours a week of excellent PE provision. Sports taught at Orchard Vale are wide and varied, both during the school day, and as extra-curricular clubs. Opportunities after school include a range of sports such as football, basketball, cricket, netball and hockey. These change termly and are offered across both key stages.
During the Summer Term, pupils also actively encouraged to take part in the 'Daily Mile' which is used to increase fitness and improve the pupil's general health and wellbeing. The children also have opportunities to reach a marathon which is celebrated in weekly assemblies.
Our ‘Active@OV’ project within school is an initiative used to offer a wider range of opportunities within the school day for children to be active. This project allows us to offer active breakfast and after-school clubs as well as active break and lunch times. These increased opportunities have been extremely popular - with the children enjoying the chance to be more and more active! The opportunities include ‘Just Dance’, skipping activities, basketball and gymnastics.
Through the local School Sports Coordinator Service Level Agreement that we have purchased as part of the Barnstaple Learning Community, the school takes part in year group sports festivals, intra and inter schools competitions leading to level 2 and 3 “School Games” competitions and central venue sports. In addition to this we work closely within the THSP communities to develop sporting events. These include rugby tournaments, athletic competitions, football tournaments and cross-country opportunities.
Sports Premium Funding 2024-2025
Sports Premium Funding 2021-22
Sports Premium Funding 2022-2023.pdf
School must publish, on their website, information about their use of the Primary PE and Sport Premium, including attainment figures for swimming and water safety of their year 6 pupils. We have put procedures in place to gather this information and an action plan to support those children in year 5 and 6 who have not met the swimming requirements.
Swimming 2021 to 2022
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Requirement: |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
Actions in place: |
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What percentage of your current year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water situations? |
21% |
79% |
Lifeguard assembly and workshop Year 5/6 swimming lessons Junior lifeguards and surf life saving Year 6 top up swimming lessons in the summer |
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What percentage of your current year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively? E.g. front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke |
21% |
79% |
Year 5/6 swimming lessons |
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What percentage of your current year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m? |
21% |
79% |
Year 5/6 swimming lessons |
Every child in Years 5 and 6 were given 6 x half hour swimming lessons in Autumn 2021 and Spring 2023.
The year 6 children who were unable to swim 25m were targeted from the information above needing additional intervention to meet the expectations.
Swimming 2022 to 2023
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Requirement: |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
Actions in place: |
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What percentage of your current year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water situations? |
79.5% |
87% |
Lifeguard assembly and workshop Heatree Activity Centre residential Oceanfest Year 5/6 swimming lessons Junior lifeguards and surf lessons |
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What percentage of your current year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively? E.g. front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke |
79.5% |
87% |
Year 5/6 swimming lessons |
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What percentage of your current year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m? |
79.5% |
87% |
Year 5/6 swimming lessons |
Every child in Years 5 and 6 was given 6 hourly swimming lessons in Autumn 2022 and Spring 2023 with 6 hourly top up sessions in Summer 2023
Swimming 2023 to 2024
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Requirement: |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
Actions in place: |
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What percentage of your current year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water situations? |
59% |
83% |
Junior Lifeguards/surf lesson,. |
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What percentage of your current year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively? E.g. front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke |
59% |
83% |
Year 5/6 swimming lessons |
|
What percentage of your current year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m? |
59% |
83% |
Year 5/6 swimming lessons |
Every child in Years 5 and 6 was given 4 x hourly swimming lessons in Autumn 2023/Spring 2024, with 4 hourly top up lessons for those who could not swim in summer 2024.
Swimming 2024 to 2025
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Requirement: |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
Actions in place: |
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What percentage of your current year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water situations? |
84% |
74% |
Junior Lifeguards/surf lesson, Heatree Activity centre residential. |
|
What percentage of your current year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively? E.g. front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke |
84% |
74% |
Year 5/6 swimming lessons |
|
What percentage of your current year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m? |
84% |
74% |
Year 5/6 swimming lessons |
Every child in Years 5 and 6 was given 4 x hourly swimming lessons in Autumn 2024/Spring 2025, with 4 hourly top up lessons for those who could not swim in summer 2025.