PE and Sport Premium

Physical Education and Sport have a high profile at Parbold Douglas CE Academy. 

Mrs Lightbody is our curriculum leader for PE. She is responsible for the development of our PE curriculum and, alongside Mr Boden (our extra-curricular lead), takes a lead role in organising the wide range of sports, clubs and opportunities for physical activity across the school. Mrs Lightbody also works alongside the whole senior leadership team to make effective use of the additional funding given to schools by the government to raise the profile and standard of sports and PE across the school. This fund (the PE and sport premium) is designed to support schools to deliver on the government's commitment to ensuring that children and young people have access to at least 60 minutes of sport and physical activity per day, with a recommendation of 30 minutes of this delivered during the school day.

Our strategic plan for the use of PE and sport premium can be found below. We have also published information about the impact of our PE and sport premium in recent academic years.

To find out more about the sport opportunities offered as part of extra-curricular provision, please visit this page within our website: Extra-curricular Provision

School Swimming Outcomes

Swimming lessons at Parbold Douglas CE Academy take place during Year 4. Children attend swimming for a 45-minute session with qualified swimming instructors. There is always a lifeguard present during sessions and at least 2 members of staff from school also attend to supervise the pupils and support the instructors.

In the 2024 - 2025 academic year, 100% of pupils leaving Parbold Douglas were able to swim 25m, use a range of strokes effectively and were able to undertake basic self-rescue training in different water-based situations.

In the 2025 - 2026 academic year, 100% of pupils leaving Parbold Douglas were able to swim 25m, use a range of strokes effectively and were able to undertake basic self-rescue training in different water-based situations.

PE and Sport Premium: Annual Report (24/25)

Our PE and Sport Premium Report for the 2024/25 academic year is below. This report looks slightly different to previous years as school's were required to use the DfE online submission tool.