What is the Sports Premium?

The Government has provided funding to primary school head teachers which must be used to improve the quality of sport and PE provision for all of their children. The sport funding can only be spent on sport and PE provision in schools. 

Purpose of funding:

Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but they will have the freedom to choose how they do this.

Vision:

All pupils need to leave primary school physically literate, with the knowledge, skills and motivation necessary to equip them for a healthy lifestyle and lifelong participation in physical activity and sport.

Objective:

To achieve self-sustaining improvements in the quality of PE and sport in primary schools.

There are 5 key indicators that schools should expect to see improvement across:

1.  The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity – the Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that all children and young people aged 5 to 18 engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be in school.
2.  The profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement.
3.  Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport.
4.  Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils.
5.  Increased participation in competitive sport.

PE and school sport play an increasingly important role in the lives of children and staff at Moat House Primary School. We believe that PE and school sport contribute to the development of our children. Through increased sporting participation, our children are able to build on their previous knowledge and learn important life skills which support our school values to value respect and support one another in achieving our full potential.

Specifically, our three main aims for this year are:

• To raise fitness levels of all children in the school
• To improve the knowledge and expertise of staff, ensuring they are confident and competent when delivering PE lessons.
• To develop the fundamental movement skills of all children in order to increase participation in school sporting activities.

The Governors agree that the money must be used so that: all children benefit from quality PE provision regardless of their sporting ability; staff have access to training opportunities and continued professional development and all children are given the opportunity to participate in competitive sport and all children are given the opportunity to take part in extra-curricular sports clubs. This funding has been made available to assist the school in improving the provision and quality of PE and sporting activities on offer to the pupils. 

Competitions and sports participation for 2025-26

October 2025

Dodgeball at AT7: On Wednesday, Moat House competed in another dodgeball competition. Nine children from Year 4 took part and played against other local Coventry schools. The teams were only judged on respect, honesty and teamwork and not by scoring points. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and represented Moat House perfectly.

Football Success: On Wednesday, the school football team played a match against St Patricks. It was a great start to the season because they won 1:4 with goals from Carter, Planely, M’Monga and Leo. The whole team showed a great performance but Carter stood out and got man of the match. (Reported by Bradley and Planely). 

November 2025

Year 4 Football: We are incredibly proud of our Year 4 girl's football team, who took part in an inter school tournament on Tuesday after school. With determination and teamwork, they secured two fantastic wins and showed great resilience in two tough matches. Every player gave their best effort, demonstrating sportsmanship, skill, and school spirit throughout. Win or lose, they represented us brilliantly, and we could not be more proud of their achievements!

Virtual Dodgeball: On Wednesday, a group of Year 5 and 6 children attended a virtual reality dodgeball competition. During the event, we were split into teams of three and we had to wear VR headsets to play against teams from other schools. It was different from other sports events because we did not physically play dodgeball , however all the children still found it competitive and fun. Moat House came third out of a total of six other schools and we are looking forward to playing it again. This report was written by Hishaam.

December 2025

Football Stalemate: On Wednesday, the school football team played a match against St John Fisher Primary School. We pushed hard straight away but the opposition opened the score line making it 0-1. We kept our heads up and played well until half time. During the break, we had a strong talk and went out for the second half. We kept pushing until late in the game..... GOAL! Planely scored making it 1-1 (assisted by Bradley). We continued the momentum and with fifteen seconds left, we had one more chance but the chance was squandered. The final whistle was blown and the final score was 1-1. It was a high intensity match but also very entertaining. Well done team! Reported by Planely and Bradley.

June 2026

The whole school is buzzing with World Cup fun, as each year group follows six different teams and cheers them on throughout the tournament. Lunchtimes have turned into lively match days, with football games or penalty shoot-outs (depending on the weather). The excitement grows each day as pupils track their teams’ progress and throw themselves into the friendly competition.