At St Mary's, our primary focus is on directing the PE and Sports Premium funding towards sustainable and high calibre initiatives. These endeavours serve to enrich our school's physical education and sports programmes, and also to instil a culture of health and activity amongst our children.

The supplementary funding is allocated towards comprehensive Continued Professional Development (CPD) programmes. We work alongside our PE providers, PSD, to strengthen the confidence, knowledge and expertise of our teachers. This investment further allows us to diversify the range of sports and activities available to our pupils, fostering increased participation in both curriculum-based and extracurricular pursuits.

We also use these resources to impart valuable lessons on healthy eating habits and nutrition to our pupils. The strategic use of sports premium funding has allowed us to offer inter-school competitions, and the House system at St Mary’s provides a platform for inter-house competitions, further developing leadership skills amongst our pupils.