Swimming is an important skill and can encourage a healthy and active lifestyle. All Local Authority schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2.

The programme of study for PE sets out the expectation that pupils should be taught to:

• swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

• use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

• perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

At Catchgate Primary School we typically start water confidence lessons in Year 1.  This continues into Year 2 and Year 3.  Those pupils who have not reached the 25m expectation will continue to swim in Year 4.  Pupils in Year 6 are then given the opportunity, after SAT tests in May, to consolidate the skills above to ensure they leave school able to swim the 25m.

Results for pupils in Year 6 the end of 2021 - 2022: -

• 94% could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

• 94% could use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

• 94% perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situation

Results for pupils in Year 6 the end of 2020 - 2021: -

• 28% could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

• 3% could use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

• 28% perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situation

Results for pupils in Year 6 the end of 2019 - 2020: -

• 88% could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

• 84% could use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

• 92% perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situation

Results for pupils in Year 6 the end of 2018 - 2019: -

• 85% could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

• 82% could use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

• 79% perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situation

Results for pupils in Year 6 the end of 2017 - 2018: -

• 82% could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

• 71% could use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

• 82% perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

Results for pupils in Year 6 the end of 2016 - 2017: -

• 80% could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

• 67% could use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

• 92% perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

Results for pupils in Year 6 the end of 2015 - 2016: -

• 71% could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

• 65% could use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

• 85% perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

At Catchgate Primary School we do not use any primary PE and sport premium to provide additional provision for swimming.  We have a swimming pool onsite which enables more groups per week to swim as we do not have additional transport costs to factor in.