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- 01207 234252
- catchgate@durhamlearning.net
Catchgate Primary School, Blackett Street, Annfield Plain, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8LX
Catchgate
Primary School
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.
Catchgate Primary School, Blackett Street, Annfield Plain, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8LX