PE and Sports Premium Grant

At Great Malvern Primary School, we value the role of physical activity on the health and well being of our pupils. We actively encourage all children to engage in a variety of sports and have strong links with local clubs to be able to continue the offer we provide outside of school. Our aim is develop our children as active healthy individuals who make active choices for life.

Our Primary School Sport’s Funding enables us to continue and extend our provision through increased resources, employing sports professionals to work with the classes and training our staff to deliver in-house quality PE sessions. 

What is the PE and Sports Premium?

The government is providing funding  to provide new and substantial primary school sport funding. The funding is being jointly provided by the Department for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport, and will see money going directly to primary school headteachers to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE for all their children. 

The premium must be used to fund additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and Sport, for the benefit of primary-aged pupils, in the 2023 to 2024 academic year, to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.

The Department for Education (DfE) has published information on how much PE and sport premium funding primary schools receive, and advice on how to spend it. (www.gov.uk)

Purpose of the funding

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

Possible uses of the funding include:

• Hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work alongside primary teachers when teaching PE
• New or additional Change4Life sport clubs
• Paying for professional development opportunities in PE/sport
• Providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE/sport
• Running sport competitions, or increasing participation in the school games
• Buying quality assured professional development modules or material for PE/sport
• Providing places for pupils on after school sport clubs and residential visits

Events 2024-2025

Year 5/6 Girls ESFA Football Competition 2024

On Friday 13th December, a group of girls from Year 5 and 6 were selected to take part in the all girls ESFA football competition at Dyson Perrins High School. The team played a total of 5 matches and from those matches they managed to accumulate 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. The girls performed brilliantly! The style of football and team spirit was exceptional.

Once all of the scores had been totaled up, we were announced as third place winners! This is a huge achievement and very much deserved!

Thank you to Mr. Robertshaw and the Young Leaders for hosting and organising the competition.

Well done Great Malvern!

The Chase Cluster Football League (2) 2024

On Friday 15th November, a selection of Year 5 and 6 children took part in the final set of fixtures in The Chase Cluster Football League. The children yet again performed fantastically, scoring a wide range of goals and keeping two clean sheets! Overall, Great Malvern finished 4th in league which is a great accomplishment. 

It was delightful to watch the team play together. They showed superb sportsmanship and respect to the umpires and other children.

Many thanks to Mrs Secretan and the Young Leaders for organising and hosting the league this year.

Well done Great Malvern!

The Chase Cluster Football League (1) 2024

On Friday 18th October, a group of children from Years 5 and 6 were chosen to participate in the annual Chase Cluster Football League. The children played four matches against other schools in the local area. The team played amazingly and managed to win two of their matches, putting Great Malvern in a good position in the league table. 

The teams respect and sportsmanship to other children and the referees was as always brilliant!

The team will play again soon in the next set of fixtures, taking place in November.

Well done guys!

Worcestershire West Quicksticks Hockey 2024

On Friday 11th October, six children from Year 4 were selected to represent the school in the Worcestershire West Quicksticks Hockey Festival. The children took part in a variety of matches against other schools within the local area. 

The team performed brilliantly and managed to win a few of their matches! As always, our sportsmanship and respect towards other children and the umpires was fantastic!

Thank you to Mr. Robertshaw for organising the competition and for The Chase High School for hosting.

Worcestershire West Cross Country Championships 2024

On Friday 4th October, a group of children from Years 5 and 6 were selected to represent the school in the Cross Country Championships which took place at Peachfield Common. Each child participated in a race against other children from different schools within the local area. 

Each child performed magnificently! Their sportsmanship and respect for other children was fantastic. 

Thank you to Mr. Robershaw for hosting the event.

Well done Great Malvern!

Year 5/6 Tag Rugby Tournament 2024

On Friday 17th May, 9 children were selected to take part in a mixed tag rugby competition at Malvern Rugby Club. There was a total of 17 teams that took part. Great Malvern were first put into a group stage where they played 5 matches. Out of those 5 matches, we managed to win 4 and lose 1.

Due to our success, we were put forward into the winners cup competition facing other teams based on similar results. We played a further two more matches and unfortunately lost both meaning that we would not be winning any silverware. 

However, the children throughout the whole competition were fantastic and played some excellent rugby. Overall, we finished 4th out of 17 teams which is a huge accomplishment!

Many thanks to Malvern Rugby Club for hosting the competition.

Well done Great Malvern!

Year 5/6 Girls Football Festival

On Friday 8th March, 7 girls from Year 5 and 6 were selected to represent the school in an all girls football festival at Dyson Perrins. The emphasis of the festival was for the children to enjoy and participate in a variety of football matches. There were a total of 7 teams that took part and Great Malvern managed to finish 5th!

A huge congratulations to the team, they played some remarkable football.

A special thanks to Mr. Robertshaw and Dyson Perrins for hosting the festival.

New Age Kurling (NAK) and Boccia Activities 2024

On Monday 4th March, a group of 10 children from KS2 were selected to participate in a variety of new sporting activities. The two sports that the children took part in were Kurling and Boccia. The aim of the afternoon was for the children to engage in two inclusive sports in a fun, friendly and supportive environment.

The children had an amazing experience! It was lovely and rewarding to see so many smiley faces experiencing new activities. The children were a joy to take.

Many thanks to The Chase for hosting this wonderful afternoon.

The Chase Cluster Netball 2024

On Friday 1st March, 8 children from Year 5 and 6 were selected to represent the school in The Chase Cluster Netball competition. The children played against other children from schools in the local area. Despite the miserable and wet weather, the team perceived and played some excellent Netball. The children work extremely hard as a team managing to finish 3rd in their group.

A special thank you to The Chase High School for hosting the competition.

Well done guys!

The Chase Cluster Football 2024

On Friday 23rd February, 8 children from Year 5 and 6 were selected to represent the school in The Chase Cluster football. The children played a combination of matches against other schools in the local area. The team gave it there all and played some fantastic football working excellently as a team.

Out of the 5 schools that took part, Great Malvern finished 4th with a total of 10 points.

Many thanks to The Chase for hosting the competition.

Well done Great Malvern!

M.E.T Athletics Competition 2023

On Monday 12th June, 13 children were selected to represent the school in a variety of field and track events which took part at Somers Park Primary School. The children had the opportunity to participate in one field event and two track events against other children from schools in the M.E.T. The field events consisted of javelin, triple jump and bean bag throw. The track events consisted of 100m sprint, 100m hurdles, 600m run and a relay race to end the competition.

The children had a lovely time despite the extremely warm weather. Our behavior and sportsmanship was excellent as always.

Thank you to Somers Park for hosting the competition.

The Chase Cluster Boys and Girls Football Festival 2023

On Monday 24th April, a group of  children from Year 2 and Year 4 took part in a football festival against other children in the local area. The emphasis of the festival was to play lots of football matches and have fun! The children had a lovely time despite the poor weather and it was fantastic to see lots of smiley faces. 

Thank you to The Chase for organising.

Worcestershire West School Games Orienteering Festival 2023

On Thursday 30^th March, a group of 12 pupils from year 6 were selected to represent the school in the Worcestershire West School Games Orienteering Festival held at Malvern College.

The children were split up into groups of four and were set a range of different tasks to complete. In order for the children to be successful, they needed to work as a team having clear communication with one another when completing the course.

Our children worked extremely hard and it was fantastic to see each child engaged with the tasks.

Well Done Great Malvern!

MET Netball Tournament 2023

On Thursday 23rd March, a group of 7 children from KS2 were selected to take part in a friendly MET netball tournament. The emphasis of the tournament was for the children to enjoy and participate as a team. The children thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity and it was fantastic to see lots of smiles on the children's faces. Well done guys!

Thank you very much to Honeywell Primary for hosting the tournament.

The Chase Cluster Football 2023

On Friday 3rd March, 7 pupils were taken to represent the school at the Chase High School where we played against 4 different schools  from this cluster of Malvern. These pupils represented the school incredibly well, managing to win 3 and draw 1. We tallied a total of 20 points which placed us in second place overall, a huge triumph! Every single pupil gave 100% throughout each match that they played and they all managed to work together incredibly hard as a team.

We would like to thank The Chase for hosting the event.

Netball Participation Match 2023

On Monday 27th February, a group of 8 children from Years 5 and 6 were selected to take part in a friendly netball match against The Grove Primary School. The emphasis of the match was for the children to enjoy, learn and participate as a team for the first time. The children thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity and it was lovely to see lots of smiles on the children's faces. Well done guys!

Thank you so much to The Grove Primary School for hosting the fixture.