Swimming Report

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 Berwick Hills Primary School we typically start swimming lessons in Year 3.  

Results for pupils in Year 6 at the end of 2022/23: -

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

• 64% could use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

• 89% perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations