Swimming 

Please see swimming data from previous years. 

Swimming 2017-2018

Swimming and water safety is an important part of the PE curriculum at Cuerden Church School as it is another way of helping the children to lead healthy and active lifestyles. Schools now have the responsibility of publishing swimming data. This data should show how the children have met the National Curriculum expectations in Key Stage 2. By the end of Year 6 children should be able to:

• Swim 25 metres
• Use a variety of different strokes (breast stroke, back stroke, front crawl)
• Be able to perform a safe self-rescue

Current swimming provision

Throughout the academic year pupils in Year 4 attend weekly swimming lessons at the local leisure centre.  During their weekly sessions the children are grouped according to their ability and are taught to:

• Swim confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres
• Use a range of strokes
• Perform safe, self-rescue in different water situations

Of the current Year 4 cohort at least 64.29% of children should be able to swim the distance of 25 metres by the end of the school year. This data will be reviewed again in the Summer Term once the children have been re-assessed in the water. 

Further improvement and development

With the increase of the PE premium we are looking to provide Year 5 children who do not meet the National Curriculum standards with regular booster sessions alongside Year 4 from September.

Swimming 2018-2019

Swimming and water safety continues to be an important part of the PE curriculum at Cuerden Church School this year as it is another way of helping the children to lead healthy and active lifestyles. Schools have the responsibility to publish swimming data and we have used some of sports grant for this. 

This data shows how the children have met the National Curriculum expectations. By the end of Key Stage 2 children should be able to:

• Swim 25 metres.
• Use a variety of different strokes (e.g. breast stroke, back stroke, front crawl).
• Be able to perform a safe self-rescue.

Current swimming provision:

Throughout the academic year pupils in Year 4 attend weekly swimming lessons at the local leisure centre. During their weekly sessions the children are grouped according to their ability and are taught to:

• Swim confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
• Use a range of strokes.
• Perform safe, self-rescue in different water situations.

The children will be assessed in the water at different stages throughout the year and data will also be reviewed and reported on our website. 

Of the current Year 6 cohort 75% can swim competently over a distance of at least 25 metres, 75% of children can use a range of strokes and 95.83% can perform a safe self-rescue.

Further improvement and development: 

We are looking to provide Year 5 children who do not meet the National Curriculum standards with booster sessions in the Summer Term.

Swimming 2019-2020

Swimming and water safety remain an important part of the PE curriculum at our school as we believe that it is another way of helping the children to lead healthy and active lifestyles. Schools have the responsibility to publish swimming data.

This data shows how the children have met the National Curriculum expectations. By the end of Key Stage 2 children should be able to:

• Swim 25 metres.
• Use a variety of different strokes e.g. breast stroke, back stroke and front crawl.
• Be able to perform a safe self-rescue.

Current swimming provision:

Throughout the academic year pupils in Year 4 attend weekly swimming lessons at the local leisure centre. During their weekly sessions the children are grouped according to their ability and are taught to:

• Swim confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
• Use a range of strokes.
• Perform a safe, self-rescue in different water situations.

The children will be assessed in the water at different stages throughout the year and data will also be received and reported on our website. Of the current Year 6 cohort:

• 68.96% can swim competently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
• 85% can use a range of strokes.
• 96% can perform a safe, self-rescue.

Further improvement and development:

We will be providing Year 3 children with a weekly swimming session in the Summer Term in order to prepare them for swimming for a full year in Year 4.

Swimming 2020-2021

Swimming and water safety remains an important part of the PE curriculum at our school as we believe that it is another way of helping the children to lead healthy and active lifestyles. Schools have the responsibility to publish swimming data and we have used some of the sports grant for this. 

This data shows how the children have met the National Curriculum expectations. By the end of Key Stage Two, children should be able to:

• Swim 25 metres.
• Use a variety of different strokes (e.g. breast stroke, backstroke, front crawl).
• Be able to perform a safe self-rescue. 

Current swimming provision:

Throughout the academic year, pupils in Year 4 attend weekly swimming lessons at the local leisure centre. During their weekly sessions, the children are grouped according to their ability and are taught to:

• Swim confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
• Use a range of strokes.
• Perform a safe, self-rescue in different water situations.

The children will be assessed in the water at different stages throughout the year and data will also be received and reported on our website. 

Of the current Year 6 cohort:

• 61.53% can swim competently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
• 88.46% can swim 10m front crawl & backstroke.
• 61.53% can swim 25m front crawl & backstroke.
• 19.23% also achieved longer distance swims of 100m and 400m. 
• 96.15% can perform a safe self-rescue. 

Further improvement and development: 

We are looking to provide Year 3 children with a weekly swimming slot in the Summer Term in preparation for a full years swimming in Year 4. 

Swimming 2021-2022

Swimming and water safety remains an important part of the PE curriculum at our school as we believe that it is another way of helping the children to lead healthy and active lifestyles. Schools have the responsibility to publish swimming data and we have used some of the sports grant for this.

This data shows how the children have met the National Curriculum expectations. By the end of Key Stage Two, children should be able to:

• Swim 25 metres.
• Use a variety of different strokes (e.g. breast stroke, back stroke, front crawl).
• Be able to perform a safe self-rescue.

Current swimming provision:

Throughout the academic year, pupils in Year 4 attend weekly swimming lessons at the local leisure centre. During their weekly sessions, the children are grouped according to their ability and are taught to:

• Swim confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres. 
• Use a range of strokes.
• Perform a safe, self-rescue in different water situations.

The children will be assessed in the water at different stages throughout the year and data will also be received and reported on our website.

Of the current Year 6 cohort:

• 43.33% (13 out of 30 children) can swim competently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
• 70% (21 out of 30 children) can swim 10m front crawl.
• 53% (16 out of 30 children) can swim 10m backstroke.
• 46.66% (14 out of 30 children) can swim 25m front crawl & backstroke.
• Safe self-rescue data has not been recorded due to school closure.

These children last went swimming in Year 4 (academic year 2019-2020) and therefore missed a large part of their swimming sessions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and school closure.

Swimming 2022 - 2023

Swimming and water safety remains an important part of the PE curriculum at our school as we believe that it is another way of helping the children to lead healthy and active lifestyles. Schools have the responsibility to publish swimming data and we have used some of the sports grant for this.

This date shows how the children have met the National Curriculum expectations. By the end of Key Stage Two, children should be able to:

• Swim 25 metres.
• Use a variety of different strokes (e.g. breast stroke, back stroke, front crawl).
• Be able to perform a safe self-rescue.

Current swimming provision:

Throughout the academic year, pupils in Year 4 attend weekly swimming lessons at the local leisure centre. During their weekly sessions, the children are grouped according to their ability and are taught to:

• Swim confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
• Use a range of strokes.
• Perform a safe, self-rescue in different water situations.

The children will be assessed in the water at different stages throughout the year and data will also be received and reported on our website.

Year 6 – current:

• 43.33% (13 out of 30 children) can swim competently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
• 70% (21 out of 30 children) can swim 10m front crawl.
• 53% (16 out of 30 children) can swim 10m backstroke.
• 46.66% (14 out of 30 children) can swim 25m front crawl & backstroke.
• Safe self-rescue data has not been recorded due to school closure.

These children last went swimming in Year 4 (academic year 2019-2020) and therefore missed a large part of their swimming sessions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and school closure.