The‌ ‌primary‌ ‌PE‌ ‌and‌ ‌sport‌ ‌premium‌ ‌was‌ ‌introduced‌ ‌in‌ ‌March‌ ‌2013‌ ‌to‌ ‌improve‌ ‌the‌ ‌provision‌ of‌ ‌physical‌ ‌education‌ ‌and‌ ‌school‌ ‌sport‌ ‌in‌ ‌primary‌ ‌schools‌ ‌across‌ ‌England.‌ ‌The‌ ‌funding‌ ‌is‌ ‌provided‌ ‌jointly‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌Departments‌ ‌for‌ ‌Education,‌ ‌Health,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Culture,‌ ‌Media‌ ‌and‌ ‌Sport‌.‌ ‌

 

The‌ ‌funding‌ ‌is‌ ‌allocated‌ ‌directly‌ ‌to‌ ‌primary‌ ‌schools‌ ‌and‌ ‌it‌ ‌must‌ ‌be‌ ‌spent‌ ‌by‌ ‌schools‌ ‌on‌ ‌‘making‌ ‌additional‌ ‌and‌ ‌sustainable‌ ‌improvements‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌provision‌ ‌of‌ ‌PE‌ ‌and‌ ‌sport’‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌benefit‌ ‌of‌ ‌all‌ ‌pupils‌ ‌to‌ ‌encourage‌ ‌the‌ ‌development‌ ‌of‌ ‌healthy,‌ ‌active‌ ‌lifestyles.‌