All schools must provide swimming lessons in Key Stage 1 or 2. The government now expects that, by the end of primary school, each child is able to:

• Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

• Use a range of strokes effectively

• Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

We have partnered with King’s College, Wimbledon, to deliver a course of 10 one hour swimming lessons to all pupils in Year 6. 

Last year 78% our of Year 6 pupils were assessed to be water safe and able to demonstrate a competent swimming ability of at least 25 metres. 

Recommendation from Swim England: 

'Don’t give up on your regular swimming lessons once your child starts swimming lessons with school.

This is crucial to their continued development and ultimately safety. The national curriculum framework is designed to build water confidence and safety, rather than stroke technique.

We recommend you continue with your regular private lessons at the same time as the school swimming lessons. This is because your child will be taught more in-depth skills and techniques in regular lessons than they will at school. The aim of school swimming and water safety lessons during physical education, are to teach your child to be safe in and around water, with the emphasis on water safety. Regular lessons progress way past the minimum national curriculum requirements and continue their aquatic education towards an active and healthy future'.