Swimming Attainment
At John Burns Primary School, we want all children to be proficient swimmers by the time they transition to secondary school.
Pupils start swimming in Year 4 and will swim for 45-minute sessions each year until the end of Year 6, adding up to 30 hours in total.
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
YEAR 6 SWIMMING ATTAINMENT - SPRING 2024
YEAR 6 SWIMMING ATTAINMENT - UPDATED APRIL 2024
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 5 metres |
27/28 pupils 96% |
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 10 metres |
24/28 pupils 86% |
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres |
17/28 pupils 61% |
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of 50 metres |
Nil |
Number of pupils who can use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke] |
17/28 pupils 61% |
Number of pupils who can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations |
17/28 pupils 61% |
* 12 pupils received top-up swimming sessions where they were identified as 'at risk' of not attaining a swimming distance of 25m by the end of Year 6.
* 10 Top-up swimming sessions took place at Clapham Leisure Centre in the spring term 2024.
YEAR 6 SWIMMING ATTAINMENT - UPDATED NOVEMBER 2023
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 5 metres |
26/28 pupils 93% |
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 10 metres |
13/28 pupils 46% |
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres |
6/28 pupils 21% |
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of 50 metres |
Nil |
Number of pupils who can use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke] |
6/28 pupils 21% |
Number of pupils who can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations |
6/28 pupils 21% |
* 10 Swimming sessions will take place at Clapham Leisure Centre in the autumn term 2023.
YEAR 6 SWIMMING ATTAINMENT - SUMMER 2023
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres |
16/24 pupils 66% |
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of 50 metres |
7/24 pupils 29% |
Number of pupils who can use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke] |
16/24 pupils 66% |
Number of pupils who can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations |
16/24 pupils 66% |
* 10 Swimming sessions will take place at Clapham Leisure Centre in the autumn term 2022.
YEAR 6 SWIMMING ATTAINMENT - SUMMER 2022
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres |
16/24 pupils 66% |
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of 50 metres |
11/24 pupils 46% |
Number of pupils who can use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke] |
16/24 pupils 66% |
Number of pupils who can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations |
16/24 pupils 66% |
* 10 Swimming sessions will take place at Clapham Leisure Centre in the autumn term 2021.
* 8 pupils received top-up swimming sessions where they were identified as 'at risk' of not attaining a swimming distance of 25m by the end of Year 6.
* 8 Top-up swimming sessions took place at Emanuel School in the spring term 2022.
YEAR 6 SWIMMING ATTAINMENT - SUMMER 2021
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres |
12/29 pupils 41% |
Number of pupils who can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of 50 metres |
11/29 pupils 37% |
Number of pupils who can use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke] |
12/29 pupils 41% |
Number of pupils who can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations |
22/29 pupils 76% |
No – swimming pools were not able to accommodate school parties for group swimming - COVID19 Pandemic. Data is based on Year 6 cohort and Swimming Data from the cohort when they were in Year 5.