--- title: "Year 6 Swimming Competency" url: "https://samlesburyceprimary.co.uk/curriculum/pe/year-6-swimming-competency" school: "Samlesbury CE Primary School" --- If your child is going to be starting school in September 2027, we warmly invite you to come and look around our school. Please email bursar@samlesbury.lancs.sch.uk or phone 01772 877200 to arrange an appointment. # Year 6 Swimming Competency Each year the government requires all primary schools to report on key swimming competencies for Year 6 children when they leave primary school. At the end of the academic year 2021-2022 this is our data: | Meeting national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety. | 92% | |---|---| | What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres? | 100% | | What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively \[for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke\]? | 92% | | **What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations?** | 100% | | Schools can choose to use the Primary PE and sport premium to provide additional provision for swimming but this must be for activity **over and above** the national curriculum requirements. Have you used it in this way? | **Yes**/No | ##### Location Potters Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancs PR50UE ##### Contact Us 01772 877200 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086396911494) - [Governor and Staff Portal](https://samlesburyceprimary.co.uk/governor-and-staff-portal) - [Calendar](https://samlesburyceprimary.co.uk/calendar) © Copyright 2018–2026 Samlesbury CE Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://samlesburyceprimary.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)