The National Curriculum states that:

All schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2.

In particular, 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

In order to meet these requirements, Meadowhead Community Junior School use the professional services of Blackburn with Darwen swimming pool.  

Swimming data – 2023/24

74% of the year 6 cohort in 2023/24 met the Nationals Curriculum requirements to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively and performed safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

62% of the Year 5 cohort in 2023/2024 met the Nationals Curriculum requirements to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively in different water-based situations.

100% of the cohort completed their water safety award.

During the next academic year, children will be attending Blackburn leisure centre, and we will be concentrating on Year 4 children.

The remaining children from last year who couldn’t swim 25 metres or more will be given top up sessions and go with the year 4 children this year.