At Pallister Park we place a high value on children being able to swim. Not only is swimming a key life skill but it is an important way of helping to children to realise how sport can impact on their health, fitness and wellbeing.
Pallister Park is committed to providing their children with regular swimming lessons from Year 2 to Year 6.
We have now been able to return to our full swimming program and this year, 2023/24, have spent approximately £18,000 on swimming lessons for all children in Y2 – Y6. This meant that every child received a minimum of 10 x 45minute swimming lessons, in an intensive two-week block of lessons.
| Year 6 Cohort | Confidence in Water | 5M | 10M | 25M Freestyle | 25M Backstroke | 25M Breaststroke | Range of strokes 25M | 50M | 100M | 200M | 400M | 800M | 1KM | 1Mile | Self Rescue |
| Mar-18 | 98% | 94% | 87% | 63% | 63% | 6% | 6% | 40% | 27% | 23% | 19% | 10% | 3% | 0% | 53% |
| Jul-19 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 77% | 70% | 70% | 72% | 57% | 42% | 28% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 98% |
| Jan-20 | 98% | 98% | 98% | 86% | 76% | 40% | 40% | 72% | 60% | 55% | 48% | 20% | 11% | 11% | 76% |
| Jul-21 | 100% | 100% | 98% | 76% | 80% | 36% | 36% | 72% | 68% | 44% | 40% | 24% | 24% | 0% | 76% |
| Jul-22 | 100% | 100% | 98% | 96% | 58% | 48% | 48% | 74% | 60% | 38% | 26% | 11% | 3% | 3% | 84% |
| Jul-23 | 98% | 98% | 96% | 88% | 56% | 42% | 42% | 67% | 54% | 43% | 25% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 78% |
| Jul-24 | 100% | 100% | 99% | 92% | 81% | 54% | 54% | 78% | 48% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 92% |
