Swimming Achievements

The DfE now requires schools to publish outcomes for pupils' swimming achievements by the end of Year 6.

​National Curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety:

• 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.

At Rattlesden Primary Academy we teach pupils to swim in Years 3 and 4 at Stowmarket Pool using Suffolk Norse Swimming. Children in Year 5 and 6 who display lack of water confidence are offered additional lessons in the second half of the Summer Term.

By the end of Year 6 {2018-2019) 100% pupils at Rattlesden School were able to swim  a distance of 25 metres or more, effectively using a range of strokes.  They can also perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.