Education
Primary schools lose out as Labour slashes sport funding
Published May 22, 2026
New scheme will be worth 40% less than current government grants and will be shared with secondaries
Funding for primary school sport in England is to be slashed by Labour, including the abolition of a grant designed to cement the 2012 Olympic legacy, to the dismay of school leaders.
The Department for Education said that the £320m fund paid directly to primary schools each year through its PE and sports premium will be scrapped and replaced by a “sport partnerships network” worth £193m a year to cover both primary and secondary schools.
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