Short answer
✕Cannot pay for a workshop
Allocated fundingAllocated each year, no application round
This is ring-fenced funding for PE, sport and physical activity. The conditions of grant say it must not be used for activities within the core curriculum, so it cannot pay for a STEM workshop.
✓Checked on the funder's website on 7 October 2026. View the funder's page (gov.uk)
- What it is
- An annual per-pupil allocation to primary schools in England for 2026/27, ring-fenced for PE, sport and physical activity. The funder's own conditions of grant say it must not be used for activities within the core curriculum, so it cannot pay for a STEM workshop. The government has separately announced it will be replaced by a centrally-delivered PE and School Sport Partnerships Network from spring 2027.
- Next round
- The government has announced a PE and School Sport Partnerships Network to replace the premium, fully up and running from spring 2027.
- Amount
- A per-pupil allocation to primary schools for 2026 to 2027 (for example, £390 per pupil for schools with 16 or fewer eligible pupils)
- Who can apply
- SchoolNo application: allocated automatically to eligible primary schools.
- Phases
- Primary
- Where
- England
- Funder
- Department for Education
