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Primary schools lose out as Labour slashes sport funding

Friday 22nd May 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.