Swimming standards

National Curriculum

National Curriculum standards for swimming and water safety:

To swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
To use a range of strokes effectively.
To perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

Provision at Fairhouse

We recognise that standards in swimming have been affected due to the pandemic and availability of swimming pools. Therefore, from September 2022, children in year 3 will receive a term of weekly 1 hour swimming sessions, folllowed by year 6 children during the Summer term. These sessions are currenty held at Basildon Sporting Village.

Swimming data 2023 (latest swimming data available)

Year 6 = 46% of pupils meet the national curriculum standards as set out above.