Physical Education School Sports and Club Link survey

The 2007/08 survey aimed to collect information from all partnership schools in the maintained sector in England (21,727 schools). In addition, it collected information from a small number of independent schools, but this information is not included in this report.

Methodology: Bespoke questionnaire to collect data on type of school sports, time spent in high quality curricular and extra curricular sport and physical activity.
Start date: 2002
Frequency of survey: Annual
Most recent return: 2007/8
Commissioned by: Department for Children, Schools and Families
Coverage: England
Caveats: relies on teachers’ assessments; covers only provision of PE and school sport and not actual physical activity levels
Link to data source: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/RRP/u014102/index.shtml
Link to associated reports: http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/_doc/13010/DCSF-RW063.pdf

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