Swimming competency
Due to the closure of the school in summer 2020, we did not have Swimming lessons for pupils in 2019-20. However, we offered catch up lessons for this year group (year 6 2020-2021). Our normal, and enhanced, swimming resumes from 2022.
Academic Year 2020/2021(Y6 Cohort = 53 Pupils):
81% of our Year 6 cohort who had 'catch up' swimming after the Covid19 lockdown, were able to competently, confidently and proficiently swim over a distance of at least 25 metres. We recognise that these children were up to two years older than our usual swimming age at St Jude's.
81% of our year 6 cohort could use a range of strokes effectively.
63.7% of our Year 5 cohort can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
53.4% can use a range of strokes effectively.
Academic Year 2017/18 (Y6 Cohort = 57 Pupils):
73.6% of our Year 6 cohort can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
59.6% can use a range of strokes effectively.
52.6% can perform safe self-rescue in different water based situations.
Academic Year 2017/18 (Y5 Cohort = 60 Pupils):
75% of our Year 5 cohort can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance at least 25 metres.
61.6% can use a range of strokes effectively.
60% can perform safe self-rescue in different water based situations.