Swimming: Primary Education
Commons · Question 12314 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the availability and quality of swimming lessons in primary schools; what recent estimate her Department has made of the average cost to schools of delivering the national curric
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 1 Jul 2026
The department recognises that swimming and water safety are vital life skills, and every child should have the opportunity to learn to swim and to keep themselves safe around water by the time they leave primary school. Schools receive core funding for a...