Swimming: Pupils
Commons · Question 21950 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the proportion of children in England who meet the national curriculum requirement to swim 25 metres by the end of primary school; and what steps her Department is taking to
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 8 Sep 2026
Swimming is a vital life skill. Every child should have the opportunity to learn to swim before leaving primary school. Schools must provide core swimming lessons within the PE national curriculum in key stage 1 or key stage 2, teaching pupils to swim com...