How often do pupils take part in sport?
‘Hooked on sport’
‘Hooked on sport’ is the percentage of pupils who participate in
extracurricular and/or club sport three or more times per week
50
40
45
43
38
35
30
Boys
Girls
20
10
0
Primary pupils
Secondary pupils
Our school
How much time is given for PE?
Average number of minutes of curricular PE per week
250
200
150
106
100
95
50
0
Primary schools
Secondary Schools
Our School
Enjoyment of sport
Most pupils enjoy PE – 92% say they enjoy it ‘a lot’ or ‘a little’.
79% enjoy doing sport in school clubs (extracurricular sport).
There are differences according to age: 65% of primary pupils enjoy
doing sport in school clubs ‘a lot’, compared with 38% of secondary
pupils.
A third of secondary school girls, and a quarter of secondary school
boys don’t enjoy doing sport in school clubs ‘at all’.
In our school, X% of pupils enjoy PE
In our school, X% of pupils enjoy doing sport in school clubs
(extracurricular sport)
Top ten extracurricular sports – Years 3-11
GIRLS in Wales
2013
%
Our
school
BOYS in Wales
2013
%
Netball
32
Football
51
Dance
22
Rugby
35
Swimming
21
Dodgeball
22
Rounders/baseball/softball
20
Swimming
21
Athletics
18
Tennis
21
Football
17
Athletics
20
Hockey
15
Basketball
20
Tennis
14
Cricket
19
Dodgeball
13
Rounders/baseball/softball
19
Fitness classes*
12
Cross country running
14
*Pupils in Years 3-6 are not asked about participation in fitness classes
Our
school
Top ten club sports – Years 3-11
GIRLS in Wales
2013
%
Our
school
BOYS in Wales
2013
%
Swimming
30
Football
49
Dance
28
Rugby
31
Fitness classes*
18
Swimming
25
Netball
16
Tennis
16
Football
15
Cricket
15
Gymnastics
14
Athletics
13
Horse riding
14
Martial Arts
12
Tennis
12
Dodgeball
11
Athletics
11
Cycling
11
Rounders/baseball/softball
10
Golf
11
*Pupils in Years 3-6 are not asked about participation in fitness classes
Our
school
Which sports do pupils want to do more of?
GIRLS in Wales
Dance
Horse Riding
Netball
Gymnastics
Trampolining
2013 %
39
36
33
33
31
Our
school
BOYS in Wales
Football
Rugby
Swimming
Dodgeball
Tennis
2013 %
50
38
33
31
31
Our
school
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