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Primary schools to lose out as Labour scraps 2012 Olympic legacy sports grant

Politics The Guardian By Richard Adams Education editor 22 May 2026 17:27 1 min read
Primary schools to lose out as Labour scraps 2012 Olympic legacy sports grant

Replacement scheme worth about 40% less than current funding greeted with scepticism by headteachers Funding for primary school sport in England is to be cut by Labour, including the abolition of a grant designed to cement the 2012 Olympic legacy, to the dismay of school leaders. The Department for Education (DfE) said that the £320m fund paid directly to primary schools each year through its PE and sports premium would be scrapped and replaced by a “sport partnerships network” worth £193m a yea

Replacement scheme worth about 40% less than current funding greeted with scepticism by headteachers

Funding for primary school sport in England is to be cut by Labour, including the abolition of a grant designed to cement the 2012 Olympic legacy, to the dismay of school leaders.

The Department for Education (DfE) said that the £320m fund paid directly to primary schools each year through its PE and sports premium would be scrapped and replaced by a “sport partnerships network” worth £193m a year to cover primary and secondary schools.

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