Plymouth SSP Parent Portal - In the Loop Primary Edition

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ISSUE 031

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Record numbers playing sport and taking part in physical activity

Significant growth in activity levels for older adults and disabled people but more work to do to support those living in the most deprived areas

The number of people playing sport and taking part in physical activity in England is at the highest level on record, according to our latest Active Lives Adult Survey Report, which we’ve published today.

The new figures show that, between November 2023 and November 2024, 63.7% of the adult population met the Chief Medical Officers’ guidelines of doing 150 minutes, or more, of moderate intensity physical activity a week.

That’s equivalent to 30 million adults in England playing sport or taking part in physical activity every week – up more than 2.4m from when we first published the survey results in 2016.

The number of inactive adults, those doing less than 30 minutes of activity a week, is down, with this number falling by 121,000 in the last 12 months.

This reflects significant progress, especially considering the huge disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and is testament to the hard work of many organisations across the sport and physical activity sector.

Majority of MPs Support Increased and Protected Hours of PE in Schools, New Polling Reveals

Youth Sport Trust calls for the creation of a nation of active and well schools delivering high-quality, engaging PE and school sport to address physical activity in children and young people

Four-fifths of MPs believe schools should provide every child with at least two hours of physical education (PE) per week, according to new research released by the Youth Sport Trust. This overwhelming support from Parliament comes as organisations including the Youth Sport Trust are highlighting the critical role of PE in addressing the development and wellbeing crises faced by today’s generation of children.

As the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review enters its next stage, 89% of MPs have expressed their desire for the curriculum to include protected time for PE; a recommendation included within the Labour manifesto ahead of the 2024 general election.

The findings come at a critical time when less than half of children and young people are achieving 60 active minutes a day, as recommended by the UK’s Chief Medical Officers. Furthermore, since London hosted the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012, 41,000 PE hours have been lost from schools nationwide (2023-24), reflecting a societal and systemic trend of deprioritising physical activity.

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04 Apr 2025

PSSP Inclusive Sports Festival

Today was our first Inclusive Sports Festival for Secondary age students with SEND in mainstream and special schools.