KS1 PE Curriculum (England)
The whole key stage 1 pe programme of study from the national curriculum in England, with statutory and non-statutory parts clearly marked. Tick statements to plan a lesson.
- Years
- Year 1, Year 2
- Ages
- 5–7
- Statutory statements
- 6
- Source
- National curriculum in England: physical education
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20
Current. The government response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review (Nov 2025) says a revised national curriculum will be published by spring 2027 for first teaching from September 2028.
Teaching one year group? Open its TIP: Year 1 PE · Year 2 PE.
Key stage 1 3 statutory statements
Introduction to Key stage 1 (official text)
Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. They should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.
Pupils should be taught to:
Key stage 1 Statutory
Pupils should be taught to:
- master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
- participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending
- perform dances using simple movement patterns
Swimming and water safety (key stage 1 or 2) 3 statutory statements
Introduction to Swimming and water safety (key stage 1 or 2) (official text)
All schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2.
In particular, pupils should be taught to:
Swimming and water safety (key stage 1 or 2) Statutory
In particular, pupils should be taught to:
- swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
- use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]
- perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
Official documents
- National curriculum in England: physical education programmes of study (GOV.UK)
- The national curriculum framework for key stages 1 to 4 (GOV.UK)
More
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education, National curriculum in England: physical education programmes of study (GOV.UK), © Crown copyright.
Statements in the curriculum lists are copied word for word from GOV.UK; everything else on this page (headings, notes, summaries) is written by us. Classfern is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education or the Standards and Testing Agency. Always check the official documents linked on this page.
Questions teachers ask
What is in the KS1 pe curriculum?
6 statutory statements in 2 sections, set out as Key stage 1, Swimming and water safety (key stage 1 or 2). Schools must teach the statutory content by the end of the key stage.