Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 97492

Schools: Swimming

Tabled: 5 December 2025
Answered: 24 December 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire are able to offer swimming lessons to pupils.

Answer

Georgia Gould
It is a requirement of the PE national curriculum that schools must provide swimming and water safety lessons to pupils in either key stage 1 or 2. Whilst academies are not required to follow the national curriculum, they must provide a broad and balanced...
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