The page details all the guidance and resources your school needs to complete the Active Lives Survey, and the latest results.

The Active Lives Survey gathers information on how children across England engage with sport and physical activity. The survey is school-based and covers measures of children's activity levels, physical literacy, swimming proficiency, well-being, self-efficacy, and levels of social trust.

Sport England aims to survey 100,000 children and young people in Years 1 to 11 each academic year, of which 1,200 are from Somerset.

One survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete, but the results can influence local decision-making and government policy.

Schools who are randomly selected to participate will receive:

SASP are responsible for providing ongoing support to each school in Somerset who have been randomly selected by Sport England to participate in the Survey. You can view the list of schools who have been selected for the current term (term 2) here.

Typically, a school will be invited to survey 2/3 individual classes in the school, and one teacher. The responses from the teacher survey will be used to calculate the Healthy Schools Rating. For younger pupils in years 1/2, parents may also be asked to complete a questionnaire. For each complete parent questionnaire you have the chance to gain 1 extra credit (worth £10) towards sports equipment.

Sport England have created the following two guides to support schools who have been selected to participate. They provide an overview of the steps involved to complete your survey, give more detail about incentives available, and provide key documents including example school reports and questionnaires to give you an idea of what to expect.

Each term, Sport England provide SASP with a random sample of schools that have been selected to take part. Within that school there will be up to three year groups selected. Check to see whether your school is on the list here:

If your school is not randomly selected to participate, you can opt-in to complete the survey voluntarily. Schools who choose to opt-in are not eligible to receive credits for sports equipment, but they will receive a report summarising survey responses (if enough responses are received) and a Healthy Schools Rating (if the teacher survey is completed). To find out more about opting in, please contact Annabel Litchfield at ALitchfield@sasp.co.uk

Thank you to all the schools who took part in the Active Lives Survey during the 2022-23 Academic Year, including:

• All Saints Church School
• Ansford Academy
• Avanti Park School
• Berrow Church of England Primary School
• Brymore Academy
• Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School
• Castle Primary School
• Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
• Fairlands Middle School
• Greenfylde Church of England First School
• Holway Park Community Primary School
• Holy Trinity Church School
• Holyrood Academy
• Huish Episcopi Academy
• Huish Episcopi Primary School
• King Arthur's School
• Kingfisher Primary School
• King's Bruton
• Millfield Preparatory School
• North Town Academy
• Oakhill Church School
• Parkfield Primary School
• Preston CofE Primary School
• Puriton Primary School
• Selwood Academy
• Somerset Bridge Primary School
• St George's Catholic School
• St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
• The King Alfred School an Academy
• Wadham School
• West Monkton Church of England School

If you would like to find out more information, please head over to our supporting resources and guidance page. We also have a some answers to frequently asked questions about the Active Lives Survey in our FAQs.