Sport England is the government agency responsible for
building the foundations of sporting success, by creating a
world-leading community sport system of clubs, coaches, facilities
and volunteers.
We want to create a vibrant sporting culture working in
partnership with national governing bodies, our national partners,
the HE/FE sector, local government and community organisations.
Our focus is around three outcomes - growing and sustaining the
numbers of people taking part in sport and improving talent
development to help more people excel.
We have set ourselves five targets which will see us deliver
these outcomes:
Grow
- One million people taking part in more
sport
- More children and young people taking part in
five hours of PE and sport a week
These targets account for 15% of our investment.
Sustain
- More people satisfied with their sporting experience
- 25% fewer 16-18 year olds dropping out of at least nine sports
- badminton. basketball, football, hockey, gymnastics, netball,
rugby league, rugby union tennis
These targets account for 60% of our investment.
Excel
- Improved talent development in at least 25 sports
This target accounts for 25% of our investment.
Download a copy of our
strategy (PDF)
What does our work involve?
We invest expertise, resources and both government and Lottery
money into community sport.
£480 million is invested directly through 46 national governing
bodies of sport. And there are five open
funding streams other organisations can apply to.
We have a statutory role in protecting playing fields and must be
consulted if community playing fields are threatened by potential
developments.
We provide a wealth of expertise and advice on range of sports
subjects including planning, facilities, coaching, volunteering and
sports development.
And we act as advocates for community sport - bringing together
a wide range of partners from local and national government, the
commercial sector, higher and further education and the third
sector to make the most of their investment in sport.
Who do we work with?
To succeed, we have to work closely with a wide range of
organisations, including:
- Our sporting landscape partners - Youth Sport Trust and UK
Sport
- National governing bodies of sport
- National partners
- Local authorities
- County sports partnerships
- Higher and further education
- The third sector
- The commercial sector
- London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and the
Olympic Delivery Authority