Active Lives Survey
In September 2017 Sport England launched the new school-based ‘Active Lives Survey for Children and Young People’ to measure participation in sport and physical activity among children in school years 1 to 11.
Replacing the Active People survey, Active Lives is the biggest of its kind and gathers data relating to peoples’ sporting and physical activity habits, swimming ability, well being, volunteering, and even sports spectating. For younger children the questions are appropriately worded and complemented by images to help identify different types of activity, including playground games and active travel.
The Herts Sports Partnership has been tasked with administering the Active Lives Children and Young People survey within Hertfordshire and is issued with the list of schools and specific year groups we are required to work with each term. Below is the current term’s schools:
Spring Term 2021 school lists – updated 04/01/21
| Primary | Secondary / Independent |
| Brookland Junior School | St Mary's C of E High School |
| Bonneygrove Primary School | Haileybury Turnford |
| Holy Trinity C of E Primary | Goffs - Churchgate Academy |
| Westfield Primary School & Nursery | The Astley Cooper School |
| Bridgewater Primary School | John F Kennedy Catholic School |
| Broadfield Academy | Longdean School |
| Hillmead Primary School | Tring School |
| All Saints C of E Primary | Egerton-Rothesay School |
| Windhill21 | Hockerill Anglo-European College |
| St Edmund's College | Freman College |
| Cowley Hill School | Presdales School |
| Oakmere Primary School | Simon Balle All-Through School |
| Meryfield Primary School | Haileybury |
| Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls | Bushey Meads School |
| Longwood School & Nursery | Hertswood Academy |
| Wymondley JMI | The Priory School |
| William Ransom Primary | The Knights Templar School |
| St Mary's Junior Mixed School | Hitchin Boys School |
| St Mary RC Primary School | Sandringham School |
| Wheatfields Junior Mixed School | St Albans Girls' School |
| The Grove Junior School | St George's School |
| St Albans and St Stephen Catholic Primary School | Samuel Ryder Academy |
| St Albans High School for Girls | St Albans High School for Girls |
| Giles Junior School | Barnwell School |
| The Giles Infant & Nursery School | The Nobel School |
| Fairlands Primary School | Rickmansworth School |
| Abbots Langley School | Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School |
| St Mary's C of E Primary | Watford Grammar School for Girls |
| St Peter's C of E VA Primary | Westfield Academy |
| Field Junior School | Stanborough School |
| The Grove Academy | Croxley Danes School |
| The Orchard Primary School | The Bishop's Stortford High School |
| Our Lady Catholic Primary School | Leventhorpe |
| De Havilland Primary School | |
| Springmead Primary School | |
| Sherrardswood School | |
| Gade Valley Primary School | |
| Hobbs Hill Wood Primary | |
| Thorn Grove Primary School | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School |
Frequently asked questions
How often will schools be randomly selected to take part in the survey?
It is a randomly selected sample so they could be selected at any time; this includes more than once in an academic year, or in consecutive academic years.
What are the incentives for schools?
School will be rewarded for completing the survey in the form of credits for equipment. These credits will enable schools to purchase equipment from the ESPO brochure. Sport England will also provide each school with a bespoke report outlining their results, which may also contribute to use of the PE Primary Premium and Ofsted inspection data as well as the Healthy Schools Rating Scheme that recognises and encourages your schools contribution to supporting pupils’ health and well being.
View the ESPO brochure 20/21 range
View the Y3-6 Active Lives template school report
View the Y7-11 Active Lives template school report
How else can schools benefit from taking part?
The intention is that the data will provide national, local authority and school level reports on measures of physical activity and health and well being. This will only be possible if enough survey responses are submitted. If your school is selected to take part, it is vital that the surveys are thoroughly completed in order to achieve this.
Can my school take part if we are not on the current list?
Other schools, outside those who are randomly selected, can take part in the survey, but the school should understand that they may be randomly selected at any time and must provide their assurance that, if they take part on an opt-in basis, they will still take part when randomly selected in a subsequent academic year.
We can find out from Sport England if your school is likely to be included the next list.
Contact
Tanya Angus and Alex Varran – Herts Sports Partnership Education Team