The hows and whys of gendered grouping practices in primary physical education in England

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of participating schools.

		Survey (n = 254)
			Frequency %
Location	Darlington	7	(2.8%)
	Durham	34	(13.4%)
	Gateshead	23	(9.1%)
	Hartlepool	13	(5.1%)
	Middlesbrough	17	(6.7%)
	Newcastle	27	(10.6%)
	North Tyneside	30	(11.8%)
	Northumberland	47	(18.5%)
	Redcar and Cleveland	12	(4.7%)
	South Tyneside	15	(5.9%)
	Stockton-on-Tees	9	(3.5%)
	South Tyneside	20	(7.9%)
Phase of education/SEN	Infant	7	(2.8%)
	First	17	(6.7%)
	Primary	205	(80.7%)
	Middle	12	(4.7%)
	All-through	2	(0.8%)
	Special education	11	(4.3%)
School type	Academy convertor	84	(33%)
	Academy sponsor led	12	(4.7%)
	Community	102	(40.2%)
	Free	2	(0.8%)
	Foundation	32	(12.6%)
	Voluntary	22	(8.7%)
Gender of entry	Co-educational	254	(100%)
Admission policy	Non-selective	254	(100%)
Number of students	Less than 250	134	(52.8%)
	From 251 to 500	96	(37.8%)
	More than 500	24	(9.4%)
Ofsted rating	Outstanding	30	(11.8%)
	Good	181	(71.3%)
	Requires improvement	12	(4.7%)
	Data is not available	31	(12.2%)
Free school meals proportion	Less than 15%	55	(21.7%)
	From 15% to 30%	68	(26.8%)
	More than 30%	126	(49.6%)
	Not recorded	5	(1.9%)

Table 2. Characteristics of participating respondents.

		Survey (n = 254)
			Frequency %
Role	Subject Leader of PE	238	(93.7%)
	Head/Deputy head	5	(1.9%)
	Class teacher	7	(2.8%)
	Sports coach	1	(0.4%)
	Office administrator	2	(0.8%)
	Prefer not to say	1	(0.4%)
Completed training in PE	Yes	52	(20.5%)
	No	201	(79.1%)
	Prefer not to say	1	(0.4%)
Length of time teaching	Less than one year	2	(0.8%)
	2–5 years	41	(16.1%)
	5–10 years	85	(33.5%)
	More than 10 years	122	(48%)
	Prefer not to say	4	(1.6%)

Table 3. Single- and mixed-sex grouping by year groups in PE in Key Stage 1.

Type of grouping	Year 1	Year 2
All lessons are mixed-sex	236 (92.9%)	238 (93.7%)
Most lessons are mixed-sex	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)
All lessons are single-sex	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Most lessons are single-sex	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)
Balance of single- and mixed-sex lessons	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Not applicable	16 (6.3%)	14 (5.5%)

Table 4. Single- and mixed-sex grouping by year groups in PE in Key Stage 2.

Type of grouping	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6
All lessons are mixed-sex	241 (94.9%)	240 (94.5%)	223 (87.8%)	224 (88.2%)
Most lessons are mixed-sex	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (1.9%)
All lessons are single-sex	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Most lessons are single-sex	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)
Balance of single- and mixed-sex lessons	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)
Not applicable	11 (4.3%)	12 (4.7%)	22 (8.6%)	20 (7.9%)