During the 2025/26 academic year, over 5,000 pupils in Kirklees attended school swimming lessons with KAL. At the start of their swimming programme, only 20% of pupils were able to swim 25 metres, highlighting the importance of providing structured swimming opportunities through schools. 

Through the combined efforts of your school staff and KAL Swimming Instructors, 71% of pupils can now swim 25 metres, demonstrating the significant progress that can be achieved through regular participation in school swimming lessons. These results reinforce the vital role that school swimming plays in developing water confidence, improving safety skills, and helping more children gain a life-saving skill.

% to achieve the Baseline Assessment: 43%

% to achieve 25m: 83%

% to achieve range of strokes: 70%

% to complete safe self-rescue: 57%