Children's sports participation in England 2018, by activity

This statistic presents the share of children aged 5 to 10 who recently participated in sports in England by activity. As per the survey conducted between April 2016 and March 2018, around 31.4 percent of children had participated in a football game in the last 4 weeks. Further information about sports in the United Kingdom can also be found in the Dossier: Sport in England - Public funding and participation.

Share of children aged 5 to 10 participating in sports in the past 4 weeks in England in 2017/18, by activity*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Swimming, diving or lifesaving	49.5%
Football (include five-a-side)	31.4%
Cycling or riding a bike	26.5%
Walking or hiking	22.4%
Gym, gymnastics, trampolining or climbing frame	19.8%
Martial arts - Judo, Karate, Taekwando and other Martial Arts	9.7%
Tenpin bowling	8.1%
Tennis	7.8%
Rugby	5.5%
Roller skating/blading or skate boarding	5.4%
Cricket	5.3%
Cross country, jogging or road running	4.5%
Golf, putting, pitch and putt	4.2%
Dodgeball	3.8%
Rounders	3.7%
Aerobics, keep fit	3.5%
Athletics, track and field events, running races or jumping	3.4%
Ice skating	3.2%
Netball	3%
Table tennis	3%
Horse riding or pony trekking	2.9%
Badminton	2.3%
Basketball	2.2%
Angling or fishing	1.9%
Hockey	1.7%

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Release date

August 2018

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 2017 to March 2018

Number of respondents

1,580 respondents

Age group

5-10 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Survey periods run April to March.

The source provides the following additional information: 'Data for 5-10 year olds relates to out of school activities only. Data for 11-15 years olds relates to activities undertaken both in and out of school.'
This statistic using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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