FA’s push to give girls equal football access in school brings mixed results
In England only primary schools are above the PE targetNumber of girls and women playing football rises sharply
The proportion of schools in England offering girls equal access to football in physical education has climbed considerably since 2020, but not quite as fast as the Football Association had hoped at secondary-school level.
Figures released by the FA on Friday show that 85% of primary schools are affording girls equality of football access in PE lessons, well above the FA’s targets from four years ago, but half of secondary schools do not do so, falling below an ambition to have three-quarters of secondary schools meeting that standard.
