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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Active Lives Children and Young People Survey, which was established in September 2017, provides a world-leading approach to gathering data on how children engage with sport and physical activity. This school-based survey is the first and largest established physical activity survey with children and young people in England. It gives anyone working with children aged 5-16 key insight to help understand children's attitudes and behaviours around sport and physical activity. The results will shape and influence local decision-making as well as inform government policy on the PE and Sport Premium, Childhood Obesity Plan and other cross-departmental programmes. More general information about the study can be found on the Sport England Active Lives Survey webpage and the Active Lives Online website, including reports and data tables.The Active Lives Children and Young People Survey is a school-based survey (i.e., historically always completed at school as part of lessons. Due to the closure of school sites during the coronavirus pandemic, the survey was adapted to allow at-home completion. This approach was retained into academic year 2021-22 to help maximise response numbers and as the year was still impacted by the pandemic as a result of the requirements for self-isolation. The at-home completion approach was actively offered for secondary school pupils and allowed but not encouraged for primary pupils.The adaptions involved minor questionnaire changes (e.g., to ensure the wording was appropriate for those not attending school and to enable completion at home), and communication changes. For further details on the survey changes, please see the accompanying User Guide document. Academic years 2020-21 and 2021-22 saw a more even split of responses by term across the year, compared to 2019-20, which had a reduced proportion of summer term responses due to the disruption...