SSPs worked brilliantly. As mentioned, it provided primary schools with much needed sporting expertise that is so woefully lacking. I did TP last year at Noadswood Secondary, and we had links to the local rugby club, football club, had a specialist ex England basketball player come in to take an after school club, as well as holding primary school dance/gym gala's. We also happened to ignore Gove and did the school sports survey anyway.
Part of the problem is the use of PE and sport as an interchangable word when they are, IMO, totally different concepts.