What is the Catch Up Fund Grant?
“The literacy and numeracy catch-up premium gives schools additional funding to support Year 7 pupils who did not achieve at least level 4 in reading and/or maths at the end of key stage 2.” DfE
The academy receives an extra £500 for each Year 7 student who has not achieved at least a scaled score of 100 in English and/or maths at Key Stage 2. For 2016/17 the total Catch Up Grant fund is £8167
How have we spent the Catch Up Fund Grant?
Impact of the Catch Up Fund Grant
In the academic year 2015-2016
| On entry | End of Year 7 | |
| English | 12 students* joined us with a KS2 level of 3. | 5 students achieved a level 5, 5 students achieved a level 4 and two students achieved a level 3 |
| 5 students joined us with a KS2 score of 2. | 1 student achieved a level 5, 1 student achieved a level four and two students achieved a level 3. | |
| Maths | 19 students* joined us with a KS2 level of 3. | 15 of these students achieved a level 4 and 3 achieved a level 3. |
| 2 students joined us with a KS2 score of 2. | Both students achieved a level 3. |
Plans for the future*one student not present for end of year assessment
- Determine which interventions are having the most impact on our students.
- Revise provision for those students furthest away from the secondary standard.
- Broaden the range of research on which we base our interventions.
- Specifically tailor and target interventions for individual ‘Catch-Up’ students.
Student Quotes
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