Catch Up Premium
The literacy and numeracy catch-up premium gives schools additional funding to support Year 7 pupils who did not achieve the expected standard in reading and/or Mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2. The expected standard is now defined as a scaled score of 100 or above in these tests (prior to this it was Level 4 or above).
In recent years we have been awarded the following amounts:
| Year | Funding Allocated |
| 2016-2017 | £17,481 |
| 2017-2018 | £11,942 |
| 2018-2019 | £12,980 |
| 2019-2020 | £11,249 |
| 2020-2021 | £11,249 (Covid Catch-Up Indicative) |
This grant has been used to support students in a number of ways, including:
- The employment of specialist in English and maths to support catch-up students during their lesson time;
- Use of question-level analysis in reading and/or mathematics to identify key strands where students have under-achieved;
- Purchasing of additional literacy and numeracy resources to support learners;
- Additional individual or small group sessions in literacy and numeracy, involving withdrawal from other subjects
As a result of these and other interventions, as well as continued excellent teaching and learning, the progress of the Catch-Up students has improved considerably over the course of Year 7 and into Year 8.
For more information regarding the Catch-Up Premium, please see our most recent Catch-Up Premium Report.
