Pupil premium is additional money delegated to the academy and is matched to the number of pupils who are eligible for free school meals and who are children of service families. At Thrumpton Primary Academy we use our funding for a range of purposes suited to the individual needs of our children.
Whole academy
The curriculum will be streamlined to ensure depth of coverage and to ensure identified gaps in learning are covered. Children who require additional support and counselling will be allocated time with a family support worker / school counsellor. The PiXL character and wellbeing programme will be rolled out to all year groups through our PSHE curriculum. We will employ an academic mentor through the National Tutoring Programme.
Key stage 2
Through the use of the PiXL Autumn Transition Package and Diagnosis Therapy Testing we will identify specific gaps in learning in key domains within English and maths and address the gaps with guidance from the raising standards lead.
Key stage 1
Additional daily phonics sessions will take place in key stage 1 and reception. Additional resources will be purchased to support small group / individual interventions. Through the provision of intensive reading intervention for individuals within key stage 1.
EYFS
Through the Nuffield early Language Intervention lead by the Early Language Lead staff will receive CPD to provide intervention around early language development. Every Child A Talker (ECAT) trackers will be used to identify children in need of intervention. Early language and communication will be prioritised within the setting following an environment audit for communication friendly spaces.
Pupils will be tracked through the use of Pixl assessments at three main points in the year.
Teachers and the raising standards lead will work together to analyse and compare data to autumn baselines to check that gaps in learning have been addressed and children are on track to meet their targets.
All young people should have the opportunity to live healthy and active lives. A positive experience of sport and physical activity at a young age can build a lifetime habit of participation and is central to meeting the government’s ambitions for a world-class education system.
The PE and sport premium can help primary schools to achieve this aim, providing primary schools with £320m of government funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of the PE, physical activity and sport offered through their core budgets. It is allocated directly to schools so they have the flexibility to use it in the way that works best for their pupils.
Total amount of PE and premium funding received (2025-26): £17,690
Breakdown of spend:
CPD: £2,300
Extra-curricular opportunities: £2,500
Equipment and resources: £6,989
Membership and subscription fees: £585
Activities organised by the SGO network: £1,000
Entering external school sports competitions: £1,865
External coaching staff: £1,600
Internal top-swimming lessons or broadening aquatic opportunities for pupils: £851
Impact on pupils participation and attainment in PE and sport:
In line with the national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety, the data for the current cohort of year 6 pupils is shown below:
Total amount of PE and premium funding received (2024-25): £17,660
Breakdown of spend:
Total spend on external activities: £2,875
Total spend on CPD: £9,600
Total spend on internal activities: £5,195
Impact on pupils participation and attainment in PE and sport:
In line with the national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety, the data for the current cohort of year 6 pupils is shown below:
