Funding and support

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Pupil Premium

Pupil premium is additional funding provided to schools for supporting more disadvantaged pupils to ensure they benefit from the same opportunities as all other children. There are three categories of children who qualify for pupil premium:

  • Children who are eligible for free school meals (FSM) or have been eligible for FSM in the past 6 years (FSM6).
  • Children Looked After (CLA) in the care of the local authority or have ceased to be looked after because of Adoption or special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order.
  • Armed forces children

Our annual Pupil Premium strategy outlines how we have allocated these funds, the rationale for this and intended outcome/benefit of that planned allocation.

The funding allocation for 2025-26 is £38,957 and is being used for:

  • Quality First Teaching with a focus on literacy, oracy, writing and phonics (Little Wandle) and providing high quality CPD for teaching and support staff through our TPAT Teaching and Learning Principles' toolkit, Trauma informed training and supporting Neurodiverse learners in the classroom.

  • Targeted individual and small group interventions in phonics, maths and social & emotional or mental health needs (ELSA) including supporting good attendance.
  • Financial support for example, to access music tuition, trips, uniform and clubs.

 

The progress and attainment of all pupils is tracked and monitored carefully to ensure they achieve their full potential.

You can view our Pupil Premium Strategy to see how we have allocated these funds, the intended outcome/benefit of that planned allocation and how we measured the benefit.

We are also linked to ATOM learning, please see application letter.

 

You can apply here Free school meals application

Atom learning 

Kingfisher CE Academy has partnered with Atom Learning, the leading Key Stage 2 learning and 11+ preparation website, to provide free KS2 learning to primary school children who are eligible for Pupil Premium. Eligible students will receive access to Atom Home for free (normally £575.90 a year).

Apply here: Atom Learning

Sports Premium

All children and young people should live healthy active lives. The UK Chief Medical Officers recommend that all children and young people should take part in moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity for at least 60 minutes every day. Children with special educational needs and disabilities should take part in 20 minutes of daily activity.

Schools have a key role to play in achieving this aim. This is particularly true of primary schools where the foundations of positive and enjoyable participation in regular physical activity are embedded. All children should have equal access to high-quality PE provision and opportunities to experience and participate in a wide range of sports and physical activities. Academic achievement can improve in school because of the benefits children can gain.

Schools should use the PE and sport premium funding to help achieve these aims. It must not be used for core-type school activities. They should use it to make additional and sustainable improvements to the PE, sport and physical activity they provide, such as:

  • funding high-quality PE and sport for at least 2 hours a week, complemented by a wide range of extracurricular sport and competitive opportunities
  • providing or improving equal access to sport for boys and girls

Schools should prioritise PE and sport premium spending to improve in the following 5 key areas:

  • increasing all staff’s confidence, knowledge and skills in teaching PE and sport
  • increasing engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity and sport
  • raising the profile of PE and sport across the school, to support whole school improvement
  • offer a broader and more equal experience of a range of sports and physical activities to all pupils
  • increase participation in competitive sport

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