Pupil Premium
Somercotes Academy receives Pupil Premium funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged children. Eligible pupils are those that have been recorded as eligible for free school meals in the past 6 years, children looked after by local authorities, children who are previously looked-after, and children from service families. For the academic year 2024-2025, Somercotes Academy received £197,208.
Provision for 2024-2025 includes, but is not limited to:
- High quality teaching and learning development
- Reduction in staff workload to allow more focus on high quality teaching
- 1 to 1 tuition
- Promoting reading and literacy amongst disadvantaged children, including phonics support and Lexia
- Investment in TAs used as keyworkers for targeted students
- Providing opportunities for additional training for Early Careers Teachers
- Strategies to improve student attendance in the Academy, such as rewards and high value prizes
- Strategies to meet the provision of students with SEMH needs
- Increased small group support to target reading and spelling levels
- Additional revision sessions for Year 11 students outside of normal Academy opening times
- Promoting aspirations through an enhanced array of careers activities and links with external providers and organisations
- Educational welfare support
- Trips and visits
- Enrichment opportunities
- Free breakfast every morning
- Investment in the Academy's communication with parents/carers
Download the Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2024/2025
Somercotes Academy receives Pupil Premium funding to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged children. Eligible pupils are those that have been recorded as eligible for free school meals in the past 6 years, children looked after by local authorities, children who are previously looked-after, and children from service families. For the academic year 2023-2024, Somercotes Academy received £207,060.
Provision for 2023-2024 includes, but is not limited to:
- Promoting reading and literacy amongst disadvantaged children
- Providing opportunities for additional training for Early Careers Teachers
- Strategies to improve student attendance in the Academy
- Increased small group support to target reading and spelling levels
- Increased face-to-face opportunities with specialist staff for students to access extra English and Maths provision
- Additional holiday and weekend revision sessions for Year 11 students
- Promoting aspirations through an enhanced array of careers activities and links with external providers and organisations
- Educational welfare support
Download the Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2023/2024
