The intent of our Pupil Premium Strategy is to address the potential barriers identified within our Curriculum Intent statement, and it is underpinned by the values outlined above. Our approach is built around two interconnected strands:
The pupil premium allocation for the current academic year is £121,150
Our Pupil Premium funding is allocated in direct response to the barriers to achievement faced by disadvantaged learners at Moorgate Primary Academy in the 21st Century. These include:
The pupil premium allocation is used to address the barriers identified above. This is reviewed on a termly basis with the designated Local Academy Council member for Pupil Premium who will consequently present the findings to the full Local Academy Council.
Pupil Premium Statement - 2025/2026
| Priority Area for development for disadvantaged children | What are we spending the money on? Why are we spending the money on this? | Which barrier/s does the strategy refer to? | How/When will the impact be measured?
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| To achieve and sustain improved wellbeing for all pupils in our school, particularly our disadvantaged. | -This budget will pay for the salary of the Early Help Leader who has the responsibility for supporting pupils mental health and wellbeing. There is an additional line within the budget to commission external agencies who provide specialist support. | 1, 2, 3, 4
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Looking at patterns of attendance and progress of Pupil Premium Children.
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| Ensuring the most disadvantaged children receive quality support in lessons to ensure children make improved progress impacting on attainment. | -Retention of additional LSA provision to ensure consistency and support daily in each class. LSAs implement quality, timely interventions relating to language, reading and maths and delivering high quality in-class support to ensure impact on pupils’ progress.
-Adding to the Early Help Team to ensure children are receiving quality emotional support. -Creating a ‘Reading Army’ of staff that supports reading across the school, delivering daily small group reading sessions within each year group |
1, 2, 3, 4 | Looking at patterns of attendance and progress of Pupil Premium Children. |
| Improved reading attainment for all pupils, including those that are disadvantaged.
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– Continual development of the Curriculum to have a priority focus on language and vocabulary.
-Enhancement of our maths teaching and curriculum planning in line with DfE and EEF guidance. A specific focus on the teaching of fluency and arithmetic lessons. – Consistent use of a phonics scheme within Early Years and Year 1 with pupils ready to move spelling in Year 2. – Staff to receive high-quality CPD on closing the vocabulary gap through our in house Collaborative Development Programme. -Implement & embed a range of diagnostic activities for identifying speech and language needs for pupils in the Early Years and Key Stage 1. |
1, 2, 3 | Looking at patterns of progress of Pupil Premium Children.
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| Improved attendance of pupils with persistent absence reducing in the less lost learning. | -This budget will pay for the salary of the Early Help Leader who has the responsibility for supporting pupils attendance. Additional line for commissioned external support.
-Enrichment activities and resources to ensure that pupils are given a range of activities to ensure that they engage fully with both curriculum and school life that they may not otherwise get. -To improve and promote pupils cultural capital through wider trips and real life experiences. |
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Looking at patterns of attendance and progress of Pupil Premium Children. |
Pupil Premium Statement - 2024/2025
Pupil Premium Statement - 2023/2024
Pupil Premium Statement - 2022/2023
SUAT supports and leads in the set-up of new academies joining the partnership. The services provided by the central support function cover both educational and non-educational support. In terms of educational support, SUAT is linked to the School of Education of Staffordshire University, which is an outstanding ITT provider.