Pupil Premium and Other Premiums

GREAT ARLEY SCHOOL PUPIL PREMIUM

The Pupil Premium is national funding and is allocated along with the school budget.  The purpose of this funding is to support the most vulnerable pupils in school with the aim of narrowing the attainment gap and raising the achievement of pupils who are disadvantaged. 

At Great Arley School we also use this funding to impact on the additional barriers to learning which our pupils face and support activities, so that there are no inequalities between any groups of pupils within school.   

Pupil Premium strategy statement 2022-25

PUPIL PREMIUM FUNDING

Please open the document below for details of our strategy statement which details our school’s use of pupil premium and recovery premium funding to help improve the attainment of our disadvantaged pupils. It outlines our pupil premium strategy, how we intend to spend the funding in this academic year and the effect that last year’s spending of pupil premium had within our school.

PRIMARY SCHOOL PE AND SPORT PREMIUM 2022 - 23 

For the year 2022 - 23 the school received a grant of £16270 to support primary PE and sport.  We also carried over the sum of £27414, making a total of £43684.

The purpose of this grant is to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles. We aim to achieve this by:

• Increasing participation in sport and physical activity.
• Providing a wider range of appropriate resources to encourage participation and enjoyment.
• Improving pupil fitness and overall health.

HOW WE SPENT THE PRIMARY SCHOOL PE AND SPORT PREMIUM IN 2022-23 

We spent £42012.77 of the total budget as follows:

• £2810 The Wyre and Fylde School Sports Partnership, which provides access to pupils to a broad range of specialised sporting and recreational activities both in lessons and after school, had a limited involvement with pupils owing to the COVID pandemic
• £3315 was spent on continued provision for swimming lessons for Primary pupils to provide additional swimming provision targeted to pupils not able to meet the swimming requirements of the national curriculum in Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
• £33,870 was spent on the refurbishment on the MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) 
• £2019.77 for miscellaneous PE resources

Total expenditure: £42,012.77

Carried forward: £1671.23 

Total: £43,684 

THE IMPACT OF THE PRIMARY SCHOOL PE AND SPORT PREMIUM

The Impact of Swimming Lessons

• Water confidence
• The ability to listen and follow instructions
• Development of basic swimming skills
• Improvement of basic swimming skills
• Learning how to stay safe in and around the swimming pool

The Impact of the Wyre and Fylde School Sports Partnership

The COVID pandemic meant that the involvement of the Sports Partnership was limited this year. There was a limited impact in the following areas:

• Children have developed a variety of fundamental movement skills e.g. running with skill, jumping etc.
• Increased confidence in PE sessions
• Learning to work with a partner and in groups
• Development of listening and attention skills
• Development of the ability to follow instructions
• Continuing Professional Development for teaching and support staff

The Impact of Additional Resources

• The resources purchased have allowed pupils to access an extended range of sporting activities during PE lessons and at recreational times and have enabled them to develop team skills, cooperative skills, social skills and motor skills

The Impact of Participation in Sporting Events and Tournaments

• The experience develops social, emotional and physical learning for each student in each school team both individually and as a group.
• For many students the experience of travelling may be the only sporting excursion that they have the opportunity to be involved in.
• Development of a sense of belonging, which is vital for the emotional health of young people
• Learning how to cope with the pressure of competition
• Sharing with and considering others

The Impact of the Refurbishment of the MUGA (Multi Use Games Are) 

• The facilities can be used all year round as opposed to limited use on the original pitch
• Health and safety compliance - the old surface used to gather mud and be slippy in icy weather 
• We can invite other schools to participate in sporting activities all year round - improving community links 
• PE lessons can be held outdoors all year round, improving the quality of education in PE 

HOW WE INTEND TO SPEND THE PRIMARY SCHOOL PE AND SPORT PREMIUM IN 2023/24 

The school expects to receive an allocation of £16270 for the financial year 2023-24. In addition, there is a carry forward of £1671.23 creating a total of £17941.23.

We intend to allocate this grant as follows:

• £2810 Wyre and Fylde School Sports Partnership to provide access to pupils to a broad range of specialised sporting and recreational activities both in lessons and after school.
• £3600 for continued provision for swimming lessons for Primary pupils to provide additional swimming provision targeted to pupils not able to meet the swimming requirements of the national curriculum in Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
• £2000 for repair, maintenance and purchase of cycles
• £1500 for sporting events
• £1000 for miscellaneous PE resources
• £500 for staff training

Total expected expenditure: £11410