Pupil premium

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 Redgate Primary Academy we use our funding for a range of purposes suited to the individual needs of our children.

Please see our spending review for the most recently completed academic year and plans for spending this funding this year in the document below.

Pupil premium strategy statement 2024-2025

Sports premium

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.

Sports premium plan 2024-25

Sports premium expenditure report

Academy nameRedgate Primary Academy
Total amount of PE and premium funding received£16540
Breakdown of spend:
Total spend on external activities£8555
Total spend on CPD£0
Total spend on internal activities£4600
Impact on pupils participation and attainment in PE and sportAn increase in pupils’ attainment in PE. An increase in pupils’ physical activity levels. An increase in the number of pupils participating in school sport. An increase in staff completing training and CPD.
How this will be sustainedChildren will have increased self-confidence, resilience and self-belief to raise their ambitions. Staff will have the confidence to be able to deliver an adaptive PE curriculum to their children.   To have the specialist equipment and resource access to support the delivery of physical movement and PE for children with SEND. To have outdoor equipment and activities that are robust and age/stage appropriate for all children whilst being able to withstand the weather and usage. Social and teamwork skills will be developed.
% of pupils in year 6 who have met the national curriculum requirement to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres27%
% of pupils in year 6 who can use a range of strokes effectively (e.g. front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke)46%
% of pupils in year 6 who can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations0%

How we intend to use the grant

  1. Improved parental engagement and communication
    Home school worker
  2. Improved communication skills and interaction with the environment
    ICT camera and microphone
  3. Improved self-regulation and preparation for learning
    Safe spaces and self-regulation equipment for each class
  4. Rapid recovery to pre-lockdown levels
    Creation of a bespoke recovery curriculum that meets the needs of individuals
  5. Minimise disruption to learning and time lost through difficult transitions
    Provide a low stimulus environment in each ASD class and around walkways, clear instructions and timers
  6. Improve overall fitness and wellbeing
    Improvements to outside learning environments

How we will assess the effect of this expenditure on the educational attainment of our children

We will measure the impact our individual pupils make by:

  • listening to what our pupils and their parents/carers tell us
  • monitoring progress against outcomes from EHCP
  • evaluating progress across curriculum through data capture
  • scrutiny of pupil work and observations of learning

We will measure the progress of our strategic using:

  • termly monitoring visits by the link governor
  • reports to IEB/Governing Body
  • financial monitoring
  • staff reflection and review
  • parental feedback
  • feedback from multi-agency partners, through conversations, reports and tracking