What is the Pupil Premium Grant?

The Pupil Premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and to close the gaps between them and their peers. Each year, this funding is deployed by school in a range of ways to support disadvantaged pupils and this is reviewed each September to identify the impact it has had.

School Strategy

At Waverley Primary Academy, we aim to use the Pupil Premium funding to help break down barriers to learning for children who are disadvantaged. We aim to ensure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to high-quality opportunities so as to ensure that every child has full opportunity to reach their potential. Our strategy is to be inclusive to all children and maintain strong progress for every child in school.

Statement on Intent.

At Waverley Academy,

Planned intervention times are a rolling program so it’s not all same subjects missed

Pupils in receipt of the Pupil Premium (disadvantaged pupils) are able to access a full broad and balanced curriculum through quality first teaching and planned targeted intervention.

They will access first hand experiences and stimulating hooks, that will broader horizons and lead to a love a learning, and increased attendance.

Outcomes for disadvantage learners will be improved and the gap between disadvantage learners and their peers will begin to diminish.

Pupil Premium curriculum mapping of all subjects will ensure inclusive practice for all leaners.

To improve the quality of teaching, there will be a monitoring and coaching ethos, to ensure all learners are catered for. Learning walks, drop in sessions, ‘finding out days’ and book looks will focus on disadvantage learners.

Pupils will be ask about their experience of the curriculum, to ensure inclusive practice.

At this school and across schools nationally, the period from mid-March 2020 until the end of the academic year has been dominated by the outbreak of COVID-19. The much reduced opening of mainstream schools in March, followed by the wider opening of schools from 1st June 2020, has had a significant impact on the ability to implement many of the actions and strategies outlined in the Pupil Premium Strategy covering the period 2019-20. You can see more information on how we have reviewed last year’s Pupil Premium Strategy by clicking on our Pupil Premium Statement for 2020 and Reviewed Pupil Premium Strategy below.

What is the PE & Sports Premium Grant?

The PE & Sport Premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to fund additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport, for the benefit of primary-aged pupils, to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles. Each year, this funding is deployed by school in a range of ways to promote the development of a healthy, active lifestyle and this is reviewed each September to identify the impact it has had.

For more information about how we use the funding to ensure the school’s strategy is achieved, please click the links below for more information about the school’s spending of the Pupil Premium Grant:

It is with a great deal of pride that we can share with you our latest Ofsted inspection report which took place on 14th and 15th September 2022.

We are delighted that the rapid progress we have made since we joined Astrea Academy Trust in 2018 has been recognised by Ofsted and resulted in Waverley Academy being judged as ‘GOOD’ in all areas.

Please find a copy of our most recent Ofsted Reports published below:

10241390 – Waverley Academy – 145933 – Final Report

Parent View

We regularly ask parents what they think about the school. Below are the latest questionnaire results.

Below is also a link to ‘Parent View’ – the method OFSTED uses to gage parental opinions about a school. Please add your responses to the online survey if you can, as it gives us and those outside of our school a clear view of Waverley Academy and the many improvements we are making.

Parents identified lots of strengths:

  • Our children are well looked after.
  • Our children are safe at school.
  • Our children are taught well.
  • Our children are happy at school.
  • We would recommend this school.

They would like us to work with them to:

  • Support their child’s education at home.
  • Continue to improve standards.

Questionnaire October 2022

100% of parents said that their children were happy attending school and 98% said that their children felt safe at this school.

100% of parents said that their child does well at school and that 98% felt school communicated well in regards to what they would be learning during the year.

Please let us know what you think of our school by visiting and registering with Ofsted Parent view on the link below:
www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

Please find below a link to The DfE website for National Performance Tables:

DfE Performance Tables

Please find below a link to the Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Results 2023/24:

2023-2024 Data report

Please find below a link to the Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Results 2022/23:

2022-23 Data Summary

Please find below a link to the Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Results 2021/22:

2021- 2022 Data Summary

Please find below a link to the Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Results 2018/2019:

2019 Data Summary