Pupil and Sport Premium Funding
Kentmere Academy and Nursery receive Pupil Premium funding and Sports Premium funding. Pupil Premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap between them and their peers. The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children, ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most.
Pupil Premium
The Pupil Premium is allocated to schools and is clearly identifiable. It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility. The Pupil Premium is allocated to schools per Free School Meals (FSM) pupil (any pupil who has been eligible for Free School Meals during the last six years). It is also allocated to children in care (LAC or CLA), adopted children and those who have parents in the armed services.
Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit. However, they will be held accountable for how they have used the additional funding to support pupils.
Our Pupil Premium statement can be found on our centralised Policies page here.
Swimming
Swimming and water safety have been a statutory part of the National Curriculum for Physical Education since 1994. Swimming is an enjoyable activity that children love, but more importantly, it is an essential life skill that can help to save lives.
At Kentmere Academy, children receive swimming lessons in Years 3 and 6. By providing swimming instruction, we aim to ensure that every child has the opportunity to develop their skills, confidence and competence in the water. Our aim is for as many children as possible to leave Kentmere Academy able to swim confidently and safely.
Useful links for parents:
Why your child should learn to swim
The four swimming strokes
Overcoming fear of swimming
Sport Premium
Sport Premium is designed to help primary schools improve the quality of the PE and sport activities they offer their pupils. Kentmere Academy has worked hard to ensure its Sport Premium provision has resulted in maximum impact on the sporting provision of its students. This has included specialist tuition from external professionals, additional facilities such as an all-purpose weather pitch and training for staff to enable the school to offer sports matches against other schools.
Our Sport Premium reports can be found on our centralised Policies page here.
