The Literacy and Numeracy catch up premium provides additional funding to support Year 7 pupils who did not achieve the expected standard in reading or Maths at the end of Key Stage 2.
Wilmington Academy received £17,764.00 in 2019-2020 to support students who started the Academy with a score below 100 (secondary ready) in English (reading) and/or Maths. We put a range of interventions in place such as Accelerated Reader and Catch Up Numeracy to support these students. We also used the extra funding to create smaller class sizes for our bottom sets, so that these students could have more teacher time. The impact of these interventions is shown below.
English
- 22% of cohort below expected level in English on entry based on Key Stage 2 tests.
- 55% of these students achieved an MYP grade of 3 or better (Module 3 2020).
Maths
- 22% of cohort below expected level in Maths on entry based on Key Stage 2 tests.
- 44% of these students achieved an MYP grade of 3 or better (Module 3 2020).
Accelerated Reader is embedded into the curriculum featuring one bespoke session per week. However, reading opportunities are made via the library regularly.
Literacy
- Average reading age September 2019 10 Years and 7 Months.
- 48% of students improved their reading age by 6 Months or more.
- 28% of students improved their reading age by 12 Months or more.
Year 7 Overall Impact
Average Reading Age September 2019
Average Reading Age gain
December 2019
Average Reading Age gain
September 2020
10 Years and 7 Months
5 Months
9 Months
Micropopulation Impact
Average Reading Age September 2019
Average Reading Age gain
December 2019
Average Reading Age gain
September 2020
DA
10 Years and 2 Months
6 Months
1 Year
SEND
9 Years and 3 Months
5 Months
7 Months
EAL
10 Years 5 Months
5 Months
9 Months
MALE
10 Years 6 Months
7 Months
6 Months
FEMALE
10 Years 8 Months
5 Months
1 Year and 1 Month
Year 8 Overall Impact
Average Reading Age September 2019
Average Reading Age gain
December 2019
Average Reading Age gain
September 2020
11 Years and 5 Months
3 Months
6 Months
Micropopulation Impact
Average Reading Age September 2019
Average Reading Age gain
December 2019
Average Reading Age gain
September 2020
DA
10 Years and 11 Months
3 Months
8 Months
SEND
9 Years and 8 Months
5 Months
1 Year 4 Months
EAL
10 Years and 5 Months
5 Months
4 Months
MALE
11 Years and 6 Months
2 Months
4 Months
FEMALE
11 Years and 3 Months
5 Months
8 Months
Catch Up Numeracy is a bespoke intervention programme which is delivered to individuals and small groups from September.
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Year 7 and 8 Overall Impact
Numeracy Age Baseline Average July 2019
Numeracy Age gain February 2020
8 Years and 3 Months
1 Year and 7 Months
Micropopulation Impact
Average Numeracy Starting Age
Average Numeracy Age gain
DA
8 Years
1 Year and 3 Months
SEND
8 Years
1 Year and 8 Months
EAL
N/A
N/A
MALE
8 Years and 3 Months
1 Year and 8 Months
FEMALE
8 Years
1 Year and 4 Months
Year 7 Overall Impact
Numeracy Age Baseline Average July 2019
Numeracy Age gain February 2020
8 Years
1 Year and 7 Months
Micropopulation Impact
Average Numeracy Starting Age
Average Numeracy Age gain
DA
7 Years and 5 Months
1 Year and 2 Months
SEND
8 Years
1 Year and 8 Months
EAL
N/A
N/A
MALE
8 Years and 3 Months
1 Year and 8 Months
FEMALE
7 Years and 8 Months
1 Year and 4 Months
Year 8 Overall Impact
Numeracy Age Baseline Average July 2019
Numeracy Age gain February 2020
8 Years and 10 Months
0*
*Due to COVID-19, not all the students were able to be tested.
Micropopulation Impact
Average Numeracy Starting Age
Average Numeracy Age gain
DA
8 Years and 7 Months
1 Year and 6 Months
SEND
8 Years and 7 Months
0*
EAL
N/A
N/A
MALE
8 Years and 7 Months
2 Months
FEMALE
8 Years and 7 Months
0*
Allocation for 2020/21 is £17,700 (provisional) and we propose to continue with the same interventions.