The Pupil Premium Grant is an allocation of additional funding provided to schools to support specific groups of children who are vulnerable to possible underachievement. These include pupils who are entitled to free school meals, those looked after by the local authority and children of armed service personnel.

The grant for 2024-2025 for pupil premium is £291,560

For full details of the 2024-25 objectives and plans can be found on this following document:

BW Pupil Premium Strategy 2024-2025

Pupil Premium Statement 2020 

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.

Consequently, it has not been possible to thoroughly evaluate all planned strategies. However, where possible, a review has taken place and provision adapted to support our most disadvantaged pupils and their families.

Across Astrea Academy Trust, we have continued to strive to address any barriers faced by pupils who experience social disadvantage, including additional issues faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The evidence-informed approaches we adopt across the Trust are rooted in tacking disadvantage in the classroom through supporting quality first teaching, targeted approaches/interventions and in relation to supporting wider pupil level issues such as attendance.  All of which are in line with the EEF Guide to the Pupil Premium.

Many of the pupil premium chosen approaches are longer term and it will be necessary and desirable for leaders to continue some of the planned 2019-20 actions into the 2020-21 academic year and beyond.  This is in line with the EEF guidance on Putting Evidence to Work – A School’s Guide to Implementation which states that interventions need to be implemented effectively and over time, allowing for new activities to be embedded and evaluated to create sustainable positive outcomes for disadvantaged learners.

Byron Wood Academy is fortunate to have excellent grounds and a good size hall in which to enjoy our PE and sport. This is a strength, both as part of the curriculum and in extended learning opportunities. The children have many opportunities to learn new physical skills and games and to take part in sports festivals and also competitive sport.

Please find a copy of our latest Ofsted published below:

Ofsted Report January 2025

To access the report through the Ofsted website please click on the following link:

https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143061

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) encourages parents to give their views on the school their children attend.

Click the link below to go to the Parentview site

http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

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

DfE Performance Tables