In 2018 – 2019 The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College was allocated £25,966 in funding as part of the Year 7 catch-up initiative. Year 7 catch-up funding provides an additional £500 for the weakest students in Year 7 and the funding is based on historic levels of underachievement at KS2. This funding aims to help these students to ‘catch up’ with their peers during their first year at the school.

Over the course of the year the students followed a catch-up plan involving: smaller than average class sizes, withdrawal for intensive numeracy/literacy work, in class support from a TA.

Student progress is tracked during the year and for the 50 weakest students in the year group the following data records the progress made:

Maths

29 students made less than expected progress (58%)

8 students made expected progress (16%)

13 students made better than expected progress (26%)

English

31 students made less than expected progress (62%)

7 students made expected progress (14%)

12 students made better than expected progress (24%)

Costs 2018 – 2019