Premium Funds
Pupil Premium
The pupil premium is addition funding provided by the Government to schools to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their wealthier peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most.
At Thorogate School this funding is used in the following ways:
to cover the costs of voluntary contributions towards school trips, ensuring full participation with educational activities.
provide cover for teachers to undertake feedback activities with the children.
To improve the phonic knowledge of pupils in FS2 and KS1
To accelerate learning in Maths
To improve Y6 exam technique further
Development of nurture provision
The 2023 - 2024 Pupil Premium Strategy can be found here.
The 2022 - 2023 Pupil Premium Strategy review can be found here.
The 2022 - 2023 Pupil Premium Strategy can be found here.
The 2021 - 2022 Pupil Premium Strategy with impact for Thorogate School can be found here.
The 2020 - 2021 Pupil Premium Strategy for Thorogate School can be found here.
Sports Premium
Vision Statement
At Thorogate School we value the role that active life styles play in child development. We believe in providing active classrooms, playgrounds and after school opportunities; whilst acknowledging that there are times when children need to be less active to work productively.
We have welcomed the Government's Sports Premium and this contributes towards Thorogate delivering a high quality PE provision via a full time PE Coach.
Physical Education: To increase standard of all children in PE.
all classes receive 2 x 1 hr PE lessons a week (Y2 - Y6 pupils miss 1 lesson every two weeks for small group academic coaching)
school follows a set curriculum to ensure all children participate in a variety of activities
there is regular assessment to track progression.
Healthy Active Lifestyles: To increase activity levels at break and lunch times.
PE Coach is a lunch time supervisor and delivers a wide range of physical activities to all children.
Change 4 Life primary clubs target the least active pupils.
Pupil-Playleaders are trained and resources to support structured sport activities at play times and lunchtimes.
Competitive School Sports: Increasing pupil's participation in extra-curricular sport.
inter and intra school competitions for all ages.
cluster competitions organised by a member of staff at our local secondary school (SSCO).
External coaches running after school clubs.
The 2021 - 2022 Sports Premium Strategy with impact can be seen here.
The 2022 - 2023 Sports Premium Strategy can be accessed here.
COVID Catch Up Fund
The COVID Catch Up Fund was provided to schools to address the impact of the COVID pandemic lock downs on pupil's learning. Thorogate School implemented a range of strategies to support the pupils during this period. You can see the 2020 - 2021 COVID Catch Up Strategy here.