Pupil Premium
The Pupil Premium is funding allocated to schools in addition to main school funding.
Our most recent Pupil Premium Strategy Statement details our school’s use of pupil premium funding to help improve the attainment of our disadvantaged pupils. It outlines our pupil premium strategy, how we intend to spend the funding in this academic year and the effect that last year’s spending of pupil premium had within the Academy. The strategy is for a three year cycle and will be reviewed on a yearly basis.
Our Commitment
Our ambition is that 100% of Pupil Premium children access a minimum entitlement of enrichment experiences each year, alongside the academic, pastoral and wider support they need to thrive.
We monitor participation, attendance, progress, wellbeing and pupil voice so that we can identify where barriers remain and respond to them.
Pupil Premium at KCA is about opening doors – ensuring every child can learn, participate, belong and aspire.
The pupil premium lead at King’s Cross Academy is Mrs Clarke (Assistant Headteacher)
The KCA Pupil Premium Entitlement
Every child should benefit from the full KCA experience.
At King’s Cross Academy, we believe that a child’s circumstances should never limit their opportunities, experiences or ambitions. Our Pupil Premium funding helps us remove barriers to learning and ensure that eligible children can participate fully in everything our school has to offer.
Our approach goes beyond academic support. We consider the whole child – their learning, wellbeing, relationships, experiences, talents and aspirations.
What can Pupil Premium children expect at KCA?
Learn: The right support to achieve highly
Every child benefits from high-quality teaching. Where a Pupil Premium child needs additional help, we use assessment carefully to provide targeted teaching, intervention and support so that they can make strong progress from their individual starting point.
Experience: A world of opportunities beyond the classroom
Trips, visits, cultural experiences and opportunities beyond school help children build knowledge, vocabulary and confidence. We work to ensure that financial disadvantage does not become a barrier to participating in the wider experiences that form part of a KCA education.
Participate: The chance to discover talents and interests
We want Pupil Premium children to participate fully in the wider life of the Academy. We actively encourage and support participation in clubs, sport, music, performance, the arts and other enrichment opportunities.
Thrive: Support to feel safe, confident and ready to learn
Children learn best when they feel that they belong. We provide pastoral, emotional and wellbeing support where needed and work closely with families to address barriers such as attendance, confidence, relationships and engagement with school.
Where children also have SEND, we consider these needs together and provide appropriate adaptive teaching and targeted support.
Communicate: The language and confidence to find their voice
Developing vocabulary and communication is a priority throughout KCA. From the Early Years onwards, children experience rich language, reading and oracy opportunities, with additional support provided where it is needed.
Lead: Opportunities to have a voice and make a difference
Leadership opportunities should be open to everyone. We encourage Pupil Premium children to take responsibility, contribute their ideas and participate in pupil leadership, including opportunities such as Pupil Parliament and our wider pupil groups.
Aspire: The confidence to think big
We introduce children to new people, places, careers, cultures and possibilities. Through our curriculum and wider experiences, we want every child to discover their strengths, develop their interests and believe that ambitious futures are open to them.
The Academy is a school where children can achieve their maximum potential
Stephen Mitchell Head Teacher