--- title: "Year 7 Catch Up Premium" description: "This is information about the Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch-up premium grant for this Financial Year" url: "https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/Year-7-Catch-Up-Premium" school: "Blackpool Aspire Academy" --- Parental Newsletters [Click here to view](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/letters) # Year 7 Catch Up Premium: Literacy & Numeracy **2019/20 Allocation £24,050** Number of students eligible for funding: 42 students (25%) arrived below the expected standard in English at the end of Key Stage 2. 23 students (14%) arrived below the expected standard in Mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2. **At Blackpool Aspire Academy this funding is used for:** - Pet-Xi were hired to deliver a week of bespoke intervention in both English and Maths. Key areas for improvement were targeted. **Impact of Interventions:** 42 students (25%) arrived below the expected standard in English at the end of Key Stage 2. 53% of these students were on track to make expected progress by the last data collection of the year. 23 students (14%) arrived below the expected standard in Mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2. 12% of these students were on track to make expected progress by the last data collection. 4% were on track to make more than expected progress. **2018/19 Allocation £24,050** Number of students eligible for funding: 58 students (33%) arrived below the expected standard in English at the end of Key Stage 2. 38 students (22%) arrived below the expected standard in Mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2. **At Blackpool Aspire Academy this funding is used for:** Employment of a Year 7 catch up teacher to deliver high quality, bespoke intervention to accelerate progress in English and maths. This includes: - PiXL Code Phonics programme to assist with basic reading skills. - Basic literacy skills in writing compositions. - Scholastic Reading programme to monitor progress in reading lexis. **Impact of Interventions** 33% of students arrived below the expected standard in English at the end of Key Stage 2. 55% of these students were on track to make expected progress and 4% were on track to make more than expected progress by the end of Year 7 from their starting points. 22% of students arrived below the expected standard in Mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2. 23% of these students were on track to make expected progress and 5% were on track to make more than expected progress by the end of Year 7 from their starting points. ### Key Information - [Announcements](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/announcements) - [Attendance](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/attendance) - [Behaviour for learning guidance](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/behaviour-for-learning-guidance) - [Calendar](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/calendar) - [Catering Menu](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/food-menu) - Exam Results - [FCAT Central Documents](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/fcat-central-documents) - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/faq) - [Ofsted Report](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/latest-ofsted-report) - [Policies, Systems and Information](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/policies) - [Pupil Premium](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/pupil-premium) - [Safeguarding](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/safeguarding) - [School Performance Table](http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=141132) - [SEND](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/students/sen) - [Supplemental Funding Agreement](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/supplemental-funding-agreement) - [Year 7 Catch Up Premium](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/information/Year-7-Catch-Up-Premium) ![Blackpool Aspire Academy](https://files.schudio.com/blackpoolaspireacademy/images/logo/Award_logos2.jpg) **Blackpool Aspire Academy** Blackpool Old Road Blackpool Lancashire FY3 7LS Tel: 01253 353155 Email: - [CEOP](https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/) - [ePlatform Library](https://blackpoolaspireacademy.eplatform.co/) - [Evolve](https://evolve.edufocus.co.uk/evco10/evchome_public.asp?domain=fyldecoastacademytrust) - [Privacy Statement](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/files/files/privacy-policy.pdf) - [Raise My Concern](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekNkSicBdiUClrE3qB71MX3EkBZMotT5dpIivYmO03_lXZdw/viewform?usp=sf_link) - [SENDgateway](http://www.sendgateway.org.uk/) - [SISRA Analytics](https://www.sisraanalytics.co.uk/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f) ### Social Media - [X](https://twitter.com/blackpoolaspire) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClg0mDn9889ACxNeBdCkm-w) ### Newsletter ### Translation © Copyright 2014–2026 Blackpool Aspire Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.blackpoolaspireacademy.co.uk/img/logo/dark.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)