SCHOOL FUNDING
Growing, Learning and Shining together with God
At St Thomas’ C of E Academy, we work hard to maximise our school funding so invest with thought and care. Below you will find our Pupil and Sports Premium allocation information which indicates our target areas for this specific funding.
Pupil Premium
Pupil premium funding is given to schools for children who are / have been registered for FSM (Free School Meals) in the past 6 years, are the children of members of the armed forces, are being looked after or have been adopted from care.
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​Pupil Premium is used to help close the attainment gap between children of low income and other disadvantaged families, and their peers.
Sports Premium
PE and Sports Premium is allocated to schools by the government based on the number of pupils in years 1 to 6. The object of the funding is for schools to be able to ‘make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sports that they offer’. This funding is allocated with thought and care to implement sustainable improvements in our pupils’ physical and mental wellbeing.