Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @adele_hartley: @ValeYorkAcademy Such a good experience having ‘Parents Evening’ on line! Well done everyone x5 hours ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @valeofyorkcomco: Great opportunity here for those with creativity who are planning beyond Secondary School! If you are interested and w…7 days ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @valeofyorkcomco: Thank you so much to @marcrowland73 for such an engaging and thought provoking CPD session on supporting students duri…1 week ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademy@M_R_R_Purr Thank you, that’s lovely to hear as we come to the end of another busy week!2 weeks ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyMr Eastaugh has another video message for parents, carers and students. Take a look here https://t.co/4JZvxuOmwK2 weeks ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @food_valeofyork: It's Suhsi time! Great skills shown by a Y7 student. Well done Lewis. Really impressed. https://t.co/BNaHVIboso2 weeks ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @food_valeofyork: It is really good to see that some students manage to keep up with the cooking skills. Please send pictures in of your…2 weeks ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @cupcake4573: Just want to say a massive Thank you to all the Teachers @ValeYorkAcademy for all the hard work they have and are putting…3 weeks ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademy@cupcake4573 Thank you! Lovely to read such a positive tweet.3 weeks ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @UoYEvents: Join us on Weds 13 Jan for a whistle-stop online tour through some of @UniOfYork's most inspirational and innovative researc…3 weeks ago

Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011. It was not technically ‘new money’ but replaced other funding streams to support disadvantaged pupils and inequalities between children who were eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), Looked After Children (LAC), and members of Service families.

At the time of introduction only 27% of secondary school pupils eligible for FSM achieved five A*‐C GCSEs or equivalent, including English and Maths, compared with 54% for non FSM students.

Vale of York Academy is a true comprehensive school, serving pupils of all abilities and economic backgrounds, and we pride ourselves on ensuring that ‘every child really matters’ and work hard to meet the needs of all our pupils regardless of ability, disability, gender, ethnicity or religious affiliation. Vale of York is a caring school, and we want to use the pupil premium funding to improve both results and in turn the life chances of the young people we serve.

Reporting Expenditure as a School

From September 2012 Schools have had to publish key information about pupil premium online. The regulations require the online statement to include:

The amount of PP funding the school will receive in the current academic year.
Details of how it is intended that the allocation will be spent.
Details of how previous academic year’s allocation was spent.
The effect of this expenditure on the educational attainment of the disadvantaged student who attract it.

School leaders also report regularly to school governors on resource allocation and the impact of pupil premium funding via the raising achievement committee.

Free School Meals – Are you entitled?

Make sure your family are getting the entitlements they deserve. If you think you are entitled to Free School Meals please click here for further information.

Year 7 Catch-up Funding