Catch up money is used to support students who, for one reason or another, have fallen behind expectations in their primary school.
The allocation for The Dorcan Academy in 2016-17 was £15,968
The Y7 catch-up money for 2016-17 was allocated as follows:
Early school Maths group £557
Catch up English £10,043
Resources £5,368
For the year 2016-17, maths was delivered in small groups before school by specialist support staff. English was delivered in small groups by specialist support staff within lessons.
Outcomes
English:
As seen in the table below, percentages of students who were below level 4 (nationally expected level at the end of Key Stage 2) in English on entry to Dorcan, made progress [i.e. nationally expected progress and beyond] by the end of the year.
| 94% of year 7, who had Premier League Reading Stars [National Literacy Strategy] intervention increased their reading age |
62% of year 7, who had Catch-Up intervention increased their reading age |
Overall at the start of year 7, 68% had reading ages in the broad average range, By July 2017, this had increased to 89% |
Maths:
In maths, percentages of the students who were below level 4 (nationally expected level at the end of Key Stage 2) on entry to Dorcan, made progress (i.e. nationally expected progress and beyond ) by the end of the year.
Year 7 Catch up NW Term 1-2 95% students made progress
Year 7 Catch up NW Term 2-3 90% students made progress
Year 7 Catch up NW Term 3-6 92% students made progress
These Interventions will be in place for Year 7 Catch up students in 2017-2018