Pupil Premium 

The Hazeley Academy's Pupil Premium Strategy statement for 2026-27 can be found in the attachment at the bottom of this page. 

The pupil premium was introduced in April 2011 to provide additional funding for schools to support students who may face barriers to educational success. Funding is allocated based on school census data for students in Years 7-11 who meet one or more of the following eligibility criteria: 

Pupil Premium Grant Received

The pupil premium grant allocated to The Hazeley Academy for the 2026-27 academic year is £273,000. This funding is additional to main school/academy funding. How this will be spent can be found in the strategy document at the bottom of this page.  

From September 2026 there are changes around the eligibility for FSM, with two new categories:

• Expanded FSM, which gives access to FSM only
• Targeted FSM, which gives access to the Pupil Premium funding.

You can find further information on the above changes here:  Free School Meals - Milton Keynes Council

If you wish to apply for FSM, or simply check if you may be eligible, you can do so here: Free School Meals Eligibility Checker 

Our Objectives For Pupil Premium

The attainment gap between disadvantaged students and their non-disadvantaged peers continues to exist. Contextually, we can attribute this to reasons such as prior gaps in learning, SEMH, attendance and behaviour. We aim to close this gap. 

By continuing to improve attendance, behaviour and the ensuring that disadvantaged pupils get the best holistic education and support, we aim to improve their attainment and progress. We strive to broaden the opportunities available for disadvantaged students so that it can make a significant impact on their education and lives beyond The Hazeley Academy. 

Barriers To Learning

For the academic year of 2025-26, we have identified the barrier for our disadvantaged pupils as the following: 

• The pre-existing attainment gap, particularly numeracy and literacy skills
• Attendance that is conducive to increased progress and attainment
• Consequent access to the full curriculum and extracurricular offer
• Social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs
• Behaviour that supports learning, including attitude to learning

Allocation Of Funding

As highlighted in the strategy below, the spending of the Pupil Premium at The Hazeley Academy is broken down into three areas with the rationale, where possible, linked to the evidence and assessment provided by the  Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

Quality Of Teaching For All

This is the area where we use the funding to improve the teaching and learning within the Academy. Guided by the Academy Improvement Plan, and utilising the tools within the 5D Teaching Fundamentals, we continually develop our staff to ensure every student, in every lesson, rises to the rigour of academic challenge. The continued professional development of staff enables staff to support the progress of all students, including those who are in receipt of pupil premium funding. 

Targeted Support

This is the area where we use the funding to tackle areas such as the literacy and numeracy gaps in attainment, where we often see less than expected progress. We fund the accelerated reader initiative including the morning targeted literacy and numeracy interventions with our support staff.

Wider Strategies

This is the area where we use the funding to identify and support individual barriers for our disadvantaged pupils. This includes but is not exclusive too:

• Access to extra-curricular activities
• Enrichment opportunities subsidised
• Providing essential equipment to maximise learning
• Prioritisation in the plethora or teaching and learning and pastoral strategies/interventions
• Appointment of an annual pupil premium champion to forensically monitor the above, as well as attendance, behaviour, and subsequent attainment.

Impact Of The Pupil Premium Grant 2025-26

In 2025-6. The Pupil Premium contributed towards, but not exclusive too:

• Targeted support in English and Mathematics
• Targeted study support for KS4 students
• Accelerated Reading programme
• Support with trips and visits
• Support with specialist materials for subjects
• Access to resources for Year 11 students
• Year 11 half-term study provisions
• Additional teaching staff in English and Mathematics
• Leadership and Management time
• Access to extracurricular activities
• Careers guidance – including Unifrog platform.

Measuring Impact

For a detailed impact of last year strategy, please refer to Part B of the current strategy below.  

In summary:

• The attainment gap still exists but the disadvantaged cohort made significant progress compared to 2025
• Attendance remains a concern and a barrier to closing the attainment gap. A 3-year trend shows attendance figures are improving
• Disadvantaged students positive: negative ratio is far greater compared to their non-disadvantaged peers. Disadvantaged pupils are more likely to re-offend following a sanction and reflective work.