Hollingworth Academy wins £5,000 for improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils

Date published: 05 February 2015


Hollingworth Academy has been awarded £5,000 in recognition of the work done to improve the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.

Schools Minister David Laws congratulated the school which qualified in the 2015 Pupil Premium Awards following key stage four results published last week.

The Pupil Premium Awards reward schools which are able to provide evidence of effective strategies to improve the achievement of disadvantaged pupils and show sustained improvement in raising their attainment. The pupil premium is extra funding schools receive for every disadvantaged pupil they teach.

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