Have you heard about the Pupil Premium?
The Pupil Premium is additional funding provided by the government to help schools narrow the gap in attainment between different groups of children. Sometimes children do not attain so highly when they are:
- a member of a low-income family and entitled to free school meals (or ever have been),
- looked after by the Local Authority
- children whose parent(s) serve in Her Majesty’s Forces.
These children may be high-fliers, have disabilities or Special Educational Needs, or be anywhere in between!
It is up to the school’s Governing Body to decide how to spend the money we receive and to be accountable for the impact that it has in raising standards, improving rates of progress and providing opportunities to widen children’s experiences. It is not intended to be spent only on these children, although we need to be sure that they benefit from the spending decisions we make.
2017 – 2018
| Total number of pupils on roll | 247 |
|
Number of pupils benefiting from PPG |
49 |
| Total amount of PPG received | £65,840 |
Summary of main barriers to educational barriers
- Attendance of some pupils
- Some of our children come from families with issues around Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Unstable family life
- Reading fluency and understanding of vocabulary
- Spoken English not fully developed – Standard English not transferred to written work and spelling
- Lack of regular support from home for reading and homework
- Some children do not have access to a computer or a quiet working space
How Pupil Premium Grant is used to overcome barriers
Employment of teaching assistants in classes to enable small group or 1-1 work:
- In class, targeted support
- Reading groups
- Phonics groups
- Maths intervention
- Nurture Group
2016 – 2017
| Total number of pupils on roll | 252 |
|
Number of pupils benefiting from PPG |
48 |
| Total amount of PPG received | £64,360 |
Summary of main barriers to educational barriers
- Attendance of some pupils
- Some of our children come from families with issues around Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Unstable family life
- Reading fluency and understanding of vocabulary
- Spoken English not fully developed – Standard English not transferred to written work and spelling
- Lack of regular support from home for reading and homework
- Some children do not have access to a computer or a quiet working space
How Pupil Premium Grant is used to overcome barriers
Employment of teaching assistants in classes to enable small group or 1-1 work:
- In class, targeted support
- Reading groups
- Phonics groups
- Maths intervention
- Homework club
Outcomes in 2017
- Reading progress has been in the top 20% nationally for the last 2 consecutive years for disadvantaged pupils in Year 6. Average progress score 2.5
- 67% of disadvantaged pupils in Year 6 made better than expected progress in writing between Year 2 and Year 6
- Progress in maths for disadvantaged pupils was very close to national average (-0.4)
- 86% of Year 2 disadvantaged pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- 29% of Year 2 disadvantaged pupils achieved the higher standard in reading and writing