Autumn Term at St Mary’s

Pupil Premium Policy

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St Mary’s

Pupil Premium Policy

At St Mary’s Primary School, we believe that all our children have an equal entitlement, and should have an equal opportunity to:

Develop imagination and creativity

Acquire skills and abilities

Have a love of learning

Be competent in reading, writing and mathematics

The school receives funding from the Government to support it in trying to meet this aspiration. This is known as the Pupil Premium.

What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium was introduced by the government in 2011 2012 as an additional contribution to main school funding in order for schools to,

'Address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their wealthier peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most’

DfE April 2012

There are three categories of children that qualify for pupil premium:

Children who are eligible for free school meals (FSM)

Looked after children

Armed forces children

It is for schools to decide how the Pupil premium is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils for whom they are responsible. The Pupil Premium is allocated to schools with pupils on roll that are known to have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any time in the last six years As of April 2014 Pupil Premium Funding is also given to children who have been adopted from care. Each of these pupils will receive £1320 or £2300 if a Looked after child (LAC) defined by the Children Act 1989 as one who is in the care of, or provided with accommodation by, an English local authority. Children whose parents work for the Armed services will receive an additional £300 per year funding.

Schools have the freedom to spend the Premium, which is additional to the underlying schools budget, in a way they think will best support the raising of attainment for the most vulnerable pupils.

At St Mary’s, all our staff and Directors accept responsibility for ‘socially disadvantaged’ pupils and are committed to meeting their pastoral, social and academic needs within a caring environment. The targeted and strategic use of pupil premium will support us in achieving our vision.

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We ensure that Teaching and Learning meets the needs of all our children and that they experience quality first teaching.

Following assessment the children who are in receipt of PPF are allocated additional support according to their requirements.

It is our aim that our work relating to the Pupil Premium will ensure that all children will achieve at least age related expectations in Reading, Writing and Mathematics and that by the End of Key Stage Two all children will have made at least two levels expected progress between Key Stage One and Two.

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We also ensure that no child is disadvantaged through the inability to pay for school trips, residential visits, music lessons and extra curricular activities etc.

In making provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, we recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged;

We also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals. We reserve the right to allocate the Pupil Premium funding to support any pupil or groups of pupils the school has legitimately identified as being in need of intervention and support;

 Pupil premium funding will be allocated following a needs analysis which will identify priority classes, groups or individuals.

Provision

The range of provision the staff and Directors consider making for this group include:

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Reducing class sizes thus improving opportunities for effective teaching and accelerating progress;

Providing 1 1 and small group work with an experienced staff member focused on overcoming gaps in learning;

Additional teaching and learning opportunities provided through learning mentors, trained TAs or external agencies;

The majority of our work through the pupil premium will be aimed at accelerating progress moving children to at least age related expectations. This will focus on Reading, Writing and Mathematics.

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In addition, the school recognises that the social and emotional well being of the child is integral to their academic learning and supports and enriches children’s development in communication, English and Maths. Therefore funding will also be allocated to provide children with opportunities to improve their social and emotional well being.

 Pupil premium resources may also be used to target able children to achieve GDS (Working at Greater Depth)

 High quality CPD for our staff is also an integral part of our drive to narrow the gap

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Provision will not be aimed at statemented children as funding for need is already in place.

How we have spent the money?

We have spent this year’s allocation of funding on resources that underpin the principles and provision listed above. We have strived to ensure that our Pupil Premium children receive additional 1:1 and small group support from both teachers and teaching assistants.

Measuring The Impact

The progress and achievement of all children is monitored on a termly basis. Information from lesson observations, children's books and parent/pupil feedback also inform our analysis and help us to target support. Any child, regardless of receipt of PPF, who is identified as needing intervention, will receive appropriate targeted support.

Monitoring and evaluation is led by the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, the SENCO and the Directors through regular meetings and discussions.

How can parents and carers contribute to the success of the Pupil Premium Funding?

If your child is eligible for free school meals it is worth registering them even if they are not going to take the school lunch. It will have a direct impact on the funding we receive and will maximise the support we can provide. Parental support and involvement is a key factor in ensuring that children make good progress and leave primary school with a good level of literacy and numeracy.

Your child may be entitled to Free School Meals if you are in receipt of the following:

Income Support

Income based Jobseekers Allowance

Income related Employment and Support Allowance

Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit

Child Tax Credit, providing that you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue and Customs) that does not exceed £16,190

Working Tax Credit 'run on' the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

If you would like help or advice please do not hesitate to contact the school office.

Funding Received

The funding received was as follows;

Timescale for Funding Pupil Premium (per pupil)

April 2011 to April 2012

Number of Pupils Eligible Total Pupil Premium Allocated

£430 6 £2,580

April 2012 to April 2013

April 2013 to April 2014

April 2014 to April 2015

April 2015 to April 2016

April 2016 to April 2017

£619 9 £5,570

£900 PP 14 £12,600

£1300 13 £16,900

£1320 10 £13,200

£1320 9 £13,040

April 2017 to April 2018 £1320 £1900 (LAC) 4 £6440

April 2018 April 2019 £1320 £2300 (LAC) £300 (Service child)

7 £11,160

The impact of our Pupil Premium provision 2017/2018

Children have made generally good progress across the school with the majority of children working at or above age related expectations. Termly tracking of progress enable the SLT to intervene in the earliest possible time, and match pupils’ needs with specific provisions/ interventions.

Our goals for this year: Academic priorities identified for 2018/2019

There is again a low number of pupil premium eligible pupils for the current academic year. We aim to ensure all of the pupils achieve at least the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths. We aim to provide really personalised targeted support tailored to meet the needs of the whole child. In line with our school improvement plan we aim to provide care and support that addresses both the academic and social/emotional needs of the children.

Impact of Pupil Premium Grant on Academic Outcomes July 2018

Year 6 SATs 2018

No PP children in cohort

Year 2 SATs 2018 Year 2 SATs Pupil Premium children 2018 % of pupils working at ARE Reading (8 pupils)

75% % of PP pupils working at ARE Reading (1 pupil)

100%

% of pupils working at ARE Writing 75%

% of pupils working at ARE Maths 75%

% of PP pupils working at ARE Writing

% of PP pupils working at ARE Maths

100%

100%

The funding for the academic year 2017 2018 was spent as follows;

Item/Project Cost Objective Outcome

Enrichment (residential)

Subsidised trips and residential courses.

Y3/4 Chasewater Residential

Y5/6 Kingswood (Colomendy)

Directors agreed to meet specific pupil’s needs and have outdoor educational experiences fully funded so that they can attend residential settings with their peers.

£440

To ensure equal opportunities for all pupils to enjoy the enrichment to the curriculum provided by educational residential experiences

No child is left behind.

All children attend residential experiences regardless of financial circumstances.

Inclusion Support

1:1 and small group intervention support for looked after children PP+ and FSM children

3 members of support staff (up to full time)

£4,500

To ensure the gap between PP children and non PP children is narrowed through regular afternoon intervention support from Teaching Assistants.

No child is left behind.

All children, regardless of obstacles to learning, are able to access the curriculum.

Inclusion support

High quality teaching in all year groups across the school to allow teaching practitioners to undertake regular targeted 1:1 support of PP children.

£1000

To ensure the gap between PP children and non PP children is narrowed through regular class teacher intervention support

No child is left behind.

All children, regardless of obstacles to learning, are able to

access the curriculum.

Direct Instruction and Precision Teaching

External training, SENCO updates: CPD provided by local authority to further equip teachers and support staff in constructing efficient and measurable intervention strategies.

Specific CPD training for SENCO·

£500

To give high quality, subject specific intervention to low attaining children to promote rapid progress in key basis skills.

No child is left behind.

All children have the support necessary to become proficient in the basic skills of the curriculum.