Use of Pupil Premium in 2014/15
The Government has decided that eligibility for the Pupil Premium in 2014-15 will be extended to pupils who have been subject to a residency order or been adopted after being in care since 2005.
Funds were allocated to facilitate access to education and the curriculum, provide additional teaching and learning opportunities and additional support and intervention. Our aim is to narrow the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers.
As a school we were allocated £40,300 for the financial year 2014/15, which was allocated in three instalments across the academic year – April 2014, October 2014 and February 2015. The funding was allocated to the following key areas:
Focused Intervention and Support: £22,820
School Leadership and Governors identified the continued need for greater focused intervention for academic areas particularly phonics and writing. From September 2014, a Teaching Assistant was employed for an additional 12 hours per week to support pupils in Key Stage 1 through in class support, small group / 1 to 1 direct teaching and basic skills support. As well as this, an additional part time teacher was employed to enable Key Stage 1 pupils to be split into 3 groups for English and Mathematics, creating smaller teaching groups and focused teaching towards particular ability and need. An additional teacher was employed for 5 hours per week to release class teachers in Key Stage 2 to deliver small group and 1 to 1 direct teaching. This intervention package was tailored to pupil need across the whole school and was monitored on a half termly basis in standard and achievement review meetings.
Educational Opportunities and Visits: £4,229
As part of our ongoing curriculum organisation, we frequently offer curriculum support, enrichment and extension activities to all pupils. Some activities take place within school where experts, consultants or visiting specialists come into school and work with pupils. Other activities take the form of educational visits, including residential opportunities for Key Stage 2 children eg. Robinwood Activity Centre in Year 6 and Grinton Lodge in Year 5. Each year group will experience at least one in school enrichment opportunity or educational visit every half term. These opportunities are often supported by parental donations towards entry fees, accommodation or subsistence costs, however for disadvantaged pupils a school contribution is often allocated to reduce the overall cost for these pupils. Where disadvantaged pupils choose to learn a musical instrument, this tuition is also subsidised from Pupil Premium funding.
Educational Resources: £12,251
To support pupils in basic skills we have purchased specific resources which are differentiated to support pupils’ needs. These include Accelerated Reader and Speech and Language link. Staff have received training and pupils assessed to ascertain specific individual targets. These resources are used within our individual and small group sessions to consolidate and extend pupils’ basic skills. As writing is an area of particular development, resources such as laptops, kindle e-books and picture books have also been bought to stimulate writing opportunities and provide research tools, making writing more relevant to the children.
Impact of Pupil Premium Funding for 2014/15
Throughout 2014/15, Pupil Premium funding was used to create bespoke support packages which included tutoring, small group support, the provision of additional resources and various enrichment activities. There was a commitment to continuous evaluation of how best the funding could raise pupil achievement.
End of Key Stage 2 – 2014/15
100% of pupils who received Pupil Premium funding achieved Level 4 or above in Reading, Writing and Mathematics by the end of Key Stage 2.
100% of pupils who received Pupil Premium funding achieved Level 4 or above in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.
At the end of Key Stage 2, 100% of pupils who received Pupil Premium funding made the expected 2 levels of progress or above from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 in Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
60% made 3 levels progress from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 in Reading and Maths and 40% in Writing.
60% of pupils who received Pupil Premium funding achieved Level 5 in Reading, with average points progress per pupils ranging from 14-18 between KS1 and KS2. This evidences better than expected progress.
80% of pupils who received Pupil Premium funding achieved Level 5 in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.
60% of pupils who received Pupils Premium funding achieved Level 5 in Mathematics, with average points progress per pupil ranging from 14-18.
40% of pupils who received Pupil Premium funding achieved Level 5 in Writing, with 2 pupils having an average points progress of 16.
The average points Score (APS) in Mathematics, Reading and Writing for pupils eligible for Pupil Premium in 2014/15 was 29.8 at the end of Key Stage 2 which was in line with the APS for other pupils nationally (2014) of 29.4.
End of Key Stage 1 – 2014/15
100% of pupils (2 pupils 1 of whom was also SEN) who received Pupil Premium funding achieved Level 2b or above in Reading and Maths and 100% achieved Level 2c or above in writing.
Year 2 Phonics Screening Check – 2014/15
No pupils eligible for Pupil Premium funding were required to take the Year 2 Phonics Screening Check.
Year 1 Phonics Screening Check – 2014/15
100% of pupils eligible for Pupil Premium funding achieved at least the expected standard in the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check. This has been maintained from 2013/14.
Three Year Summary
Pupils who received Pupil Premium funding for Reading, Writing and Mathematics combined:
- 2013 – 100% Level 4 combined Reading, Writing and Maths
(Overall APS – 29.6) - 2014 – 66.7% Level 4 combined Reading, Writing, GPS and Maths
(Overall APS – 29.8) - 2015 – 100% Level 4 combined Reading, Writing, GPS and Maths
(Overall APS – 30.1)
