Bishop Rawstorne C of E Academy Spend of Pupil Premium Money 2015-2016

What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium is a type of funding additional to the main school funding.  It is received from the government each academic year and is allocated to students under a few different criteria. These criteria are;

Those families who have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last six years. This is sometimes known as ‘the ever six’.

 

The amount received is £935 per eligible pupil.

 

Students are eligible for Pupil Premium Plus if they have left Local Authority care because of one of these reasons:

  • adoption
  • a special guardianship order
  • a child arrangements order
  • a residence order.

If a student has left Local Authority care and is eligible for free school meals, they just receive the Pupil Premium Plus money. (Not Pupil Premium & Pupil Premium Plus).

 

Those students who have been in local-authority care for 1 day or more are also eligible for Pupil Premium Plus.

 

The amount received is £1900 per pupil and this reflects the unique challenges these students face at school where they often struggle to keep up with their peers both at primary and secondary level.

 

The Service Premium gives schools extra funding to support children and young people with parents in the armed forces. Students attract the premium if they meet the following criteria:

  • one of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces
  • one of their parents served in the regular armed forces in the last 3 years
  • one of their parents died while serving in the armed forces and the pupil is in receipt of a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the War Pensions Scheme (WPS)
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The amount received is £300 per eligible pupil.

 

All of these funding mechanisms are there to enable these students to:

  • improve their levels of attainment and progress
  • close the attainment gaps relative to their peers
  • ensure equality of opportunity across the curriculum and beyond

 

The amount of money to be received by Bishop Rawstorne for pupil premium this year was £76 670.

 

Use of the Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium at Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy is used to pay for a range of student support activities and interventions. Below are areas where the money will be spent with approximate costings;

 

Type Of Provision

Description

Rationale

Cost (£)

Impact

Evidence Of Impact

Use of a Pupil Premium Co-ordinator for whole school interventions across all of the areas below

To have a person central to the assistance of these students

This person will check on the students’ well being as well as academic progression, attendance, equipment, uniform, extra curricular activities and be a general point of contact should the need arise

£3 000

The achievement of academic goals by the students and the closing of the gap between pupil premium students and none pupil premium students

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0.24 and the attainment 8 figure for pupil premium students was 51.8

 

Learning and achievement across the school

Additional numeracy and literacy lessons for those who have fallen behind

To allow the delivery of more of the basic number and literacy work to a cohorts of students, delivered to small class sizes

£1 000

To keep the levels of progress in English and maths  above the national average for this particular focus group and to improve year on year

94% of pupil premium students made expected progress in English or more than expected progress

65% of pupil premium students made expected progress in maths or more than expected progress

67% of pupil premium students obtained a grade C or above in English and maths.

Additional in class directed support and personalised interventions

To help students improve their progression in the various subject areas

£15 000

To keep the GCSE results and Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 levels of progression above the national average for this particular focus group

33 % of pupil premium students achieved the E-Bacc

Lunchtime sessions and extra classes both within and out of the school day including drop ins

To help students improve on the examination result they would have achieved should these not be offered

£15 000

To keep the GCSE results and Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 levels of progression above the national average for this particular focus group

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0.24 and the attainment 8 figure for pupil premium students was 51.8

 

One to one direct interventions

To help students improve on the examination result they would have achieved should these not be offered

£15 000

To keep the GCSE results and Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 levels of progression above the national average for this particular focus group

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0.24 and the attainment 8 figure for pupil premium students was 51.8

 

Revision packs and materials for students

To help students improve on the examination result they would have achieved should these not be offered

£300

To look at a year on year improvement in academic outcomes in the subject areas for this particular focus group and above the national average for this particular focus group

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0.24 and the attainment 8 figure for pupil premium students was 51.8

 

Additional revision sessions, homework sessions, intervention sessions and examination support

To help students improve on the examination result they would have achieved should these not be offered

£6 000

To look at a year on year improvement in academic outcomes in the subject areas for this particular focus group and above the national average for this particular focus group

To keep the GCSE results and Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 levels of progression above the national average for this particular focus group

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0., this compares with the 0.28 score the previous year, but the gap between the pupil premium students and the none pupil premium students has closed by 0.05

 

Laptops and other extra ICT equipment and interventions

To ensure these students do not fall behind their peers and they have all the appropriate materials to help them with their studies, the materials support these learners

£2 000

To increase the value added scores for this group and keep above the national average

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0.24 and the attainment 8 figure for pupil premium students was 51.8

 

Speech and language groups including social groups

Specifically trained staff to work with small groups of students, no more than 4 in a group to work on communication skills and social interaction

£100

To keep the English Baccalaureate subject area scores for each student above the national averages, for the EBACC itself and the English and maths components of this qualification, this being for this particular focus group

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0.24 and the attainment 8 figure for pupil premium students was 51.8

33 % of pupil premium students achieved the E-Bacc

 

A member of staff to act as an achievement mentor who will meet the student on a one to one basis on a weekly (or fortnightly) basis either subject specific or for whole school issues

 

Works closely with the students in year 11 to ensure students do not fall behind with their coursework/controlled assessments and homework, as well as confronting and discussing any issues that may arise for the student

£200

To maintain the average points score for each student above the national averages for this particular focus group

 

 

Paired reading programmes and reading and spelling club

To further improve the achievement of those students with literacy difficulties

£150

To enhance literacy for targeted groups with an identified need.

 

Dyslexia programmes to help students with literacy problems

To further improve the achievement of those students with reading difficulties

£150

To collect evidence from the dyslexia programme being run with these students.

 

Social, Emotional & Behavioural

Tracking target card, peer coaching, team leader activities

To focus students on their academic achievement

£10 000

To focus the students’ attitude to their learning

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0.24 and the attainment 8 figure for pupil premium students was 51.8

33 % of pupil premium students achieved the E-Bacc

 

Families and Communities

Engagement of parents in the learning of the students

Parents for learning events, regular feedback to parents/guardians, other additional parental meetings

£400

To improve attendance and attitudes to learning by the students and engage the parents in support with their child’s learning

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0.24 and the attainment 8 figure for pupil premium students was 51.8

Assist with day to day items

Bus pass, uniform, additional equipment, resources and other items

£500

To ensure students do not feel out of place in the school community and therefore are able to make progress in line with their peers

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0.24 and the attainment 8 figure for pupil premium students was 51.8

Assist with day to day activities and items required

Monitoring of any extra daily needs of the students

£4 000

To improve attendance and attitudes to learning by the students

 

Trips, Christmas celebrations, Year 11 Prom etc

Rewards for ‘going the extra mile’ in the students’ learning

£3 000

To improve attendance and attitudes to learning by rewards

 

A variety of lunchtime and after school extra-curricular activities

A whole host of none curricular activities for the engagement of the students

£3 000

To improve attendance and attitudes to learning by rewards ensuring pupils make progress which is in line with their peers

Average total progress 8 figure for pupil premium students was 0.24 and the attainment 8 figure for pupil premium students was 51.8

Total

 

 

£78 800