Ark Brunel Primary Academy
Pupil Premium Grant Expenditure: Impact Analysis Report: 2013/14
Context of School
At ARK Brunel, we have high aspirations for our pupils and are increasingly able to target outcomes above
those that are achieved nationally. Our values and key learning behaviours are fundamental to our work
and we believe help the pupils in ‘Choosing Brilliance.’
Our values of Honesty, Enthusiasm, Ambition, Resilience and Talent (HEART) complement our focus and
reading, writing and maths and guide us in our aim to develop pupils who are equipped with the tools to
succeed in their future lives. These values are intrinsic in planning and are celebrated in awards and focus
days.
A significant number of our pupils enter the school below age-related expectations, as a majority of
children are not working within the 30-50 months age band within entry to nursery but are now at least
broadly in line with national at the end of both key stages, with higher attainers doing better than their
peers nationally in both Y2 and Y6. The phonics check reflects the school’s strength in reading (80%
compared to 64% nationally) and points to capacity for sustained improvement, as does the third year of
improved results at key stage 2.
RAISEonline puts the school firmly within the highest quintile for social deprivation, with the majority of
our pupils living in Golborne ward which is ranked in the top 10% of most deprived wards nationally. We
do not accept this as an excuse for underachievement and the results above are an indication of the
school’s ambition for our pupils.
RAISE online shows that FSM, EAL and overall SEN numbers are high compared to national, however,
school data shows that these groups are performing well when compared to their peers nationally.
Stability in the school has reduced over a three year period and is firmly within the lowest quintile in this
area; school stability analysis shows that pupils who are stable at ARK Brunel make better progress than
those who join mid-phase.
The school has just come to the end of a £12.5 million rebuild, which has taken over 6 years to complete.
We have been in our new building since Easter 2014 and the main playground was completed in October.
The new school gives pupils the learning environment that they deserve and it is exciting for everyone to
see the designs come to fruition.
The school has Healthy Schools’ status and works with a range of charity organisations to support
projects in the local community and beyond. Pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment activities
which include after school clubs, visits to museums and galleries and Values days across the school.
Objectives of Pupil Premium Spending
Our objective in using Pupil Premium funding is to ensure that every child has the chance to achieve at
Ark Brunel. As a school, we have a track record of ensuring that all pupils make good progress although
disadvantaged pupils have not always achieved as well as their peers. Increasingly better use of pupil
premium funds has led to this trend being reversed, with disadvantaged pupils often making better
progress than their peers (sig+ for value-added in all subjects in 2014), both within the school and
compared to national figures.
A majority of our pupils arrive in school achieving well below their peers nationally. Full-time nursery
places provide pupils with a safe environment in which to learn and lay the foundations for further
development during EYFS. A strong emphasis on reading in EYFS and KS1 aims to develop all pupils as
confident readers by the age of 7. Targeted catch-up and interventions ensure all pupils are supported to
achieve this aspiration. Historic underachievement has been an issue and funding is targeted at upper KS2
to ensure that as many pupils as possible reach national expectations.
We will continue to target funds to meet changing needs in order to ensure that recent improvements in
progress and attainment continue into the future.
Number of pupils and pupil premium grant (PPG) received
Total number of pupils on roll
206
Total number of pupils eligible for PPG
122
Total amount of PPG received
£149000
Nature of Support [Previous year]
Focus on Learning in the curriculum
97%
Focus on social, emotional and behaviour
1%
Focus on enrichment beyond the curriculum
2%
Record of Pupil Premium Grant Spending 2013/14 by item / project
Year
Group
Whole
School
Item/Project
Early Years
KS1
Years 1/2
Lower KS2
Years 3/4
Upper KS2
Years 5/6
Cost
(£K)
46
Objective
Outcome
Raise attainment of targeted
pupils
Variable progress for
targeted pupils (low impact)
Nursery fulltime top-up
15
Ensure catch-up from low base to
reach GLD
Support
Teacher for Y2
19
Ensure Y2 targets are met
GLD increased from
previous year (medium
impact)
100% targets met (high
impact)
Reading
Recovery
Teacher
11
Ensure under-attaining pupils
meet age-related expectations in
reading
Strong progress for
targeted pupils (high
impact)
Interventionsfocused support
staff
21
Small group phonics support
90% phonics screening
check pass (high impact)
Individual
Support
Teacher
22
Vulnerable pupils supported
Progress in key areas for
identified pupils(medium
impact)
Beanstalk
Volunteer
Readers
1
Raise attainment in Reading
100% expected progress in
Y3 (medium impact)
2-1 tutor for Y6
8
Ensure targeted attainment for
identified pupils
Booster Classes
1
Ensure targeted attainment for
identified pupils
IntoUniversity
Programme
2
Y5 Residential
Trip to
Perranporth
3
Greater awareness of
opportunities beyond immediate
environment
Improve pupils’ social and cultural
development and geographical
skills
100% made expected
progress or more in
Reading, Writing and
Maths (RaiseOnline) (high
impact)
100% made expected
progress or more in
Reading, Writing and
Maths (RaiseOnline) (high
impact)
Raised aspirations and
attainment (medium
impact)
100% participation
(medium impact)
Interventions
Teacher
Total PPG received
149
Total PPG expenditure
149
PPG remaining
0
Performance of disadvantaged pupils at end of KS2 (based on RAISEonline unvalidated data)
% of Pupil Premium Children achieving level 4 in reading
2014
92%
2013
100%
% of Pupil Premium Children achieving level 4 in writing
85%
81%
2012
83%
(English)
%
% of Pupil Premium Children achieving level 4 in maths
92%
90%
83%
% of Pupil Premium Children making 2 levels progress in English
100%
100%
88%
% of Pupil Premium Children making 2 levels progress in maths
100%
100%
100%
Narrowing the Gap between FSM and other children
2014
Reading Gap
1.8
Writing Gap
1.5
Maths Gap
-0.5
2013
0.6
0.6
0.9
2012
-1.2
-0.7
-3.5
Implications for spending 2014/15
High
impact
Medium
impact
Low
impact
Support teacher for Y2; Interventions-focused support staff; 2-1 tutor for Y6; Booster Classes;
Reading Recovery Teacher (high cost for few pupils; no longer cost-effective due to introduction of
Read Write Inc programme)
Interventions teacher; Nursery full-time top-up; Individual Support Teacher; IntoUniversity
Programme; Beanstalk Volunteer Readers; Y5 Residential Trip to Perranporth
Interventions teacher