Raising Attainment of
Disadvantaged Pupils:
The Essex Strategy
Clare Kershaw
Head of Commissioning Education and Lifelong Learning
Essex Priorities
• Every School to be at least good by 2018
• Delivering a School-led Improvement System across Essex
• Raising the Attainment of Disadvantaged
Pupils
• £45M Pupil Premium Grant in Essex schools + £1.9m Pupil
Premium Grant for Children in Care
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All schools | Disadvantaged pupils (pupil premium)
Disadvantaged KS2 gap (level 4+ in r, w & m)
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
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Disadvantaged KS4 gap (5+A*-C (incl. E&M)
31.0
23
30.0
21
29.7
29.4
29.0
28.0
17
27.0
26.9
26.0
25.0
2012
2013
Essex
2014
England
2012
2013
Essex
2014
England
The gap at KS2 between disadvantaged
pupils and others has decreased faster in
Essex than nationally.
The gap at KS4 also fell faster in Essex than
nationally, and was smaller in 2014.
Non-disadvantaged pupils improved at the
same rate as their peers nationally, but
disadvantaged pupils had double the
national improvement rate.
The changes to KS4 in 2014 make trends
harder to evaluate, but disadvantaged
pupils were less affected by them than their
peers, resulting in a large decrease in the
gap which is now lower than national.
Organisational Intelligence & Commissioning Delivery
Overview of 2014 educational attainment in Essex
Disadvantage gap across Essex schools
KS2 L4+ RWM v KS2
disadvantaged pupils
KS4 5+A*-C inc E&M v %
KS4 disadvantaged pupils
National averages: attainment 79%,
Disadvantaged rate 31%
National averages: attainment 56.6%,
Disadvantaged rate 26.9%
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The Essex Strategy and action plan
Know the Gaps
Close the Gaps
Narrow the
Gaps
Review the
Gaps
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Purpose of Today
• To hear updates and case studies on all four elements of the
Essex Strategy
• To inform the Strategy further through feedback
• To design and develop an Essex Toolkit following the EEF toolkit
and best practice in Essex
• To advise on further support and guidance needed in our schools
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