Pupil premium strategy statement (primary)
1. Summary information
School
Lessness Heath Primary
Academic Year
2016/17
Total PP budget
£182,160
Date of most recent PP Review
Total number of pupils
658
Number of pupils eligible for PP
138
Date for next internal review of this strategy
N/A
2. Current attainment
Pupils eligible for PP (your school)
Pupils not eligible for PP (national average)
% achieving expected in reading, writing and maths
40%
53%
% making expected progress in reading
53%
66%
% making expected progress in writing
47%
74%
% making expected progress in maths
60%
70%
3. Barriers to future attainment (for pupils eligible for PP, including high ability)
In-school barriers (issues to be addressed in school, such as poor oral language skills)
A.
Low-level literacy skills in EYFS, phonics and KS1 results in low attainment across all subjects in UKS2. A low-level literacy skills impedes attainment in subsequent years.
B.
34 PP children across the school have social and emotional needs which have a detrimental effect on their academic progress (attainment and progress)
C.
20 PP children across the school show high levels of behaviour concern which has a detrimental effect on their academic progress and that of their peers
External barriers (issues which also require action outside school, such as low attendance rates)
D.
Low attendance figures for PP children. Two thirds of PP children have poor attendance. This reduces their school hours and causes them to fall behind on average
4. Desired outcomes
Desired outcomes and how they will be measured
Success criteria
A.
Improved attainment in ELG for literacy, Y1 phonics and KS1 reading and writing
Pupils eligible for PP in reception, Y1 and Y2 make rapid progress by the
end of their respective years so that all pupils eligible for PP meet age
related expectations
B.
Social and emotional needs for all PP children identified are addressed
Pupils with PP and social and identified social and emotional needs
make expected progress in line with non PP children
C.
Behaviour concerns for all PP children identified are addressed
Fewer behaviour incidents recorded for these pupils on the school
tracking system (without changing recording practises or standards)
D.
Increased attendance rates for pupils eligible for PP
Reduce the number of persistent absentees among pupils eligible for PP
to 10% or below. Overall PP attendance meets the school targets of
96% in line with other pupils.
5. Planned expenditure
Academic year
2016/17
The three headings below enable schools to demonstrate how they are using the pupil premium to improve classroom pedagogy, provide targeted
support and support whole school strategies.
i. Quality of teaching for all
Desired outcome
Chosen action /
approach
What is the evidence and rationale How will you ensure it is
for this choice?
implemented well?
Staff lead
A Improved attainment
in ELG for literacy, Y1
phonics and KS1 reading
and writing
New phonics policy and a
whole school approach to
the teaching of phonics
We want to invest some of the PP in longerterm change, which will help all pupils. Many
different evidence sources e.g. EEF Toolkit
suggest a effective phonics approach across
the school will improve phonics attainment
and the development of early reading and
writing skills.
Use INSET days to deliver training to
all EYFS staff
Peer observations and modelled
teaching in phonics
Lessons from training embedded in
school policy
LS
English lead
B Social and emotional
needs for all PP children
identified are addressed
Employment of a social
and emotional well being
officer
High levels of PP children have social and
emotional needs that have been identified
through SEP questionnaires. All these
children have slow progress rates and low
attainment.
Clear line management by SENCo
and regular meetings to discuss
impact and progress
CF
When will you
review
implementation?
Total budgeted cost £35,000
ii. Targeted support
Desired outcome
Chosen
action/approach
What is the evidence and rationale How will you ensure it is
for this choice?
implemented well?
Staff lead
A Improved attainment
in ELG for literacy, Y1
phonics and KS1 reading
and writing
Write Away Together
intervention training for Y2
teachers and support staff
Low writing outcomes for Y1. This is a
programme, which has been independently
evaluated and shown to be effective.
Small group interventions with highly
qualified staff have shown to be effective as
discussed in reliable evidence sources such
as the EEF toolkit.
Organised timetable to ensure staff
delivering programme have sufficient
preparation and delivery time.
SENCo to monitor impact
CF
B Social and emotional
needs for all PP children
identified are addressed
1-1sessions with the play
therapist on a weekly basis
Children and their families with a need for
social and emotional input need a regular
therapeutic session each week with a trained
person.
Organised timetable discussed with
SENCo based on need
CF
Targeted parent workshops
for families with a high
social and emotional need
When will you
review
implementation?
Total budgeted cost £25,000
iii. Other approaches
Desired outcome
Chosen
action/approach
What is the evidence and rationale How will you ensure it is
for this choice?
implemented well?
Staff lead
B Social and emotional
needs for all PP children
identified are addressed
Set up a small petting area
with animals
Looking after animals can be therapeutic for
children who find school difficult and taking
responsibility for others is a good way to
encourage hard to reach children
Head teacher to invest time and
thought into the plans for a small
petting area of animals for children at
Lessness Heath
KO
A similar project has been run in another
Trust school and was very successful with
measurable impact.
All but 4 of the PP children who have
behaviour needs are boys.
A similar club has been successfully
run by an associate in the Trust and
we can liaise with them regarding
successes
Action planned and evaluated as part
of the extended schools provision
RB
KO
C Behaviour concerns
for all PP children
identified are addressed
C Behaviour concerns
for all PP children
identified are addressed
Set up a Boys and their
dads Club run by a male
member of staff targeting
PP boys with behaviour
issues
When will you
review
implementation?
KO
Total budgeted cost £40,000
6. Review of expenditure
Previous Academic Year
i. Quality of teaching for all
Desired outcome
Chosen
action/approach
2015/16Show whether the success criteria were met. Additional evidence of impact can
also be referred to, including attainment data, progress data, and case studies.
Estimated impact: Did you meet the
success criteria? Include impact on
pupils not eligible for PP, if appropriate.
Chosen
action/approach
Cost
Lessons learned may be about impact or implementation.
For approaches which did not meet their success criteria, it is important
to assess whether you will continue allocating funding and if so, why.
ii. Targeted support
Desired outcome
Lessons learned
(and whether you will continue with this approach)
Estimated impact: Did you meet the
success criteria? Include impact on
pupils not eligible for PP, if appropriate.
Lessons learned
(and whether you will continue with this approach)
Cost
Estimated impact: Did you meet the
success criteria? Include impact on
pupils not eligible for PP, if appropriate.
Lessons learned
(and whether you will continue with this approach)
Cost
iii. Other approaches
Desired outcome
Chosen
action/approach
7. Additional detail
In this section you can annex or refer to additional information which you have used to inform the statement above.
Our full strategy document can be found online at: www.aschool.sch.uk