Pupil Premium Policy
This policy was approved and ratified by the Governing Body of
Altwood Church of England School on:
Date agreed:
Date of next review:
SLT Responsibility:
7th February 2017
February 2017
Simon McCallion
This policy will be reviewed annually, or earlier if there is a need for information to be
updated.
Pupil Premium Policy
Overview:
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011, and paid by means of a specific grant based on school census
figures for pupils.
At Altwood Church of England School, we believe that by having the highest expectations of all learners, the highest
possible standards will be achieved.
The school receives additional funding in the form of the Pupil Premium Grant for disadvantaged students. The
Department for Education qualifies disadvantaged students as those entitled to Free School Meals at any point in the
last six years, those in care, those who have parents in the British armed forces, those who have been recently
adopted from care under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and those who have left care under a Special
Guardianship or Residence Order.
Altwood Church of England School believes that building the aspiration, engagement and achievement of students
eligible for Pupil Premium funding will have positive impact on students across the school.
The amount of Pupil Premium Funding per annum, the school’s aims in allocating the funding, and the procedures for
ensuring these aims are met and reported are all provided in this Pupil Premium Policy and published annually on the
school web site www.altwoodschool.net
The Pupil Premium Grant is additional to main school funding and it will be used by Altwood Church of England
School to address any underlying inequalities between children eligible by ensuring that funding and provision reach
the students who need it most, and provide true and tangible opportunity for all. The allocation of this grant can also
be used to ensure that students eligible for Pupil Premium access programmes, provision and initiatives designed for
all students and potentially the wider community.
Objectives:
The Pupil Premium will be used to provide additional support to improve the academic and extracurricular opportunities and progress and to raise the standard of achievement for these disadvantaged
students.
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The funding will be used to diminish the difference between the attendance, punctuality, behaviour, wellbeing, engagement and achievement of these students and their peers.
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As far as its powers allow, the school will use the Pupil Premium allocation to address underlying
inequalities between students eligible for it and other students.
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The school will ensure that the additional Pupil Premium provision reaches the pupils who need it most
and that it makes as significant an impact on their education and lives as it can.
Strategies:
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Pupil Premium funding and spending will be clearly identifiable within the budget.
The Head teacher, in consultation with the SLT lead for Pupil Premium Simon McCallion, governors and
senior staff, will decide how the Pupil Premium is spent for the benefit of entitled students.
The school will assess what additional provision should be made for individual, or groups of, students;
this could involve the purchase of equipment, uniform and other non-educational items as appropriate.
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The school will be accountable for how it has used the additional funding to support the achievement of
those pupils covered by the Pupil Premium and the Head teacher, along with the SLT lead on Pupil
premium Simon McCallion will report to the governing body and parents on how effective the
intervention has been in achieving its aims.
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The school will publish online information about how much Pupil Premium funding was received in the
preceding academic year, how it was allocated, and an analysis of its impact. This will be published on a
designated section of the website and be available to all who wish to view it.
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The school will publish its anticipated allocation of Pupil Premium funding for the current / forthcoming
academic year, planned spending of it, along with the rationale behind those decisions. This will form the
Pupil premium Strategy, will be published on a designated section of the website and be available to all
who wish to view it.
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The school will ensure all stakeholders including parents, governors, students and others have access to
a summary of the attainment of pupils covered by the Pupil Premium. This will form part of the Pupil
Premium Strategy.
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The school will seek to further develop strategies and interventions which can improve the progress and
attainment of students eligible for Pupil Premium funding.
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The school will monitor, evaluate and review the impact of the strategies put into place through Pupil
Premium funding to ensure that it can show the value that has been added to the education and
development of the entitled students.
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The school will seek to improve the positive impact of Pupil Premium strategies on at least an annual
basis.
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All teachers are responsible for positively impacting on the progress and development of students
covered by the Pupil Premium, and showing evidence of their intervention and its impact.
Outcomes:
This policy will play an important part in the educational and social development of the individual pupils who are
entitled to the Pupil Premium.
The school will ensure that these pupils are treated equally and as favourably as others and that the additional
funding is allocated effectively to address the challenges they face. The school will use the additional funding to
promote the achievement and progress of all entitled pupils, paying particular regard to the effectiveness of quality
first teaching for all vulnerable groups, including Pupil Premium.
Reporting:
The school will monitor, evaluate and review the success of the impact of Pupil Premium Funding in terms of
improving educational and other developmental outcomes and cost effectiveness.
The Headteacher and SLT lead, Simon McCallion, will report annually to the governing body and parents on how
effective Pupil Premium spending has been and what impact has been made. Financial information regarding the
Pupil Premium Grant and spending will be included in financial reports and budgets presented to the governing body.
Roles and Responsibilities:
SLT Pupil Premium lead:
 Lead on inclusion strategy and holistic support for Pupil premium students.
 Focus on attendance (including Persistent Absence), behaviour and interventions.
 Identify trends and analyse impact.
 Oversee allocation of Pupil Premium Grant.
 Ensure records and administration is accurate and up to date.
 Produce Pupil Premium Strategy in the first term of the academic year, including analysis of impact of
previous allocation of the Pupil Premium Grant and devising of future allocation of it and ensure it is
accessible on the school website.
Governing Body (via Education Committee): Approve Pupil Premium Policy, including reviews and amendments as appropriate at least annually, and more
frequently if a need is determined).
 Approve the Pupil Premium Strategy (including review of impact).
 Monitor impact of the allocation of the Pupil Premium Grant.
Raising Standards Leader: Lead on progress and achievement of Pupil Premium students.
 Identify Pupil Premium Students at risk of underachieving in terms of progress and achievement and lead on
strategies to diminish the difference at Key Stages 3 and 4.
 Report to governors on Pupil Premium academic progress as part of scheduled progress reports.
Pupil Premium Officer: Ensure students eligible for Pupil Premium funding, make at least good progress across all key stages by
providing accurate and relevant information to teaching staff, the Leadership Team and the Governing Body.
 Liaise with raising Standards Leader, SLT Pupil Premium Lead and Heads of House to track progress,
interventions and impact of funding allocation for PP students.
 With Raising Standards Leader and SLT Pupil Premium lead, provide information for Pupil Premium Strategy
and Pupil Premium reports to governors as appropriate.
 Administer the Pupil Premium intervention trackers to ensure consistency across year groups, departments
and staff.
Heads of House:
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Support the Raising Standards Leader and SLT Pupil Premium Lead on an operational level.
Collaborate on and action suggested strategies ensuring a holistic approach is implemented.
Analyse Pupil Premium data from teaching staff first to ensure quality of provision.
Log interventions in the appropriate place, ensuring that impact analysis is also completed.
Raise any concerns over trends or progress to Raising Standards Leader and SLT Pupil Premium Lead as
appropriate.
Heads of Department:
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Ensure that all members of their department teams have clearly noted Pupil premium status of relevant
students in yellow folders, and interventions and strategies to support their progress are in action.
Support the Raising Standards Leader and SLT Pupil Premium Lead on an operational level, ensuring
implementation of associated recommendations and strategies, including the punctual completion of Pupil
premium intervention trackers.
Identify trends in Pupil Premium students’ progress and behaviour and liaise with Raising Standards Leader
and SLT Pupil Premium lead to diminish the difference
Teaching staff:
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Yellow folders to show display Pupil Premium students in relevant teaching sets, including on data records,
seating plans and intervention logs.
Ensure awareness of Pupil premium students’ potential barriers to learning, and adapt teaching and
interventions appropriately to diminish the difference of their achievement and progress.
Add interventions to the departmental Pupil Premium tracker termly.