Pupil Premium Grant – April 2015 / March 2016 - £152,700
Curriculum focus of PPG spending 2015/16
School has: Increased support for phonics and reading from learning support assistants (LSA’s), particularly in
KS1, through providing priority support when phonics and guided reading is being delivered, to enable
groups of children to work on targeted phases and texts based on their ability, as well as up-to-date
training in these areas for LSA’s.
 Continuation of a full time Family Support Worker to offer a range of support to children and their
families, with regard to learning both for parents and children and to aid transition between schools.
 2 part time teachers for targeted support to particular year groups for English and maths i.e. Years 2
 Continuation of Library assistant to help encourage and promote reading.
 We have also reduced group sizes to increase individualised input in the form of booster groups for
Year 5 and 6, and withdrawal interventions for targeted children.
 Homework club being run
 Provided assistance for residential trips
 One fulltime teacher – precision teaching and one part time teacher to cover substantative role
 Create learning bays in old library to enable intervention groups and nurture groups to function
Previous performance of disadvantaged pupils
(pupils eligible for free school meals or in local authority care for at least six months)
2011/12
% of pupils making two levels
progress in English at the end
of Key Stage Two
% of pupils making two or
more levels progress in
Mathematics at the end of Key
Stage Two
% of pupils making expected
or greater progress in Reading
at the end of Key Stage Two
% of pupils making expected
progress in Writing at the end
of Key Stage Two
% of pupils making expected
progress in Reading at the end
of Key Stage One
% of pupils making expected
progress in Writing at the end
of Key Stage One
% of pupils making expected
progress in Mathematics at the
end of Key Stage One
2012/13
100% (8/8)
88% (7/8)
100% (8/8)
2013/14
95% (19/20)
13% made 3 levels
progress
15% made 3 levels
progress
88% (7/8)
90% (18/20)
25% made 3 levels
progress
20% made 3 levels
progress
100% (8/8)
95% (19/20)
20% made 3 levels
and 10% made 4
levels progress
2014/15
100% (18/18)
100% (18/18)
50% made 3 or more
levels progress
100% (18/18)
44% made 3 or more
levels progress
88% (7/8)
38% made 3 levels
progress
100% (8/8)
38% made 3 levels
progress
20% made 3 levels
progress
100% (18/18)
86% (12/14)
100% (11/11)
93% (14/15)
100% (18/18)
79% (11/14)
100% (11/11)
100% (15/15)
100% (18/18)
93% (13/14)
100% (11/11)
93% (14/15)
100% (8/8)
95% (19/20)
100% (18/18)
50% made 3 or more
levels progress
Item / project
1-1 / small
group teaching
Precision
teaching
Record of PPG spending – April 2014 - March 2015 - £144,000
Cost
Objectives
Impact
An individualised / small group
structured program to close the
attainment gap and increase the rate
of progress of pupils who are behind
Age Related Expectation (ARE).
£102465 To enable children to narrow the gap
and increase the rate of progress of
pupils who are behind ARE.
£10,764
Trip assistance
£150
Library
assistant
£4420
To employ a
Family Support
Worker
£15301
To adapt an
existing area
£19502
Total
£152602
See table above
See table above
To enable disadvantaged children to
be fully included in all aspects of
school life and not feel isolated
To encourage and promote
promote children’s reading
This has proved to be very successful with a
greater use of the library and much more
pleasant and organised area which children like
to use
Parental feedback has been very positive as
have children’s. The interactive element is
proving to be a good motivator.
To enable children to narrow the gap Parental feedback is very positive. Because of
and of
and increase the rate of progress
thge change in assessment system nationally,
pupils who are behind ARE.
data is impossible to provide
Providing support for children (and
their families) to maximise
attendance and progress
To enable small learning bays
to be formed so small group
working can take place
See table above