IMPACT
Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) and Free School Meals
How the Academy spends the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) to maximise achievement
• To increase social mobility
• To enable more students to go to the top universities
• To reduce the attainment gap
• Drawing on research evidence (such as the Sutton Trust toolkit) and own evidence
• Understanding the importance of ensuring that all day-to-day teaching meets the needs of
each student, rather than relying on interventions to compensate for teaching that is less
than good
• Deploying highly trained Learning Support Assistants who understand their role in helping
students
• Appointing a Designated Senior Leader who has a clear overview of spending and
interventions
• Ensuring that Subject teachers know which students are eligible for the PPG so that they
can take responsibility for accelerating their progress
How the Pupil Premium Grant was used in 2014-15
Our Pupil Premium Grant for 2014-15 is £193,545 It is our belief that the most effective way
to achieve the aims of the Pupil Premium is for students to achieve the best possible GCSE
grades as well as to have access to all curricular opportunities. To this end we direct the
majority of funds towards academic interventions that are proven to effectively improve
attainment and enrichment. Broadly, our strategy has three themes:
Staffing & Staff Development – allocated £62,200
Additional Sets in Core Subjects
Strategy: To support learning in the classroom by ensuring that class sizes are as small as
possible, particularly in English, Maths and Science.
Impact:
Pupil Premium
English and Maths Expected Rates of Progress
Year 7
100%
Year 8
92%
Year 9
76%
Year 10
68%
Year 11
52%
Improving Attendance
Strategy: EWO support for students and families with low attendance.
Impact: 72% of students have improved by over 5% points
Counsellor Support
Strategy: Improved and personalised emotional support for students who need this to
overcome barriers to learning.
Impact:
Pupil Premium
English and Maths Expected Rates of Progress
Year 7
100%
Year 8
92%
Year 9
76%
Year 10
68%
Year 11
52%
Learning Support Assistants
Strategy: Increased in-class support from LSAs to further personalise and support learning of
students.
Impact:
Pupil Premium
English and Maths Expected Rates of Progress
Year 7
100%
Year 8
92%
Year 9
76%
Year 10
68%
Year 11
52%
Careers Information, Advice and Guidance
Strategy: Early and additional guidance is offered to students eligible for the Pupil Premium
Grant to ensure that they can be supported to pursue aspirational futures.
Impact: No NEETS students
Technician Support Assistants
Strategy: Increased in-class support from technicians in Science and technology to further
personalise and support learning of students and enhance practical learning activities.
Impact:
Pupil Premium
Science Expected Rates of Progress
Year 7
92%
Year 8
98%
Year 9
90%
Year 10
78%
Year 11
62%
Study Support – allocated £107,600
Holiday Study Programmes
Strategy: A comprehensive programme of study support and revision classes has been
offered in every school holiday except the Christmas break.
Impact: From 1% achieving A*-C inc English and Maths to 40% predicted
Intervention Classes
Strategy: Personalised programmes of support, planned in advance and costed into the
curriculum model have been offered to all Year 11 students eligible for the Pupil Premium
Grant to enable them to attain the best possible examination results.
Impact: From 1% achieving A*-C inc English and Maths to 40% predicted
Curricular Enrichment – allocated £24,100
Strategy: Curricular enrichment trips to be subsidised by 50% for all students eligible for the
Pupil Premium Grant and specific opportunities to broaden the horizons of those students
to be offered.
Impact: 77% of PP students accessed at least three trips in a year
Additional Educational Resources –
Strategy: Additional curricular resources have been purchased for Pupil Premium students
to enhance their learning experience. This is a personalised approach where students have
been allocated resources which are best suited to help them make progress. Examples have
included, IT equipment, revision materials and musical lessons or equipment.
Impact: Pupil premium students have personalised funding to supplement their individual
needs and are making excellent and sustained progress.
Summary Assessment of Impact for
Pupil Premium
English and Maths Expected Rates of Progress
(where PP was in September 2014)
Year 7
100% (100%)
Year 8
92%
(70%)
Year 9
76%
(25)
Year 10
68%
(40)
Year 11
52%
(20)
How the Pupil Premium Grant will be used in 2015-16
Our Pupil Premium Grant for 2015-16 is anticipated to be £193,545 It is our belief that the
most effective way to achieve the aims of the Pupil Premium is for students to achieve the
best possible GCSE grades as well as to have access to all curricular opportunities. To this
end we direct the majority of funds towards academic interventions that are proven to
effectively improve attainment and enrichment.
Staffing & Staff Development –
Additional Sets in Core Subjects
Strategy: To support learning in the classroom by ensuring that class sizes for 2014-15 are as
small as possible, particularly in English, Maths and Science.
Proposed Impact: High levels of achievement in core subjects both in terms of examination
results and levels of progress.
Improving Attendance
Strategy: EWO support for students and families with low attendance.
Proposed Impact: Continue to ensure attendance for pupil premium students is in excess of
96%.
Counsellor Support
Strategy: Provide personalised emotional support for students who need this to overcome
barriers to learning.
Proposed Impact: Improved engagement in lessons.
Spefific Community Identity Mentors
Strategy: Organisations such as ……………………..are used by the Academy to bring specialist
ethic and cultural heritage elements to those PPG students at risk of underperforming as a
result of low self-confidence and/or lack of successful/positive role models.
Proposed Impact: Raised levels of self esteem and aspiration to succeed by those students
identified as benefiting from this specialist form of mentoring.
Learning Support Assistants
Strategy: Increased in-class support from LSAs to further personalise and support learning of
students.
Proposed Impact: Sustained excellent outcomes for pupil premium students including those
with additional educational needs.
Careers Information, Advice and Guidance
Strategy: Early and additional guidance will be offered to students eligible for the Pupil
Premium Grant in Years 8 to 11 to ensure that they can be supported to pursue aspirational
futures.
Proposed Impact: 0% of students NEET and all pupil premium students will be pursuing an
apprenticeship or college placement appropriate to their needs and ability
Technician Support Assistants
Strategy: Continue to provide additional in-class support from technicians in Science and
technology to further personalise and support learning of students and enhance practical
learning activities.
Proposed Impact: Sustained excellent outcomes for students in both practical and classroom
based lessons.
Study Support
Holiday Study Programmes
Strategy: A comprehensive programme of study support and revision classes will be offered
in every school holiday except the Christmas break.
Proposed Impact: 100% of students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant will attend classes
and are achieve highly in Summer 2016 examinations.
Intervention Classes
Strategy: Personalised programmes of support, planned in advance and costed into the
curriculum model have been offered to all Year 11 students eligible for the Pupil Premium
Grant to enable them to attain the best possible examination results.
Proposed Impact: 100% of students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant will attend classes
and are achieve highly in Summer 2015 examinations.
Curricular Enrichment
Strategy: Curricular enrichment trips to be subsidised up to a maximum of £100 per student
for all students eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant and specific opportunities to broaden
the horizons of those students to be offered.
Proposed Impact: Pupil premium students will take part in a variety of enrichment trips in all
year groups
Additional Educational Resources
Strategy: Additional curricular resources will be purchased for Pupil Premium students up to
£100 per student to enhance their learning experience. This is a personalised approach
where students will be allocated resources which are best suited to help them make
progress. Examples of resources could include, IT equipment, revision materials and musical
lessons or equipment.
Proposed Impact: Pupil premium students will have personalised funding to supplement
their individual needs and are making excellent and sustained progress.
Additional Educational Resources for Looked After Children –
Strategy: for 2014-15 each looked after child has a Personalised Educational Plan drawn up
by our specialist worker in conjunction with the local authority to ensure that each student
receives resources and support which would be appropriate for them as an
individual. Examples can be used from all of the above strategies.
Proposed Impact: Looked after students have a tailored programme of support to meet their
needs leading to a closing of achievement gap at Mark Hall Academy
Year 7 Catch-Up Grant
The government provides £500 per pupil for any Year 7 student who has not achieved at
least a Level 4 in English and maths. This is then used by to provide additional support help
students catch up and achieve accelerated progress in Year 7. For 2014-15 the Academy has
received £7,000. This has been used to fund extra support sessions for students in addition
to the taught curriculum.
Impact of 2013-14 Catch-Up Grant: The strategy of extra support sessions was used in 201314 and measured using end of year examinations. 100% of the students made accelerated
progress in English with 92% of the students now performing at the expected level in English
at the end of Year 7. In maths 80% of the students made expected progress and 50% of the
students made accelerated progress placing them at the expected level of performance for
the end of Year 7
Proposed Impact of Catch-Up Grant for 2014-15: 100% of the students to have made
accelerated progress in English with at least 75% of the students to have made accelerated
progress in maths.