PUPIL PREMIUM 2014-2015
Pupil Premium was introduced by the Government in April 2011 to address underlying inequalities between
children eligible for free school meals and their peers. The school is required to ensure that identified funding
is carefully targeted to improve the life chances of designated pupils or groups of pupils.
Prior to September 2014, ARK Dickens Primary Academy was known as Charles Dickens Primary School. Our
current Pupil Premium allocation is based on the number of children who were on roll at Charles Dickens
Primary School in January 2014 and who had been entitled to free school meals at any point in the previous 6
years. Due to the change in status of the school we are required to report from September 2014 onwards.
In 2014/15 the income for pupil premium was £336,919 based on 251 children receiving £1300 and £300 for a
service child.
ARK Dickens Primary is an inner city school in a catchment area with high levels of disadvantage. The majority
of school strategies are targeted towards improvement in the attainment and progress of pupils.
Pupil Premium and Service Child funding has been allocated to the following programmes (based on full year
costs): their impact is reviewed regularly.
ARK Dickens Primary Academy – Pupil Premium Strategy 2014/15
Approach
Amount Breakdown
Detail
Likely Impact
Impact
2014/15
Additional
staffing beyond
1 LSA per class
throughout the
school day
£45,000
1 x Floating TA in
Foundation Stage
1 x Floating TA in KS1
1 x Floating TA in KS2
Every class has a full
time LSA. Additional
LSA’s allow extra
Read Write Inc
(RWI) groupings,
bringing ratios down
to 8/9 pupils to 1
adult. They also
support teachers
and run small
groups or
interventions in the
afternoon in order
to narrow gaps and
bring pupils back on
track.
The majority of
pupils will make
expected or
accelerated
progress through
the Read Write Inc
programme
through the 201516 academic year.
78%, 63% and
68% of Yr R, 1
and 2 pupils
respectively
made
accelerated
progress in
RWInc.
72% of pupils
passed
phonics
screening
check.
LSA providing
speech and
language
support plus
Nuffield
deprived
language
programme
£16,000
1 x Full Time, Band 4,
Learning Support
Assistant (person
recruited)
LSA works with
pupils in Year R and
Nursery, screening
language
development and
providing ongoing
tuition for those
whose language
development is
delayed and
deprived.
Pupils quickly
acquire a breadth
of language in line
with their peers
and they enter
Year 1 with
vocabulary closer
to or in line with
their peers.
Literacy/Read,
£42,500
1 x Class Teacher
Key priority for the
Consistent
Screening
check showed
23% of Yr R
cohort
identified as
needing
programme
83% signed off
after rescreening;
17% referred
on to 1:1 S&L
programme
72% of pupils
Write, Inc (RWI)
Leader without
class
responsibilities
school is to
introduce new
phonics teaching
programme and a
new literacy
programme (Talk for
Writing). This
member of staff is
able to lead on
these two major
whole-school
initiatives.
teaching of
phonics and
literacy;
75% of Yr 1
children pass
phonics screening
check
passed
Phonics
Screening
Check June
2015.
No inadequate
teaching at
final
monitoring
visit (June
2015);
proportion of
good or better
increased over
the year.
75% of pupils
reached L4+ in
reading; 65%
of pupils
reached L4+ in
maths.
Deputy
Headteacher
without class
responsibilities
£70,000
1 x DHT
Continual CPD for
teaching staff to
improve the quality
of teaching.
Quality of
teaching is
improved and
gaps are
narrowed, so that
80% of lessons are
good or better.
Supernumerary
teacher
Year 6
£40,000
1 x Class Teacher
Working with
identified Yr 6 pupils
to accelerate
progress in reading,
writing and maths.
Pastoral
Support
£27,000
1 x Learning Mentor
In-school support
for most vulnerable
pupils. Crisis
management does
not fall to classroom
staff, with resulting
impact on pupil
learning.
More pupils reach
age-expected
levels in reading,
writing and maths
combined at the
end of Key Stage
2.
Vulnerable
children wellsupported and
make at least
satisfactory
progress.
Inclusion
Manager
without class
responsibilities
(0.4)
£20,500
1 x Teacher @ 0.4
Pupils with SEND
and their families
are well-supported.
Gaps in progress
and attainment
for SEND pupils
minimised.
CPD for Fresh
Start
£2,500
Staff training and
associated travel costs.
In-school support days.
Fresh Start is a
tailored phonics
programme
Overcome legacy
of low standards
in reading and
Pupil premium
children make
progress
equalt to or
above
nationally
typical rates in
R, W and M;
often amount
of progress
exceeds that
of non-Pupil
premium
children.
SEND’ s pupil’s
progress is
better than
nationally
typical rates
except in KS1
reading and
maths – key
priority for
development
in 2015/16
Improved
rates of
progress in
designed to ensure
older children reach
age-expected levels
in reading and
writing by the end
of Key Stage 2.
Breakfast Club
provided each
morning from 8am –
8.40am to ensure
children have a
good start to the
day.
writing so that
more children
reach ageexpected levels at
the end of Key
Stage 2.
Raise attendance
levels and ensure
children are ready
for learning at the
start of the day.
reading across
KS2 and
improved
outcomes at
the end of KS2
in 2015.
Attendance
was above
95%
throughout
2014/15.
Breakfast Club
£18,500
4 x LSA’s additional hours
Provision of breakfast and
play equipment
Homework Club
£5,500
LSA additional hours
Additional support
offered free after
school for pupils
who may not
receive support at
home.
Support and
encouragement
for pupils,
increasing their
confidence leading
to increase in
progress and
attainment.
Homework
club offered
three nights a
week over the
school year.
Home Family
Link Worker
£16,000
1 x HFLW (0.8)
Providing a link and
necessary support
to families who
need a variety of
assistance and
strategies.
Parents being
supported with
good parenting
techniques to
influence their
children and
improve learning,
progress and
attainment.
Pupil Counsellor
£3,500
3 hours per week x 39
weeks
Additional support
for pupils
Children being
emotionally
supported and
more ready to
engage with
learning.
Six families
supported
intensively
over the year;
also several
‘whole school’
initiatives
aimed at
supporting/
raising
parental
engagement
(e.g. NVR
workshops)
Six children
supported
intensively
across the
year.
School
Minibuses
£12,000
2 minibuses leased from
Hampshire County
Council
Provision of
transport
throughout the year
for children to take
part in a range of
off-site activities and
visits.
All children have
the opportunity to
take part in a
range of learning
experiences which
bring the
curriculum to life.
School Uniform
£18,000
All items required by new
Uniform Policy,
September 2014
All children in the
school were issued
with a free school
uniform at the start
of the academic
year.
All children are
equal and have
access to the new
school uniform
which helps
promote the
identity of the
Wide variety
of off-site
learning
experiences
developing
children’s
SMSC
development.
Positive
feedback from
parents and
pupils about
uniform
making
children smart
school and gives
children pride in
their appearance.
Total Spend
337,000
and ready for
learning.