PUPIL PREMIUM REPORT TO GOVERNORS (JUNE 2013)
(This report is published on the School Website)
What is the Pupil Premium?
The Pupil Premium is additional funding allocated to schools to help support disadvantaged
pupils by closing the attainment gap between them and their peers.
Introduced in April 2011, the Pupil Premium is targeted at pupils aged 4 to 16, from low
income families who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), Looked After Children
(LAC) and those from families with parents in the armed forces. Pupils registered for FSM
in the last six years are eligible.
As a group nationally, pupils who have been eligible for FSM at any point in time have
consistently lower educational attainment than those who have never been eligible for FSM.
The Government believes that this additional grant is the best way to address the current
underlying inequalities between pupils eligible for FSM and their peers by ensuring that
funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most.
How will the School be held accountable for Pupil Premium spend?
All schools need to ensure that they are able to give a full account of the use of Pupil
Premium funding, allocated to the school on the basis of those pupils listed above. From
2012 national school performance tables include information about the progress of pupils in
receipt of Pupil Premium and, from September 2012 all schools are required to publish
information to parents on their website about
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How pupil Premium Funding has been used, and
What impact it has had on pupil progress
The Pupil Premium funding is not ring-fenced to those pupils who are eligible, and can be
spent in any way that the school sees fit, so long as the school is able to demonstrate that the
specific needs of the pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium have been addressed and how this
additional and specific funding, which is intended to compensate for disadvantage, is being
used for this purpose.
How much funding is allocated?
In 2011/12 the level of Pupil Premium allocated to each pupil was £488 and this increased to
£600 per pupil in 2012/13.
In 2011/12 and 2012/13 the Pupil Premium funding allocation to the School was £49,776 and
£144,536 respectively. In total the Pupil Premium funding to the School for the last two
academic years has been £194,312.
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Pupil Premium Expenditure 2011/12 and 2012/13
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The Year 7 Nurture Group was established in the School at the beginning of the
academic year 2011/12. It was established to support pupils in their transition
from primary to secondary school who had significant barriers to their learning.
The class had only 12 – 15 pupils, with fewer teachers and additional LSA
support. The pupils followed a revised secondary school curriculum to better
meet their needs.
The teaching costs to staff this group in 2011/12 and 2012/13 amounted to
£70212.50. This is the equivalent of one full time member of staff each year.
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In order to increase the number of pupils achieving a Grade C or above in English
and/or Maths at GCSE, selected at risk pupils were identified at the beginning of
Year 11 to have double the teaching time in English and/or Maths with subject
specialists during the normal school day curriculum.
The costs to staff these additional English and Maths lessons in 2011/12 and
2012/13 amounted to £70212.50. This is the equivalent of one full time member
of staff each year.
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During the half terms, Christmas and Easter holidays the School ran booster
classes at KS4 across all subjects, for identified pupils. All booster classes were
planned and prepared to provide the maximum impact to pupils’ grades at GCSE.
The costs to staff these booster classes in 2011/12 and 2012/13 amounted to
£18,253.
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In Years 7, 8 and 9 (i.e. Key Stage 3), additional periods of teaching in English
and Maths were allocated to pupils working at or below the level expected for
their age group. These additional periods ran for the entire academic year, to help
pupils to catch up.
The costs to staff these additional periods of English and Maths in 2011/12 and
2012/13 amounted to £29,109. This is equivalent of 0.4 of a full time member of
staff each year.
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The School run a transition programme to support all pupils in their transfer from
primary to secondary school. Full details of this programme can be provided by
contacting the Head of Year 7.
The costs to run this transition programme in 2011/12 and 2012/13 amounted to
£900.
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A number of pupils on FSM at both key stages 3 and 4 would not have been able
to attend daily and/or residential school trips but for the Pupil Premium funding.
Some pupils were partially subsidised whilst others were fully subsidised.
The cost to run subsidised trips for pupils on free school meals in 2011/12 and
2012/13 amounted to £3,125.
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Additional laptops were purchased for pupils to use at home to support their
learning and to help them overcome the barriers to their learning.
The cost to purchase these laptops in 2011/12 and 2012/13 amounted to £2,500.
Total Pupil Premium Expenditure for 2011/12 and 2012/13
Therefore the total expenditure amounted to £70,212.50 + £70,212.50 + £18,253 + £29,109 +
£900 + £3,125 + £2,500 = £194,312.
Impact of Pupil Premium Funding
The following statistics demonstrate the significant impact of the Pupil Premium funding on
pupil outcomes and progress:
Impact based on GCSE 2012 results(This section will be updated upon receipt of the 2013
results in August 2013)
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Percentage of pupils who achieved
5+A* - C including both English and Maths
2011/12
Bishop Thomas Grant School
National
73%
58%
Our School is significantly above the National average and in the top 20% of all
schools.
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Average GCSE Points Score
based on best 8 subjects
2011/12
Bishop Thomas Grant School
National
358.2
339.5
Our School is significantly above the National average and in the top 20% of all
schools.
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Percentage of pupils who attained Grade A* – C
in GCSE English
2011/12
Bishop Thomas Grant School
National
81%
67%
Our School is significantly above the National average and in the top 20% nationally.
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Percentage of pupils who attained Grade A* - C
in GCSE Maths
2011/12
Bishop Thomas Grant School
National
81%
70%
Our School is significantly above the National average and in the top 20% nationally.
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Percentage of pupils who achieved
expected progress in GCSE English
2011/12
Bishop Thomas Grant School
National
85%
67%
Our School is significantly above the National average and in the top 20% nationally.
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Percentage of pupils who achieved more
than expected progress in GCSE English
2011/12
Bishop Thomas Grant School
National
49%
28%
Our School is significantly above the National average and in the top 20% nationally.
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Percentage of pupils who achieved
expected progress in GCSE Maths
2011/12
Bishop Thomas Grant School
National
83%
68%
Our School is significantly above the National average and in the top 20% nationally.
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Percentage of pupils who achieved more
than expected progress in GCSE Maths
2011/12
Bishop Thomas Grant School
National
43%
31%
Our School is significantly above the National average and in the top 20% nationally.
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Percentage of pupils who achieved
5 or more GCSE A* - C grades
including English and Maths
2011/12
Gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged
at Bishop Thomas Grant School
13%
Gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged
National
27%
Performance tables from Ofsted for 2012 provide detailed information relating to the
performance of disadvantaged pupils at Bishop Thomas Grant School and how their
performance compares with disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils nationally.
The data shows our disadvantaged pupils performance significantly above national
averages in regard to all benchmarks. Furthermore, disadvantaged pupils at Bishop
Thomas Grant School perform better than non-disadvantaged pupils nationally with
regard to a number of benchmarks.
Bearing in mind the most recent GCSE results, it can be clearly seen that we have
carefully and successfully considered how best we spend our Pupil Premium
allocation to the advantage of our pupils.
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