CARLTON CENTRAL JUNIOR SCHOOL: PUPIL PREMIUM WEBSITE STATEMENT
In 2014-15, the Pupil Premium allocation to Carlton Central Junior School was £114,400 and
was worth £1300 per Pupil Premium Pupil. In 2013-14 it was £73,800 and was worth £900
per Pupil Premium pupil. Pupil premium is calculated on the basis of how many children have
successfully applied for free school meals in the last six years. This is why it is vital that if you
think you might qualify you come and see Mrs Belshaw in the office or call 08449 808080.
The Pupil Premium is grant funding and is in addition to the School’s Delegated Budget. It is
allocated to children from low-income families and children who have been looked after
continuously for more than six months. There is also an allocation of £300 for children whose
parents are in the Armed Forces. Pupil Premium Funding is used to raise attainment,
promote social skills, independent learning and positive behaviour in order to increase pupil
progress.
The Purpose of the Pupil Premium Grant
The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding,
is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for
free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage
reaches the pupils who need it most.
In most cases the Pupil Premium is allocated to schools and is clearly identifiable. It is for the
school to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent. However, schools will be held accountable
for how they have used the additional funding to support pupils from low-income families.
New measures will be included in the performance tables that will capture the achievement
of the pupils covered by the Pupil Premium.
In 2014-15 at Carlton Central Junior School, we directed the funding to support the following
planned interventions and strategies:
 One-to-One Tuition
 Appointing a Pupil Premium Intervention teacher
 After School Clubs including Badminton, Football and Arts and Crafts.
(Children who qualify for FSM are offered subsidies for school run after school clubs)
 Teacher led boosters
 Afterschool SATs Booster classes for Year 6 pupils.
 Breakfast Club
 Enrichment Activities e.g.
o visits to the Nottingham Girls High School to take part in ‘German fairy tales’
and ‘Persian Storytelling’ workshops
o sports visits to raise aspirations e.g.the Nottingham Open Tennis Competition
 Bespoke intervention programmes e.g.
o Managing Emotions
o Switch On Reading to accelerate Reading
o Switch On Writing to accelerate Writing
 ‘Achievement for All’ structured conversations.
 Attendance rewards to the Snowdome in Tamworth
In 2015-16, all of these strategies will be re-employed. In addition, more enrichment
opportunities will be available to improve aspirations.
Pupil Premium Expenditure and Impact 2014-15
Achievement
Focused intervention and one-to-one tuition accelerated learning in Mathematics, Reading
and Writing. This has contributed to Pupil Premium Pupils making enhanced progress
towards their target grades and helped to narrow the gap between them and their peers in
these areas.
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In Reading in Year 6, Pupil Premium pupils made 15.7 APS progress whereas their
non-Pupil Premium peers made 14.5 – therefore the APS gap has not only closed in
this subject but has in fact reversed. On average the cohort made 29.9 APS which
was above National. At the end of KS2, 100% Pupil Premium pupils achieved Level 4,
100% achieved two levels of progress and 43% achieved Level 5.
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In Maths, Pupil Premium pupils made 15.7 APS progress whereas their non-Pupil
Premium peers made 14.8. The gap has narrowed from KS1, decreasing from 1.8
points to 0.6. On average the cohort made 30.0 APS which was above National. At
the end of KS2, 100% Pupil Premium pupils achieved Level 4, 100% achieved two
levels of progress and 21% achieved Level 5.
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In Writing, Pupil Premium pupils made 15.3 APS progress whereas their non-Pupil
Premium peers made 15.0. The gap has narrowed from KS1, decreasing from 0.6
points to 0.3. At the end of KS2, 93% Pupil Premium pupils achieved Level 4, 100%
achieved two levels of progress and 36% achieved Level 5.
The appointment of a Pupil Premium intervention teacher has allowed intervention work
with small groups of Pupil Premium pupils in Year 3 during the Summer Term.
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Assessments and tracking of School data indicates that in Year 3 during the Summer
term, Pupil Premium pupils made more points progress than their non-Pupil
Premium peers in Reading, Writing and Maths. The APS gap has also been reduced
from KS1 by 0.5 APS in Reading, 0.3 APS in Maths and 0.6 APS in Writing.
Use of One-to-One Tuition in English and Mathematics has contributed to the successes of
Pupil Premium pupils.
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Maths:
o 100% of Pupil Premium pupils meeting their end of KS2 target in Maths.
Reading:
o 93% of Pupil Premium pupils meeting their end of KS2 target in Reading.
Writing:
o 100% of Pupil Premium pupils meeting their end of KS2 target in Writing.
Attendance
Monitoring strategies and the introduction of rewards to improve attendance such as the
‘Attendance Lotto’ and the skiing reward, has shown attendance across all year groups has
improved. At the start of the term in 2014, 7 Pupil Premium pupils had attendance below 85%.
In 2015, this has reduced to only 4 Pupil Premium pupils having an attendance below 85%.
Residential/Educational visits
The School has funded a number of European, residential and cultural visits for identified
pupils. Pupil, parental and staff surveys reveal positive feedback on all these events.