PUPIL PREMIUM GRANT
The School has a low but increasing level of social deprivation. We have 30 children who are categorised as disadvantaged children. These include service children
and children who have been in receipt of FSM at any time over the last 6 years.
We are committed to ensuring that all children achieve their best and we strive to treat children as individuals and break down any barriers to their learning or well
being so that all children reach their full potential.
Improvements over the last two years
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New extension has allowed us to create a designated room for social and emotional support and a room for 1:1 teaching.
Training for teaching assistants on Ruth Miskin and Guided writing
The school was part of a Devon County Council project on “Closing the Gap for Disadvantaged children”.
Collaboration with our local trust schools to help raise standards in literacy and maths.
Increase in the number of trained volunteers who read with the children.
Introduction of maths homework software for Year 5 to support parental engagement.
Pupil Premium Funding – 2014/2015
Project item
Targeted extended school
places at WACY (after school
club)
Cost
£2940
Objective
Improving attendance and
punctuality
Improving social skills
Language Link and language
assessment and support
£1500
To improve pupils speech
Targeted parents meetings
£2400
Increased engagement with
parents in learning
THRIVE training and support
£1000
To improve staff skills and
knowledge about children’s
emotional well being
THRIVE group 1:1
£3750
To build emotional resilience in
children
Developing children as leaders
£500
Residentials
School Trips
Clubs
Fun fit
£2500
£2200
To create opportunities for
children to be leaders eg
librarians
To provide enrichment
opportunities for targeted
children
To improve motor skills
Family Workshops
£1000
To raise confidence of parents
Accelerated learning in
literacy/numeracy
Teacher/TA
Resources
£9500
To improve literacy and
numeracy skills
£500
Training
£1600
Access to curriculum eg PE kit,
PHSE eg school uniform, story
books, about different families
Narrowing the Gap – whole
staff.
Total
£29290
(amount received
£29300)
Outcomes
Good start to day
Enrichment activities
Improved attendance and
punctuality
Increase in attainment in
English. Diagnostic tool has
allowed us to deliver focus
intervention on pupils
Parents feel comfortable to
come into school.
Targeted children make at least
satisfactory progress
Staff confident in supporting
and managing emotionally
vulnerable children – significant
improvement in behaviour by
children.
Pupils engaging more
effectively in class and making
at least expected progress.
For identified children to be
given responsibility to raise self
esteem
Improved self esteem
Improved social skills
Targeted children to improve
motor skills and participate in
sport
Good communication between
school and parents
Narrowing the Gap
Improving attendance at sports
clubs – raising self esteem
Improved Teaching and
Learning strategies. Pupil
Premium pupils in a wide range
of groups.
Evaluation
Pupil Premium pupils are making at least expected progress. We need to target more able PP pupils to ensure they make more than expected progress.
Intervention in maths is not having as much impact as the Literacy intervention which is a structured, small steps, errorless approach. We needed to find an
equivalent for maths to support PP pupils who in some cases have not had the early year’s mathematical experience.
Funding for 2015/2016
The school will receive £29,680 for the financial year April 2015 – March 2016.
Innovations for 2015/2016 Academic Year
Project
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2.
Introduction of a coaching,
mentoring scheme for
disadvantaged pupils
My Ty – maths intervention
project
Cost
£1500 training plus staff costs.
Staff time – 30 minutes weekly
Objective
Pupils to achieve more than expected
progress
£600 plus staff costs
30 minutes daily for 12 weeks
Narrow the gap in maths (6-12
months)
Outcomes
To improve percentage of PP who
achieve greater than expected
progress
To improve percentage of PP achieving
more than expected progress in
maths.
Performance of Disadvantaged pupils at end of Key Stage 2 2015
Percentage of PP achieving Level 4
Subject
Reading
Writing
Maths
School
100%
100%
100%
National average
89%
85%
86%
Percentage of PP achieving Level 5
Subject
Reading
Writing
Maths
School
75%
20%
40%
National average
49%
33%
42%
Percentage of PP achieving 2 levels progress
Subject
Reading
Writing
Maths
School
100%
100%
100%
National average
91%
93%
89%
Percentage of PP achieving 3 levels progress
Subject
Reading
Writing
Maths
School
20%
0%
0%
National average
35%
33%
35%