OAKLANDS CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND
SIXTH FORM COLLEGE
Pupil Premium Statement October 2014
School Vision: Community – Unity - Opportunity
Every child with his/her individual needs and gifts is a unique gift from God. All members of
staff and governors accept responsibility for ‘socially disadvantaged’ pupils and are
committed to meeting their pastoral, social and academic needs whilst at Oaklands. This is
an essential, integral part of the nature of a Catholic school community and as such we take
pride in our track record of dealing with the individual needs of all our young people.
As with every child in our care, a child who is considered to be ‘socially disadvantaged’ is
valued, respected and entitled to develop to his/her full potential, irrespective of need. This
echoes part of our mission statement is states “No-one is left behind”.
Governors’ Principles
 We ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all of the
pupils
 We ensure that appropriate provision is made for pupils who belong to vulnerable
groups. This includes ensuring that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are
adequately assessed, addressed and regularly monitored
 In making provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, we recognise that not all
pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged
 The money is directed strategically and operationally, where best value is achieved
by adding the money to existing funding streams. This will directly benefit students
who have attracted the premium, particularly if FSM children are over represented
in these areas.
 However the school believes that FSM/ CLA/ Service students should not be
stigmatised by overt identification
 Pupil Premium funding will be allocated following a needs analysis which will
identify priority classes, groups or individuals. Limited funding and resources means
that not all children eligible for the premium will be in receipt of Pupil Premium
interventions at one time
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Community
Unity
Opportunity
The following table shows the amount and breakdown of the funding received by Oaklands
Catholic School for students attracting the Pupil Premium.
2012-13
Total NOR Yr 7 - 11
Percentage of FSM
pupils
Number of FSM pupils
eligible for Pupil
Premium
2013-14
2014-15
1119
17.9%
1121
18.28%
1123
17.3%
108 @ £623 = £67,284
Pro-rata Sep 13 – Mar 14
119 @ £900 = £62,475
122 @ £935 = £114,070
Pro-rata Apr 14 – Aug 14
119 @ £900 = £44,625
Number of looked after
children eligible for
pupil premium
4 @ £623 = £2,492
Pro-rata Sep 13 – Mar 14
4 @ £900 = £1,200
3 @ £1,900 = £5,700
Pro-rata Apr 14 – Aug 14
4 @ £1,900 = £2,400
Number of service
children eligible for
pupil premium
Total
90 @ £250 = £22,500
82 @ £300 = £24,600
73 @ £300 = £21,300
201 = £ 92,276
205 = £131,700
198 = £ 141,070
Oaklands Catholic School is individually tracking interventions and financial assistance for
any student who attracts the Pupil Premium funding for free school meals, Services children,
Looked After Children and Year 7 Catch Up.
Interventions for students attracting this stream of funding are variable and might typically
include any of the following:
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HLTA intervention in English to support improved progress
HLTA intervention in Maths to support improved progress
HLTA intervention in Science to support improved progress
Training of another ELSA HTLA to ensure that emotional support is available for all
PP students as and when required
Academic mentoring by tutors
External mentoring for disengaged PP students
Sports training with PFC
LSA support in Humanities to support improved progress
Year 7 Intervention in English and Maths to ensure that students progress from a
Level 3 (or lower) to a Level 4 following entry to Oaklands
KS4 Transition mentoring to ensure that students receive appropriate support to
access the KS4 GCSE and Level 2 curriculum
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Opportunity
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Year 11 focused intervention in small classes to ensure successful outcomes in
English and Maths
Support for extra curricular activities, trips, equipment or uniform
Revision resources for GCSE
Curriculum enhancement resources (subject specific publications in History, RE or
Tech)
Literacy and Numeracy Intervention groups in our Learning Support Department
(KS3)
Supply of essential curricular resources for Art and Tech
Contribution to peripatetic music lessons to raise aspirations
Extra staffing in Maths and English to work with specific groups of underachieving PP
students
Data tracking software to analyse progress
Family Support Worker to support attendance, engagement with school and
mediate parent-child relationship breakdown
Universal support for literacy through our Flying Start and Book Buzz initiative
Pupil Premium used for catch up
funding
English Intervention
Math Intervention
One to one support
Science intervention
Family Support Worker
D & T materials
Support for Trips and visits and assisted
travel
Educational supplies including revision
aids
Tuition (Music/Maths)
Alternative curriculum support
Emotional/pastoral support
Tracking software
Breakfast club
IT- curriculum access
Uniform
Flying start/Book Buzz
Total
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Community
Amount allocated to
intervention/action during 13/14 (£)
Intervention Manager - .30 FTE £10,566
Intervention Manager - .30 FTE £10,566
HTLA support – 2 FTE £42,850
Intervention Manager - .25 FTE £7,500
.5 FTE - £15,000
£ 775
£ 6,031
£
500
£
450
£ 12,578
£ 3,200
£ 2,000
£ 13,240
£
852
£
500
£ 1,000
£ 127,608
Unity
Opportunity
Tracking of Progress:
The school collects and analyses detailed data on core subjects (English, Maths and Science)
for all PP students Yr7 -11 six times per year and ensures that this analysis is passed to
departments for scrutiny. This data is then followed up in Line Management to ensure that
progress is discussed and evaluated prior to the next data collection.
In examination reviews, PP progress is reported on as a separate tracking group. Staff
identify all PP students on registers and seating plans and work from the Sutton Trust “Gap
busters” strategies.
Impact:
 We are accelerating the progress of disadvantaged students in both Key Stages (3
levels of progress in English and Maths in 2014)
 In Maths we have dramatically narrowed the gap between disadvantaged and non
disadvantaged students with 3 levels of progress to only 8% (previously 22%)
Pupil Premium Group
2014
33 students (overall)
5x A*-C (En&Ma)
5x A*-C
English (3 levels
Maths (3 levels)
Non-PP
Gap
5x A*-C (En&Ma)
5x A*-C
English (3 levels
Maths (3 levels)
48.5% (16 students)
61% (20 students)
70% (23 students)
58% (19 students
67%
75%
83%
70%
19%
14%
13%
12%
FSM comparisons
5x A* - C (E&M)
2012
2013
2014
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FSM
36
50
36
Non FSM
77
75
67
Community
3 Levels progress
English
FSM
Non FSM
56
85
62
83
40
83
Unity
3 levels progress
Maths
FSM
Non FSM
44
79
52
74
60
68
Opportunity