Oakdale Junior School
Learning for Life
Pupil Premium Grant Expenditure and Expected Impact
Academic Year 2014-15
Percentage of pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) – 23.41% - reduced to 20.81%
Amount of PPG per pupil - £1300 / £1900
Total Budget - £105300.00 – reduced to £94500.00
Strategy
Budget
Action
Pupil Premium Teacher
£29900.00
Identify the Pupil Premium pupils across the school
and their individual needs.
 1:1 and small group interventions
 In-class support
 Using data to track progress
 Identify and source provision of needs
outside the classroom
 Liaise with parents
 Signpost support e.g. PSA / nurture
 Organise enhancement activities e.g.
educational visits
 Monitor and evaluate impact of use of
funding
Impact
Success at End of KS2 2015 – 17 pupils
 Reading - All pupils achieved Level 4+, 100% made 2 levels
progress and 41.2% made 3 levels progress.
 Writing - 16 out of 17 achieved Level 4+, 1 pupil achieved Level
6, 100% made 2 levels progress and 47.1% made 3 levels
progress.
 EGPS – Since 2014, attainment at Level 4+ has improved by
26.5% and at Level 5+ has improved by 24.9%.
 Maths – 13 out of 17 achieved Level 4+ and made 2 levels
progress. Although not in line with English achievement, these
figures are significantly improved from 2013 and sustained
from the improvement seen in 2014.
Success for pupils across the school – Y3 14 pupils, Y4 17 pupils, Y5
19pupils
 Year 3 – 100% of pupils are on track for age expectations in
Maths and % on track for age expectations is English is in line
or above national. 100% are on track for making expected or
good progress in all subjects.
 Year 4 – Pupil premium pupils are making better progress than
‘all pupils’ in the cohort and their attainment is in line with all
pupils. 1 pupil does not have KS1 results.
 Year 5 – Progress in maths is in-line with all pupils in the
cohort and nationally and is improved from Y6 2015.
17 out of 19 pupils are on track to make expected progress in
Reading and 16 out of 19 in Writing. 2 pupils do not have KS1
results.
Oakdale Junior School
Learning for Life
Parent Support Advisor
£3628.61
HLTAs
£7668.31
Pupil Progress Meetings
£1638.73
Intervention Resources
£2341.04
Depending on specific needs, families were
supported with strategies to enable them to ensure a
stable upbringing of pupils. This includes;
 parenting workshops
 bereavement sessions
 curriculum workshops, drop-in sessions
 support with uniform and PE kit
 supporting good attendance and punctuality
 liaising with other agencies, schools and local
authorities.
Support learning both within the class and as
targeted intervention programmes across the
curriculum.
Using data to ensure that support from LSAs is
focussed and specific.
Monitoring of interventions and evaluating impact.
Supporting in-class teaching.
1:1 and small group booster teaching.
Termly meetings to ensure that there is robust
analysis of data to ensure that interventions are
focussed for pupils entitled to PP funding, and the
curriculum.
Teachers and LSAs/HLTAs are released to meet with
the Headteacher, Inclusion leader and this
information is fed back to the Pupil Premium
Teacher.
Specific resources purchased to support and target
accelerated progress across all areas.
iPads and appropriate APPs purchased for in class
and small group interventions.
PSA has provided 1:1 parenting support and advice for a number
of the PP parents.
PSA has provided welcome tours and induction for 4 new PP
pupils this academic year.
PP pupils have their needs met to enable them to access the full
curriculum.
There is no visible difference between PP pupils and non-PP
pupils – PP intervention groups and support is mostly provided
with pupils not eligible for the PPG.
Effective interventions in place and having a positive impact e.g.
Y4 PP pupils making better progress than the rest of the cohort.
Children are able to access curriculum and support them to make
at least expected progress.
PP pupils progress is now in-line with the progress of all pupils in
the school in all subjects and as all pupils nationally in English.
The progress of all pupils in maths is still a school focus.
Discussion about PP pupils during pupil progress meetings
ensures they have access to any relevant interventions.
PP pupil are discussed specifically in pupil progress meetings and
their support is reviewed on a termly basis.
Teachers and Inclusion team will be fully aware of individual
needs and able to adapt curriculum and wider experiences to
support PP pupils.
Inclusion leader and Headteacher have a full overview of
progress concerns.
Children access the curriculum effectively.
Progress is measured effectively from a baseline at the start of
intervention.
PP pupils progress is now in-line with the progress of all pupils in
the school in all subjects and as all pupils nationally in English.
Oakdale Junior School
Learning for Life
Intervention
Programmes (Support
staff)
Intervention
Programmes (Teaching
staff)
Music Lessons
£21.888.73 Support staff timetabled to provide specific, focussed
interventions that are carefully monitored by the
Inclusion leader and PP teacher.
CPD is provided to support staff to ensure effective
delivery for interventions and in-class support.
£12407.51 CPD is in place to provide effective Quality First
Teaching in all classes.
Small group interventions and boosters led by Head
teacher, Deputy Head, Inclusion Assistant head, class
teachers and specialised supply staff:
 Yr 6 maths and English booster for Level 3
and 4
 Level 6 Reading and EGPS
 Level 6 Maths
 Year 5 booster small groups
£3900.00
Provision for pupil premium pupils to have individual
music lessons led by Local Authority peripatetic
teachers.
After school Club and
Breakfast Club
£11400.00
Residential Visits /
Holidays
£5000.00
Offer 5 fully-funded places for ASC and BSC to
provide consistent and nurturing wrap-around care.
This improves attendance and punctuality of these
pupils. Developing social skills working alongside
different age groups of children.
50% payment for the Year 5 PP pupils’ residential
visit to Glasbury. The week long outdoor education
course has a positive impact on pupils self-esteem
and resilience, approach to challenging situations and
improving teamwork.
The school has links with CCHF and facilitates
holidays for pupils and families where the need is
identified.
The progress of all pupils in maths is still a school focus.
Effective interventions in place and having a positive impact e.g.
Y4 PP pupils making better progress than the rest of the cohort.
PP pupils progress is now in-line with the progress of all pupils in
the school in all subjects and as all pupils nationally in English.
The progress of all pupils in maths is still a school focus.
CPD needs are identified and addressed to improve the quality of
teaching and learning.
In year and end of year data shows improvement in the
attainment and progress of PP pupils – see above.
PP children learn to play the violin, piano and brass instruments
and participate at school recitals and as part of the school
orchestra.
PP places have been offered and provided as needs has arisen to
provide a positive start to the day to facilitate good learning
behaviours. Range of activities provide a stimulating, social and
nurturing environment.
Nine Y5 PP pupils benefitted from reduced fees for the
residential visit which led to improved attitude to working
together and striving to achieve when challenges set on return.
Oakdale Junior School
Learning for Life
Educational Visits and
Visitors to school
£3000.00
Nurture Class / Nurture
Support
£1804.94
Educational visits and visitors are a fundamental part
of our curriculum to enhance pupil knowledge and
understanding. A wide range of visits take place every
year and PP have the cost covered where needed. PP
funding enhances curriculum budgets to allow for
visitors to the school.
The school has a nurture unit, led on a part-time
basis by two members of staff. Children are given the
social skills and emotional support to ensure that
they can engage effectively in the curriculum in a
classroom setting and make good progress.
Transition is supported as the children return to the
classroom full-time.
Individual pupils have access to Drawing and Talking,
bereavement support and 1:1 adult support as
required.
A rich curriculum is provided leading to children’s work that
shows a good level of understanding and engagement.
PP pupils were also given the opportunity to go on a mixed yeargroup visit to the National Maritime Museum to enhance their
awareness of historical events.
11 PP pupils have either attended Nurture class or had 1:1
nurture provision.
Evidence shows that the children who attend the nurture
provision have a reduced number of behaviour incidents in the
classroom and show an increased rate of progress on exit.
The Sutton Trust-EEF Teaching and learning Toolkit is used to inform decisions about the most effective forms of support. The provision is
reviewed on an annual basis to ensure that it best meets the needs of the current pupils.