Pupil Premium Grant 2015/16: Update September 2015
Overview of the school
Number of pupils and pupil premium grant (PPG) received
Census (Jan ’15): 334
Total number of pupils on roll
Sept ’15:
355
63
Total number of pupils eligible for PPG
Service Families:
9
£1320
Amount of PPG received per pupil
£300 (Service Families)
c/fwd 14/15
Total amount of PPG received – April ‘15
8987
87217
96204
Previous performance of disadvantaged pupils
(pupils eligible for free school meals or in local authority care for at least six months)
July 2014
July 2015
% of pupils making expected progress in Reading
100
67%
% of pupils making expected progress in Writing
100
83%
% of pupils making expected progress in maths
100
67%
Planned PPG spending by item/project 15/16
Item/project
Increased learning
opportunities through
external & internal visits
and residential visits
Cost
3250
Objective
Impact so far
To enable the children to have
increased opportunities for
learning outside the classroom
Yr. 5 and Yr. 6 have bonded
well as a direct result of
spending time as a group on
residentials. They are
working well and learning well
together.
To develop the children’s
speaking and listening and
writing skills through
broadening the children’s
experiences.
Team and relationship building
for pupils and staff in higher
KS2. Building resilience for Y6
& SATs.
Increased confidence and
positive mindset to ‘have a
go’.
The enrichment gained
through these experiences
has been used in the
children’s writing
Increased resilience.
Teachers released for
pupil progress reviews
once per term.
6020
Teachers involved in
discussions with senior
leaders related to pupil
attainment and progress,
review of provisions and
interventions.
Provide gifted and
talented provision
1500
Provision of mastery with
greater depth curriculum for
more able pupils to extend
reading skills and develop
mathematical fluency and
reasoning skills.
Targeted TA support
15952
To enable the children to make
at least expected progress in
literacy and numeracy.
To provide precision teaching
and resources for improving
Literacy in those pupils not
reaching expected standards.
Has allowed teachers to
focus on the PP children in
their classes and put in
intervention where necessary.
Pupils have received
additional support in literacy
and numeracy where
appropriate. This has been a
significant factor in closing
the gap in attainment.
Gap between PP children and
rest of school very small and
in most areas PP progress is
above rest of the school.
To provide a dedicated
and trained Emotional
Wellbeing Worker
3552
Continuing and extending the
provision to target support for
children who need emotional
wellbeing. This will allow these
children to access learning
more effectively and will
complement our Parent and
Families Support Advisor’s
work.
Children less anxious about
school, and more able to talk
about their issues.
Allowed school to address
some mental and emotional
health issues.
To provide the resources
to audit Phonic
understanding across
those not progressing in
literacy including pupil
premium children and to
provide additional support
to address areas of
weakness.
3460
The audit will identify the
weaknesses in those children
not progressing in literacy and
develop a programme of
support. Funding will also be
used to provide additional
Teaching Assistant support for
small group intervention for
KS2 pupils who did not meet
the expected standard in
phonics.
Key Stage 2 have received
individual and group support
with phonics which has
increased their confidence
and understanding.
Supported reading and
writing progress
To provide forest school
access for pupils
5500
To develop self-esteem,
resilience and independence
To enable children to make the
expected progress in reading
and writing.
Children in KS1 and EAL
pupils in KS1 & 2have have
had forest school experience
this year so far. This is
developing their self-esteem,
team building skills and there
has been a positive outcome
in developing their careful
listening skills.
2
To provide training and
support in the
assessment and
monitoring of progress.
2500
To continue to improve
teacher’s skills and
understanding in closing the
gap between pupil premium
children and the whole school
Staff receive on-going training
and support in use of
assessment systems.
Pupil Progress meetings
show increased accuracy in
analysis of progress.
The use of SPTO has allowed
teachers to accurately plot
progress of all children over
time.
To provide alternative
playtime activities to
support FSM and other
children who find
traditional playtimes
difficult
1000
Continue to improve children’s
experience of playtimes and
lunchtimes.
To provide additional
opportunities for development
of speaking and listening
activities.
Craft club now established
and continues to be very
popular. Pupils return to class
calmer, happier and settled.
Playground Zoning has
improved behaviour and
provided a positive lunchtime
experience. Children are
reported to be calmer and
settle more quickly in the
afternoon.
Playground Leaders are able
to help engage those children
who find playtimes difficult.
To continue increased
transition support for
pupils entering and
leaving school.
1260
To ensure that the children
and families are supported
appropriately during the major
transition points.
To ensure that increased
information about the needs of
pupils are gathered on entry
To provide improved
information for children leaving
Holy Trinity.
To close the gap of learning at
key times in learning.
Home visits to all reception
children has been
immensely successful for
pupils, parents & staff in
helping to establish
positive home/school
relationships from the
start; as well as
empowering pupils and
parents who may feel
uncomfortable with
establishmentarianism;
gaining a broader picture
into a child’s life, staff
address needs and
interests more efficiently.
Transition between
classes and staff to staff
discussions about their
classes have made the
process smoother.
Important information on
certain children is
confidentially passed on.
Member of the Y6 staff
3
working on a transition
project with Bishop Fox to
ensure continuity of
provision across the
phases. This project
focussed particularly on
mathematics teaching.
Smooth transition between
EYFS and Y1 through
liaison work and some
joint working with the
children at end of summer
term.
Nursery staff and EYFS
lead carried out some joint
working to ensure good
transition from new
nursery (opened in Jan
2015) to reception class.
To provide 1-1 tuition
5120
To employ additional adult
support for targeted individuals
on a 1-1 basis to ensure
improvements in literacy and
numeracy and access to
learning and the curriculum.
2 children targeted for 1-1
tuition made above average
progress by making between
3.8 and 4.3 points progress.
Both are significantly more
confident in work across the
curriculum and are more
independent in their work.
To continue to provide
additional opportunities to
develop musical skills
through learning an
instrument.
6744
To provide a teacher to teach
the ukulele and percussion.
This will improve the children’s
musical skills, increase selfesteem through learning
another skill thus increasing
motivation and achievement.
Ukulele & Samba are both
very popular, giving the
opportunity for all children to
access and experience good
quality music lessons.
Contribution to provision
of 13th class
16767
To increase single year
classes with lower numbers.
Has made curriculum
planning easier for all
teachers. Pupils have
benefitted from having
smaller classes and more
individual attention.
To provide subsidised
Breakfast & After School
Club
450
To enable PP pupils to attend
wrap around care.
Contribution to cost of Iris
Connect
750
To improve teaching and
monitoring of pupils by
recording lessons and
observing these to raise
standards.
4
Abacus, Mathletics,
Numicon Maths
Schemes.
750
Provides individual programme
of study.
Support and enhance
numeracy skills to help meet
targets of new curriculum.
Increased confidence in
numeracy.
Teachers released for
New Strategy Team
meetings.
3780
To provide an elite leadership
team with clear focus based
on ‘The Compass for Life’.
Ensuring pupils and staff are
the best they can be.
Regular Strategy Team
meetings have improved
communication and
understanding throughout the
school; targeting areas
requiring development as
they arise and through the
SDP.
Performance
Managements of TA’s
1080
To release Strategy Team
members to complete
Performance Reviews of
support staff ensuring
standards are maintained and
improved.
Bought in Professionals
800
To provide additional
professional help as and when
required to appreciate,
develop and facilitate
individual’s development and
learning .
Mindsets Training
1000
To develop a ‘Growth Mindset’
culture throughout the school.
Staff released or working
additional hours on Y2 &
Y6 Drama Productions
750
Increased understanding of
resilience.
To develop confidence and
self- esteem in pupils.
Total PPG expenditure to date
81985
PPG remaining
14219
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