Pupil Premium Information

The Pupil Premium (PP) funding is an allocation of additional funding to schools to support raising the attainment of the most vulnerable pupils and closing the attainment gap between them and non-PP pupils . These include pupils who are entitled to free school meals, those who are looked after by the local authority and the children of armed service personnel.

All schools have been allocated money since 2011 and are required to report on the amount of funding received, how this is being used and the impact the funding has had on the achievement of pupils. Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit.

At St Joseph’s Catholic Primary we have high aspirations and ambitions for our children and we believe that no child should be left behind in any aspect of their development whether academic, social or physical.  We believe in a holistic approach that develops the whole child.  We strongly believe that social background and the locality of where children live should not be an excuse or reason not to achieve or succeed.  We work together as a school community to ensure that our pupils are given every chance to realise their full potential and encourage life-long learning.  All children are encouraged to have a thirst for knowledge, be inquisitive and to foster curiosity of the wider world.

We recognise that not all children who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged and we also recognise that not all children who are disadvantaged have free school meals.  We follow the government’s guidelines to allocate Pupil Premium support to those children who receive, or have received, free school meals, or who are in care.

The following is a report on how this money is spent.

Pupil Premium 2016-2017 Funding £47 520

The main barriers to learning experienced by children who are entitled to pupil premium are moderate learning difficulties, parental support, low personal expectations, low self esteem and a lack of access to wider learning enrichment opportunities.  Pupil premium helps fund measures to address these barriers.

Progress is measured by tracking disadvantaged groups in accordance with our assessment policy.  All children are assessed termly and the school’s pupil premium strategy is reviewed annually each July.

£2500 of this will be allocated to help bridge the gap by funding all school trips, residential excursions, cycling proficiency courses, morning and after school clubs, access to additional sporting activities and other such expenditure for PP children, providing new experiences to enhance learning and enjoyment.

Money will also be allocated to continue to employ additional staff particularly for early identification and intervention programmes, focusing on reducing gaps in attainment and improving opportunities for effective assessment, personalised learning and accelerated progress for individual pupils.

Approximately £1300 will be spent to provide milk for PP children annually.   (If numbers remain constant)

£3000 will be spent on additional tablets and charging cabinet to provide personalised learning programmes and apps.

Salaries: 40 000

20 hours 1: 1 Y4 child; 20 hours 1:1 Y3 child.

Funding for Family Liaison Officer- 15 hours.

15 hours SEN TA YR

2 hours in Y3 – 6 SEN and intervention programmes.

15 hours SEN interventions Y1 and 2.

Release time for manager and providers of Pixl Programme.

£1000+ for counselling

Educational Psychological Service as required

£1500 Training and Resources

 

Pupil Premium 2015/16

Our allocation for the financial year 2 is £42 240

£2000 of this will be allocated to help bridge the gap by funding all school trips, residential excursions, cycling proficiency courses and other such expenditure for PP children, providing new experiences to enhance learning and enjoyment.

Money will also be allocated to continue to employ additional staff particularly for early identification and intervention programmes, focusing on reducing gaps in attainment and improving opportunities for effective assessment, personalised learning and accelerated progress for individual pupils.

Approximately £1254 will be spent to provide milk for PP children annually.  (If numbers remain constant)

£2543.90 will be spent on additional tablets and charging cabinet to provide personalised learning programmes and apps.

Salaries: £38 000 approx

17 hours SEN x 2 for 2 Y2 children. 20 hours 1: 1 Y4 child; 20 hours 1:1 Y3 child. Additional 4 hours SEN and intervention programmes Y5 and 6.

15 hours SEN TA YR

Additional 5 hours Family Liaison Officer.

Additional 2 hours in Y3 and 4 SEN and intervention programmes.

Release time for manager and providers of Pixl Programme.

Impact:

YR:

81.5 of FSM- Good Learning Development (GLD); 88.9% FSM- Prime Learning; 85.2% FSM- Specific Learning; 81.5% FSM- All areas.

Y1:

100% of FSM met expectations standards in Reading; 67%- exceeded. 67% of FSM met expectations standards in Writing; 12% exceeded; 100% of FSM met expectations standards in Maths; 13% exceeded.

Y2:

43% of FSM met expectations in Reading; 23.3% exceeding; 28.5% of FSM met expectations standards in Writing; 10% exceeded; 71% of FSM met expectations standards in Maths; 7% exceeded.

Note; This was a class with high level of special needs, with two children accessing Education Health Care plans by the end of the school year.

Y3:

100% of FSM met age expectations in Reading; 38% exceeding: 75% of FSM met age expectations in Writing; 21% exceeded; 100% of FSM met age expectations in Maths; 33% exceeded.

Y4:

66.6% of FSM met age expectations in Reading; 20% exceeded; 66.6% of FSM met age expectations in Writing; 13.3% exceeded; 66.6% of FSM met age expectations in Maths.

This was a class with high level of special needs

Y5:

83.3% of FSM met age expectations in Reading; 83.3% exceeded; 50% of FSM met age expectations in Writing; 50% exceeded; 66% of FSM met age expectations in Maths; 66% exceeded.

Y6:

100% of FSM met age expectations in Reading; 17% exceeded; 100% of FSM met age expectations in Writing; exceeded 16%; 100% of FSM met age expectations in Maths; 37% exceeded.

Additionally– 100% of children accessing the Pixl Reading Programme achieved age expectations; 80% of Pixl Maths group achieved age expectations.

 

Our allocation for the financial year 2014/15 was £32 500

£1500 of this was allocated to help bridge the gap by funding all school trips, residential excursions, cycling proficiency courses and other such expenditure for PP children, providing new experiences to enhance learning and enjoyment.

Money was also allocated to continue to employ additional staff particularly in KS1 focusing on reducing gaps in attainment and improving opportunities for effective assessment, personalised learning and accelerated progress for individual pupils.

SEN TA for 25 hours to support individual and small groups work across the curriculum.

TA in year R 15 hours

2 x TAs in year 1 15 hours; additional TA for child with AEN Health needs.

TA in year 2 15 hours

Approximately £1254 was spent on providing milk for PP children annually

£2543.90 was spent on tablets and charging cabinet to provide personalised learning programmes and apps

Kent Mentoring Service: £3561

Feagans Counselling:

The school’s expenditure on salaries addresses some of the inequalities experienced by children eligible for free school meals. We believe that targeted support ensures funding reaches the most disadvantaged children.

We also intend to purchase additional resources to support vulnerable groups to access the New Curriculum and booster groups.

Impact:

Using government summary indicators:

There are 7 PP children in YR; each measures 14%

YR: PP- 86% have attained GLD. 86% – Prime learning goals; 86% specific learning goals.  

There are 7 PP children in Y1; each measures 14%

Y1: 71% achieved age expected standards in reading; 14% exceeded –end of KS1. 28% achieved age expectations; 14% exceeded in writing; 28% achieved age expectations; 14 exceeded.

There are 3 PP in Y2. Each child measure 33.3%

Reading L2 66% ; 66% in Writing; 100% Maths.

There are 2 PP children in Y3; each measuring 50%

Reading 50% achieving age expectations; 50% achieving age expectations in Maths.

There are 6 PP children in Y4; each measures 17%

Y4: 60% achieved age expectations in reading, writing and maths.

There are 2 PP children in Y5; each measures 50%

Y5: 100% achieved age expectations in reading, writing and maths.

There are 2 PP children in Y6

Combined Reading, Writing and Maths L4: 50% ; 100% in maths.

 

Our allocation for the financial year 2013/14 was 21,600

£1000 of this has been allocated to help bridge the gap by funding all school trips for Free school meal children to provide new experiences and to enhance learning and enjoyment.

The money is also being used to provide additional staffing for individual and small group work across the curriculum. We employ a SEN TA for 25 hours a week specifically for individual and small groups work across the curriculum.

We also employ additional staff particularly in KS1 focusing on reducing gaps in attainment and improving opportunities for effective assessment, personalised learning and accelerated progress for individual pupils. The staff are:

TA in year R 10 hours a week increased to 15 from September 2013

TA in year 1 10 hours a week increased to 15 from September 2013

TA in year 2 15 hours a week from September

The school’s expenditure on salaries addresses some of the inequalities experienced by children eligible for free school meals and exceeds the pupil premium budget by nearly £5000 this financial year. We believe that targeted support ensures funding reaches the most disadvantaged children.

We have also purchased specific phonic resources, for instance Phonics bug which is an on line resource, additional phonics book targeted at year 1 and guided reading books for years 3 and 4.

Impact:

Using government summary indicators

YR: FSM 83% – good level of development; FSM 66% have achieved expected or exceeded prime learning goals; FSM 66% have attained expected or exceeded specific learning goals.

Y1: FSM 50% attained L1a+ in Reading and FSM 100% attained L1a+

End of KS1

Reading L2 FSM 96%; SEN 81.7%; Writing L2 FSM: 92%; SEN 76% Maths L2 FSM 96%;SEN 88% Science L2 FSM 96%; SEN 88.1%.

Reading L3FSM 39.5%; Writing L3 FSM 21.4%; Maths L3 FSM Science     16.7%

Average Point Score (APS) Y2: Reading 16.6; Writing 15.7; Maths 16.5

Government expected APS 15 points

Y3: Reading L2a+ FSM 87% ; Writing L2a+ FSM 66%; Maths L2a+ FSM 83%

Average Point Score (APS) Y3: Reading 21.7; Writing 17.4; Maths 19.9

Government expected APS 17-19 points

Y4: Reading L3b+ FSM 100% ; Writing L3b+ FSM 50%; Maths L3b+ FSM 50%

Average Point Score (APS) Y4: Writing 21; Maths 21

Government expected APS 21 points

No FSM in Year 5

Average Point Score (APS) Y5: Reading 27 points; Writing 25.2 points; Maths 26.9 points.

Government expected APS 23 -25 points

 

Y6

Combined Reading, Writing and Maths L4: FSM 84%; SEN 82%

Combined Reading, Writing and Maths L5: FSM 29.8%; SEN 29%

Reading L4+ FSM 92.5%; SEN 91.6; Writing L4+ FSM 90%; SEN 88.7; Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar L4+ FSM 78.9%; SEN 78.2 Maths L4+ FSM 89.9%; SEN 88.2%; Science L 4+ FSM 93.1%; SEN 91.3.

Reading L5+ FSM 56.9%; SEN 55%; Writing L5+ 41.2%; SEN 39.3; Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar L5+ FSM 54.7%; SEN 54% Maths L5+ FSM 48.1%; SEN 47.7%; Science L 5+ FSM 46%; SEN 43.9%.

Average Point Score (APS) Y6: Reading 29.6; Writing 28.7; Maths 28. Government expected APS 27 points

 

Our allocation for the financial year 2012/13 was £13,800

The pupil premium has and is being used to fund extra support for children identified by the school targeting and tracking procedures currently in place.

The money has funded targeted support in year 1 (10 hours a week ) year 6 (6 hours a week) and SEN TA (25 hours a week.)

The precise details of the funding allocation are available from the school on request.

YR:  50% of children attained all EY goals 17/17; 50% attained 88% 15/17.

Y1 100% children attained or exceeded age expectations in Maths; 100% made 2 points of progress in Reading and Writing.

Y2: 100% attained or exceeded 2b in Reading; 75% in Maths and 50% in Writing.

Y3 100% attained or exceeded age expectations in Maths and Reading; 66% in Writing.

Y4: 100% attained or exceeded age expectations in Maths; Points of progress – 6points.

Y5 : 100% attained or exceeded age expectations in Reading, Writing and Maths

Y6: 66% attained L4 in Maths, Reading and Writing. 33% attained L5 in all 3 areas. All children made 2+ points of progress in Reading, Maths and Writing.

 

2011/12 financial year allocation was £6880

The pupil premium was used to fund Boosters and 1:1 tuition and the evidence of the impact on standards is set out below.

% of Children attaining L4+ in both English and Maths is 90%- this exceeds LA and Nat standards.

100% of EAL and FSM made 2 levels of progress in English.

DFE expectations are that the average point score at the end of KS1 is 12.

Reading – School 17.3               LA 16

Writing– School 15.1               LA 14.5

Maths – School 16.3                 LA 15.9

DFE expectations are that the average point score at the end of KS2 is 27.

English- School 28.4                 LA 27.8

Reading – School 28.4             LA 27.8

Writing – School   27.8           LA 26.9

Maths- School 28.8                 LA 28.8

DFE expect all children to make 12 points of progress at a minimum from KS1 to 2

Prior Low Attainment children made 13.8 points of progress

Prior Middle Attainment children made 13.1 points of progress.