Stoke Park Primary

Pupil Premium Funds 2016-17

The Pupil Premium Grant was introduced by the Government in April 2011. It is additional to our main school funding and is seen as a way to address the national inequalities between students who have been eligible for free school meals (FSM) at some point in the last 6 years, children in Care and other disadvantaged students. The current level of pupil premium funding is £1320 per pupil.

At Stoke Park Primary 37% of pupils are registered for the Pupil Premium, which means the school receives an additional £93,720. The school uses its pupil premium funding to remove barriers to learning and put in place strategies to accelerate pupils’ learning in the key subjects of Reading, Writing and Maths.

Pupils struggling to achieve age related standards of attainment may be faced with one or more of the barriers to learning listed below which affect their level of achievement. However, although there is a stronger association between these barriers and eligibility for the pupil premium, these challenges may be faced by other pupils and the school aims to provide support to those pupils as well but this will be funded from the main school budget.

The main barriers to pupils’ learning are: Difficulties with speech and language production and comprehension Poor phonological awareness impacting on early and later literacy skills Specific learning difficulties with reading Weaknesses in the automatic recall of basic number facts hinder calculation and problem

solving skills particularly in Key Stage 1 Emotional difficulties caused by trauma Attendance

Use of the Pupil PremiumIntervention Rationale Cost Desired

outcomeSpeech and language support

A significant number of pupils enter the school with speech and language difficulties. If left unaddressed, these additional needs will hinder progress across all areas of the curriculum. The school has invested in a programme to screen all children for speech and language difficulties and then provide additional support at the appropriate level.

£3000 S & L needs are identified and support early.

Reading Recovery Reading Recovery is a national programme that helps pupils who are having difficulty with reading to close the gap with their peers. The impact of the programme has a lasting effect on participants.

£14,200

Accelerated reading progress.

Reading support Better Reading Partners and the Inference Programme provide support for KS2 pupils who are below age related reading expectations. Both programmes have secured accelerated progress for pupils.

£1060 Accelerated reading progress.

Specialist Reading Teacher

Additional phonics support from a specialist teacher will be provided to pupils who are not on track to be at age related expectations at the end of Year 1 and at the end of Year 2. Strong phonic skills has a significant impact of the later reading skills of pupils who are not having strong early reading experiences.

£6780

The attainment gap at the end of Y2 is closed.Y1 check results show that the gap with national attainment is closing rapidly.

Specialist Reading To provide additional reading support from a specialist Accelerated

Teacher teacher to pupils who are not on track to be at age related expectations at the end of Year 5. The teacher will identify the bespoke needs of each child needing support and provide appropriate weekly support.

reading progress

Additional teaching assistant support in phonics.

This ensures that phonics is delivered in small groups so that the skills taught are tightly matched to pupils learning needs.

£500 As above

Teaching support for Reception

Additional teaching assistant support to enable the running of two additional A-Z reading programme session and two key word sessions. This promotes and support early reading skills and spelling, complementing pupils learning of phonics.

£399 An increased number of pupils are reaching GLD in Reading.

Reading books Additional reading scheme books including fully phonetically decodable books for Reception and KS1 to ensure all pupils have access to appropriate, accessible reading resources.

£1850 Enhanced progress in reading.

Writing Support To provide additional writing support from a specialist teacher to pupils who are not on track to be at age related expectations in Year 4 and Year 5. This will be delivered through a Talk for Writing approach.

£3175 Accelerated progress in writing towards ARE.

Year 5 and Year 6 Most able Maths support

To provide group tutoring from a specialist maths teacher to deepen their understanding of mathematics. The small group approach gives this group of children the opportunity to experience very high levels of challenge as a result of expert teaching and the opportunity to work with other children of a similar ability.

£0 The most able pupils are well prepared for secondary and can compete for bursaries if their parents so desire.

Support for attendance by providing transport for pupils unable to attend school due to specific issues

Some pupils are unable to attend school regularly because of specific issues beyond the child or family’s control e.g. medical difficulties. The school uses its minibus to collect these children so that they have the opportunity to access school at the same level as other children.

£5740 Persistent absence is maintained below the national average.

Subsidised access to After School Activities

ASA provides additional enrichment to the curriculum. The school has high levels of success in sports, dance and the arts. This boosts confidence and supports well-being and behaviour. All children should have an equal opportunity to access this.

£11340 High levels of engagement with school and learning are maintained. Disaffection is absent from the school.

Breakfast Club Free toast in the mornings for pupils eligible for the pupil premium. If pupils have not eaten, they will not have the energy to learn.

£975 No child is identified as frequently missing breakfast.

One school jumper and book bag per year for pupils registered for the Pupil Premium

This ensures all children are able to feel that they are a valued and equal part of the school community.

£630 All pupils are wearing school uniform

50% reduction in the cost of Y5/6 camp

Support provided by The Friends of Stoke Park School Trust

£0 All pupils attend the camp

Weekend or evening and holiday pastoral

Pastoral support activities are offered to pupils to support with their personal development.

£1070 There are increasing opportunities

support for pupils to develop their interests outside of the school day.

Play therapy and school counselling

Play therapy or counselling is provided to pupils who are experiencing difficult or traumatic circumstances. By addressing these needs, pupils have increased focus on their learning and their long term well-being is protected.

£5740 Traumatic experiences do prevent pupils from engaging in learning.

Additional teaching support in Year 6

National expected standards for the end of KS2 have been raised significantly from 2016. The additional teaching support is used to address gaps in pupils’ skills and understanding before they move to secondary school.

£17300 The number of pupils reaching the expected standard matches or exceeds 62%.

TA support in Literacy and Maths Lessons

To support the wide range of abilities in each class, a Teaching Assistant supports each class. This allows for additional capacity that allows the teacher to assess pupils needs within lessons and provide more immediate, responsive support.

£11490

Standardised tests show accelerated progress across all year groups.

Number Masters An additional Maths programme to support the automatic recall of fundamental calculation knowledge across KS1 and KS2.

Number Masters Resources

Resources for the Number Masters programme. £1480

Additional teaching assistant support for Number Masters in KS1

This ensures that four adults are present in Y1 and Y2 to deliver Number Masters in small groups so that the skills taught are tightly matched to pupils learning needs.

£1000

Maths Resources Contribution towards class sets of Maths apparatus so that teachers can find immediate alternate teaching approaches for pupils who are having difficulty learning a concept.

£483

TA supervision of pupils at playtime

To ensure all children have a familiar adult from their class with them at all times, TAs support children at playtime and lunchtime so that any issues are resolved insightfully.

£6700 Excellent standards of positive behaviour are maintained.

Total £94 912

The success of the strategy will be reviewed in September 2017.

Use of the Pupil Premium in 2015-16

Intervention Rationale CostAdditional teacher for mathematics in KS2.

By providing an additional teacher, the range of abilities within Maths classes is reduced. This means that work is more closely matched to children’s learning needs. In addition, the reduced number of pupils in Maths classes ensures that pupils receive more individual attention and feedback.

£8000

Additional teacher for literacy in KS2

By providing an additional teacher, the range of abilities within Literacy classes is reduced. This means that work is

more closely matched to children’s learning needs. In addition, the reduced number of pupils in Literacy classes ensures that pupils receive more individual attention and feedback.

Speech and language support A significant number of pupils enter the school with speech and language difficulties. If left unaddressed, these additional needs will hinder progress across all areas of the curriculum. The school has invested in a programme to screen all children for speech and language difficulties and then provide additional support at the appropriate level.

£3000

Reading Recovery Reading Recovery is a national programme that helps pupils who are having difficulty with reading to close the gap with their peers. The impact of the programme has a lasting effect on participants.

£11,700

Lower KS2 reading support Better Reading Partners and the Inference Programme provide support for KS2 pupils who are below age related reading expectations.

£1060

Additional reading support for pupils finding phonics difficult

Some pupils in KS1 need additional or prolonged support in phonics. To ensure that these children also have the opportunity to develop their comprehension skills, additional guided reading sessions are provided for them.

£2020

Support for attendance by providing transport for pupils unable to attend school due to specific issues

Some pupils are unable to attend school regularly because of specific issues. The school uses its minibus to collect these children so that they have the opportunity to access school at the same level as other children.

£3600

Free access to After School Activities

ASA provides additional enrichment to the curriculum. The school has high levels of success in sports, dance and the arts. This boosts confidence and supports behaviour. All children should have an equal opportunity to access this.

£11340

One school jumper and book bag per year for pupils registered for the Pupil Premium

This ensures all children are able to feel that they are a valued part of the school community.

£250

50% reduction in the cost of Y5/6 camp

Support provided by The Friends of Stoke Park School Trust £0

Weekend or evening pastoral support

Pastoral support activities £1070

Play therapy and school counselling

Play therapy or counselling is provided to pupils who are experiencing difficult or traumatic circumstances. By addressing these needs, pupils have increased focus on their learning.

£5740

Additional teaching support for Year 2

The Year 2 cohort has 35 pupils. To avoid mixed aged classes in this transition year and to provide extra teaching input, especially in Literacy and Maths, additional teaching support is provided.

£20916

Additional afternoon teaching support for Year 6

National expected standards for the end of KS2 are being raised significantly 2016. Additional teaching support allows the Class Teacher to prepare pupils for the new standards expected of them.

£5712

Y5/6 additional maths support Additional maths support will be provided to pupils with gaps in their conceptual understanding so that they can apply mathematical skills with understanding and independence.

£1125

Phonics This ensures that phonics is delivered in small groups so that the skills taught are tightly matched to pupils learning needs.

£2160

TA support in Literacy and Maths Lessons

To support the wide range of abilities in each class, a Teaching Assistant supports six of the classes.

£11490

TA supervision of pupils at playtime

To ensure all children have a familiar adult from their class with them at all times, TAs support children at playtime and lunchtime so that any issues are resolved insightfully.

£6700

Total available £94490 Total £9588

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Impact

KS2 SATs

Maths The progress of pupils eligible to the pupil premium was in the top 10% nationally. 73% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium achieved the expected standard compared with 70% of

all pupils nationally. 0% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with low prior attainment achieved the expected

standard compared with 19% of all pupils nationally. 100% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with middle prior attainment achieved the

expected standard compared with 68% of all pupils nationally. 100% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with high prior attainment achieved the expected

standard compared with 97% of all pupils nationally. 29% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with middle prior attainment achieved the higher

standard compared with 7% of all pupils nationally. 100% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with high prior attainment achieved the higher

standard compared with 43% of all pupils nationally.

Reading 33% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with low prior attainment achieved the expected

standard compared with 17% of all pupils nationally. 57% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with middle prior attainment achieved the expected

standard compared with 63% of all pupils nationally. 100% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with high prior attainment achieved the expected

standard compared with 95% of all pupils nationally. 14% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with middle prior attainment achieved the higher

standard compared with 10% of all pupils nationally. 100% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with high prior attainment achieved the higher

standard compared with 46% of all pupils nationally.

Writing 0% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with low prior attainment achieved the expected

standard compared with 20% of all pupils nationally. 86% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with middle prior attainment achieved the expected

standard compared with 76% of all pupils nationally. 100% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with high prior attainment achieved the expected

standard compared with 97% of all pupils nationally. 14% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium and with middle prior attainment achieved the higher

standard compared with 10% of all pupils nationally.

KS1 Reading By the end of Year 2 83% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium reached the expected standard

which was the same as the national average for this group of children. 100% of pupils who did not have a special education need in reading reached the expected

standard. Children on the reading recovery programme made significantly accelerated progress.

Speech and Language 33 out of 49 pupils in KS1 and KS2 identified through screening as having speech and language

difficulties, moved out of the programme due improved language functioning.

Behaviour No pupil needed to be excluded for any period of time. Incidents of bullying behaviour were extremely rare as is any form of aggressive behaviour. Pupils experiencing challenging circumstances were able to receive immediate in school support. All classes have high levels of on task learning behaviour.

Attendance 6.9% of pupils eligible to the pupil premium deemed to be persistently absent from school which is

below the national rate of 8.8%.

The progress of pupils eligible to the Pupil Premium has risen significantly since 2012-13. In 2014-15, 100% of pupils achieved expected progress in Reading, Writing and Maths.