Pupil Premium Report

Reporting to Parents 2011-2012

The Pupil Premium is funding in addition to the school’s budget. Schools are free to decide how to allocate this funding to best support the raising of attainment for the most vulnerable pupils. We ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all of pupils and that appropriate provision is made for all pupils who belong to vulnerable groups.

In making provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, we recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged. We also recognise that not all pupils are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals.

Pupil Premium Funding is allocated following a needs analysis which identifies priority classes, groups or individuals. Limited funding and resources means that not all children receiving free school meals will be in receipt of pupil premium interventions at one time.

In 2011/12 the school received £15,616 in Pupil Premium allocations. In 2012/13 this will be £27,000.

In 2011/12 the pupil premium was used in a variety of ways. These included:

• One-to-one tuition for Key Stage 2 children in Numeracy and Literacy
• Additional Teaching hours in Key Stage 2 to boost pupil progress
• Afterschool intervention clubs to boost children’s attainment in Numeracy and Literacy across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (6 groups)
• Additional teaching assistant hours to support children within the classroom (particularly in KS1 and the Foundation Stage)
• Additional reading books in KS1 and KS2
• Provide life opportunities – funding towards trips and residential visits enabling all children to take part

Examples of the impact in 2011/12 include:

KS2 Impact

• 2011 – 2012 data shows that FSM narrowed the gap in reading and made better progress than expected in Writing and Numeracy. 

• The school exceeded its Lancashire agreed targets in 2 levels progress for both Numeracy and Literacy.

• Progress across KS2 is good with the majority of children making better than expected progress.

KS1 Impact

• Foundation Stage results reflect achievement above Lancashire and national averages for the second year running with FSM children making good progress alongside their peers. We are particularly proud of the children’s communication, language and literacy skills and their Numeracy skills. Supporting the additional staff used in the setting.
• Year 1 Phonic scores reflected the impact of our new reading and phonics resources. 71.4% of our children achieved the expected level well above Lancashire and national averages.
• Our Year 2 SAT results demonstrate accelerated progress given their Foundation Stage results. 

Whole School Impact

• Overall attendance has risen to 96.2% in 2011/12 from 95.8 2010/2011
• Free school meal attendance rose from 32 in January 2011 to 34 in December 2012
• More children being punctual and arriving on time for school and ready to learn

2012–2013 Pupil Premium

Our 2012/2013 budget saw an increase in Pupil Premium money to £27,000 and the school continues to develop its use of this money. This year we are using it raise achievement and progress through the following initiatives which build on the success of last yet but see further development of the resource.

• Supporting the funding of an additional teacher 3.5 days a week. Supporting children in Key Stage, predominantly Year 4 to accelerate pupil progress. Providing focused intervention for the children’s specific needs.
• Specialist speech and language support in Key Stage 1 and Foundation Stage. We are paying for a member of the speech and language team to come into school two afternoons a week and develop the language skills of groups and individuals. We will use this as an opportunity to train a number of TA’s in speech and language development.
• Continuation of after school intervention groups across the school boosting pupil progress.
• One-to-one tuition in KS2 to support pupil progress
• Additional support staff in the Foundation Stage to boost attainment and progress. 
• Provide life opportunities – funding towards trips and residential visits enabling all children to take part

Impact is monitored half termly through teacher assessment and termly through whole school assessment.