Pupil Premium Policy Statement
At Balderstone ST Leonard's C Of E Primary school all members of staff and governors accept responsibility for all pupils. We put into practice our Christian mission and values recognising that at any time in their school career, any child may require additional support either pastoral or academic. All children are valued, respected and entitled to reach their full potential regardless of disadvantage.
Please read the information below which gives details of our Pupil Premium Grant and how we allocate the funding.
The pupil premium is an amount of extra resources the government provide to support children from less privileged backgrounds. Schools have the freedom to spend this grant in a way that they think will best raise the attainment of the most vulnerable pupils.
The Pupil premium is allocated to children from low-income families who are currently known to be eligible for FSM in both mainstream and non-mainstream settings and children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months. It is also used for pupils who have been on the FSM register but no longer qualify. Schools have the freedom to spend the Premium, which is additional to the underlying schools budget, in a way they think will best support the raising of attainment for the most vulnerable pupils.
In order to meet the above requirements, the Governing Body and staff of Balderstone St Leonard's will ensure that provision is made which secures the teaching and learning opportunities that meet the needs of all pupils. As part of the additional provision made for pupils who belong to vulnerable groups, the Governors and staff of the school will ensure that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and clarified at termly pupil progress meetings. In making provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, the Governors and staff recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged. The Governors and staff also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals. They therefore reserve the right to allocate the Pupil Premium funding to support any pupil or groups of pupils the school has legitimately identified as being socially disadvantaged.
Pupil Premium Funding – 2017/18
We have a relatively small amount of Pupil Premium funding at Balderstone Church of England Primary School. Last year the school used this funding to contribute to one- to-one and small group tuition for a number of children. We also provided some nurture and well being support for individual children. We tracked their progress and it was felt that the additional tuition and support contributed to continued steady improvement in performance and results. This year we will continue to provide this additional support for children and also use the pupil premium to pay for school milk, extra curricular clubs, school trips and music lessons for individual children.
Pupil Premium Allocation:
2015/16 - £10,100
2016/17 - £18, 886
2017/18 - 16,700
Children in receipt of pupil premium - barriers to learning ( Identified termly and specific to our school).
Single parent family.
Bereavement owing to death of a parent.
Special educational needs and disability
Foster care, separation from family
Attitude and behaviour for learning
Self esteem ans emotional health
How pupil premium money is spent at Balderstone
The pupil premium spending strategy is reviewed by the governor's standards and effectiveness committee each term.
The money provides individual targeted support and also support for groups of children and for other vulnerable children in school.
This has included:
What is the impact of pupil premium spending ?
Self confidence and self esteem
Attendance
Enjoyment of all aspects of school life
Maintaining good academic progress from starting points
Parental engagement and support
The schools pupil premium strategy is reviewed by the governors standards and effectiveness committee termly.
Review of Pupil Premium Strategies
The attainment, progress and well being of pupil premium children is reviewed by the Senior Leadership Team each half term
It is reviewed termly by the Governor's Standards and Effectiveness Committee
The next review will be in Autumn 2018.
Impact of pupil premium spending 2016/17
EYFS
One child was in receipt of PP funding
|
|
GLD |
ATP |
Prime 2+ |
|
All pupils |
73.3% |
35.3 |
86.7 |
|
Pupils eligible for PP |
0% |
30 |
100% |
Key Stage 1
|
|
Reading expected |
Reading Greater depth |
Writing Expected |
Writing Greater depth |
Maths Expected |
Maths Greater depth |
|
All pupils |
92% |
15% |
85% |
23% |
92% |
23% |
|
Pupils eligible for PP |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Key Stage 2
|
|
Reading expected |
Reading High Standard |
Writing Expected |
Writing High standard |
Maths Expected |
Maths High standard |
|
All pupils |
92% |
69% |
85% |
23% |
85% |
46% |
|
Pupils eligible for PP |
100% |
33% |
100% |
33% |
100% |
33% |
Whole school development planning 2017/18
To increase the proportion of teaching that is outstanding.
To identify groups of children who need additional support and intervention clearly through structured pupil progress meetings
To increase the effectiveness of intervention strategies to close the gap.