Pupil Premium funding is deployed by schools to narrow the attainment gap between students from lower income families and their peers.

Introduced in April 2011 by the Government in addition to main school funding, schools have the freedom to spend PP funding as they see fit, based upon their knowledge of students' needs.

What is the Pupil Premium (PP) funding?
How can I know how much my school has been allocated?
Progress Update
Pupil Premium Leadership
Student Progress
Personal Support for Home Learning Environment
Administration
Key Contacts
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Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2020-21

What is the Pupil Premium (PP) funding?

The Government has allocated funding to support:

students in receipt of free school meals or who have claimed FSM in the last six years
students who are looked after by the Local Authority, and
the children of Armed Service families

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How can I know how much my school has been allocated?

Pupil Premium	Pupil Premium per pupil
Pupils in Year Groups R to 6 recorded as Ever 6 FSM	£1,320
Pupils in Year Groups 7 to 11 recorded as Ever 6 FSM	£955
Pupil Premium Plus	Pupil Premium Plus per pupil
Pupils having left local authority care as a result of adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order (previously known as a residence order) Pupils who have been in local authority care for 1 day or more Pupils recorded as both eligible for FSM in the last 6 years and as being looked after (or as having left local authority care)	£2,345
Service Pupil Premium	Service Pupil Premium per pupil
Pupils attract the SPP if they meet the following criteria: one of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces they have been registered as a ‘service child’ in the school census at any point since 2011 one of their parents died whilst serving in the armed forces and the pupil receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Scheme pupils with a parent who is on full commitment as part of the full time reserve service are classed as service children	£310

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Progress Update

Summer 2019 (Externally verified) and Summer 2020 (Centre Assessed Grades)

The percentage of disadvantaged students achieving the Basics (Grade 9-5 in English and maths) was 38% compared to the 24% nationally. The percentage on non-disadvantaged students attaining the measure was 60%.

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In 2020, the percentage of disadvantages students achieving grade 5 or above in English and Maths was 34%.

The percentage of disadvantaged students entered for the EBacc (English Baccalaureate: maths, English, science, a language and geography or history) was 24% although for 2020 this figure has increased to 34%.

This reflects our strategy to ensure our disadvantaged students leave with 'cultural capital' to match their non-disadvantaged peers. The EBacc average point score (APS) for disadvantaged students was 3.41 which well above disadvantaged students nationally (3.07).

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In 2020, 34% of disadvantaged students were entered for EBacc subjects (17 from 41 students).

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In 2020, the APS was 3.85.

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Pupil Premium Leadership

Two Strategic Leads, Deputy Headteacher and Assistant Head (Behaviour, Personal Development and Welfare) are funded at 20% from Pupil Premium Funding. Each has specific responsibility for Pupil Premium; former with faculty / curricular focus and second from pastoral support angle.

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Student Progress

All staff are responsible for the progress of Pupil Premium students as part of broader responsibility for classes. To assist with this, all teaching staff have an additional 30 minutes per week for personalising their planning, assessment and feedback to Pupil Premium students and contacting parents where appropriate. Thus, teachers without any additional responsibilities will have 2.5 hours PPA and 0.5 hours Pupil Premium time per week. This will be pro-rata for part-time staff. This initiative costs £1000 per teacher per annum, therefore £110,000 per annum for our school. This will ensure that students with the greatest need will be supported by the most skilled adults in terms of teaching.

A Children's Family Support Worker (CFSW) and an Attendance Officer work alongside the House Support Managers. The CFSW supports families as part of the Early Help Offer and the Attendance Officer works at ensuring all students are in school. The aim is to reduce the gap between the attendance of Pupil Premium students and Non-Pupil Premium students.

A Learning and Safeguarding mentor (LSM) is employed to provide an individualised approach when working with Pupil Premium students. The LSM will focus on all aspects of education relevant to the student such as wellbeing, academic progress, behaviour, and attendance. The LSM is also able to co-ordinate revision work such as organising online tutoring. The LSM can be contacted by directly or by liaising with the House Support Manager. DHFS are will be looking to add to this team to promote the school focus of “no child left behind”.

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Personal Support for Home Learning Environment

In line with Children's and Families Bill, there will be an element of "Personal Budget" similar to that for children on Education, Health Care Plan.

The Extended Services Coordinator (ESC) works with Children at the Year 6 transition stage to monitor Pupil Premium students coming into the school. All Pupil Premium students will have assistance with a locker, equipment, and uniform after first term, as well as funding technology products, school visits and journeys. The ESC will work closely with the Learning mentor to work with parents to assess how funding can make a difference in the home environment.

The Learning Mentor and Pupil Premium Administrator will also work with parents of existing students in relation to improving the home learning environment e.g. provision of Internet dongle, home access to kit, be that a loaned desktop, laptop or tablet.

We will consider how best to support students to ensure that they have equal access with their peers to extra-curricular learning including hobbies.

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Administration

The introduction and roll out of Pupil Premium Funding has placed significant demands on administration and finance staff in administering the various strands. There will be an admin cost associated with the full programme which will be kept to a minimum and evaluated as the programme rolls out.

Strategy	Impact	Personnel / Resource	Cost
Leadership and Management 1	Additional time for focused tracking with leaders narrowing gaps, securing expected and better progress	Deputy Headteacher / Assistant Headteacher	25k
Student Progress 1	Pupil Premium Time significant, high quality AfL to students and parents	All teachers	Payment from Pupil Premium balance up to max 110k
Student Progress 2	Increased motivation of Pupil Premium students evidenced by increased attendance where there are issues, improved progress	Attendance Officer / Children and Families Support Worker	40k
Student progress 3	Alternative provision	Alternative Curriculum Coordinator, House Teams	On average £1000 per course
Personal Learning Environment 1	Ensure no barriers to in school learning	Provision of uniform, kit, locker, technology costs	Subject to agreement from Headteacher. Priority may be given to families where attendance and engagement are high.
Personal Learning Environment 2	Ensure no barriers to in school learning	Payment for trips and visits, breakfast	Subject to agreement from Headteacher. Priority may be given to families where attendance and engagement are high.
Personal Learning Environment 3	Ensure no barriers to out of school learning	Work with parents to address any additional needs	Subject to agreement from Headteacher. Priority may be given to families where attendance and engagement are high.
Personal Learning Environment 4	Increased attainment	Online tutoring from external agency	Subject to agreement from Headteacher. Priority may be given to families where attendance and engagement are high.