The Government’s current measure of disadvantage is any child who is or has been eligible to Free School Meals in the past six years. Evidence suggests that the average performance of disadvantaged children is below that of non-disadvantaged children and that progress is slower. The Pupil Premium, introduced in April 2011, seeks to address these inequalities by providing schools with additional funding to both raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap with other pupils.
The school will receive Pupil Premium totalling £297,500 for 2015-16, based upon Census figures collected in October 2014. This funding relates to 225 eligible children amongst a statutory school age population of 417; in other words 54%. This is much higher than the national average. Please see the school’s Pupil Premium Grant Allocation 2015-2016 for more detail regarding specific projects.
Below is a table showing the performance of disadvantaged children at our school, compared to their peers both within the school and nationally. Their performance in all areas is above the national average for disadvantaged children and in most cases is also above the national average for other pupils. Three year trends also show improved attainment and evidence of closing the gaps with peers.
| |
Performance
Measurement |
Disadvantaged Pupils
(2014-2015) |
Other Pupils within School |
National Average for Disadvantaged pupils |
National Average for Other pupils |
| Phonics |
Percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard in Year 1 phonics screening |
84%*** |
83% |
66% |
80% |
| Percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard by the end of Year 2 |
94%*** |
88% |
84% |
92% |
| KS1 |
Average Points Score at KS1: Overall |
16.8*** |
16.8 |
14.8 |
16.6 |
| Average Points Score at KS1: Reading |
17.2** |
17.3 |
15.2 |
17.1 |
| Average Points Score at KS1: Writing |
15.7* |
16.2 |
14.0 |
15.8 |
| Average Points Score at KS1: Mathematics |
17.5*** |
16.8 |
15.1 |
16.9 |
| KS1 to KS2 |
Percentage making expected progress in Reading |
91%* |
96% |
88% |
92% |
| Percentage making expected progress in Writing (TA) |
100%*** |
100% |
92% |
95% |
| Percentage making expected progress in Mathematics |
100%*** |
100% |
86% |
91% |
| KS2 |
Percentage of KS2 pupils achieving Level 4 or above in Mathematics, Reading and Writing |
78%* |
87% |
70% |
85% |
| Percentage of KS2 pupils achieving Level 4 or above in Maths |
92%** |
96% |
80% |
90% |
| Percentage of KS2 pupils achieving Level 4 or above in Reading |
84%* |
87% |
83% |
92% |
| Percentage of KS2 pupils achieving Level 4 or above in Writing |
84%* |
91% |
79% |
90% |
| Percentage of KS2 pupils achieving Level 4 or above in GPS |
86%** |
91% |
71% |
84% |
All figures taken from RAISEonline Summary 2015 based on unvalidated data
* above the national average for disadvantaged children, but below the national average for other pupils
** above national averages for both disadvantaged and other pupils
*** above the national average and equal or higher attainment compared to other pupils within school
