Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium

Pupil Premium – 2013 – 2014

Purpose

The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most.

The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to schools to work with pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years (known as ‘Ever 6 FSM’). Schools also receive funding for children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months, and children of service personnel.

Accountability

The Government believes that head teachers and school leaders should decide how to use the Pupil Premium. They are held accountable for the decisions they make through:

  • the performance tables which show the performance of disadvantaged pupils compared with their peers
  • the new Ofsted inspection framework, under which inspectors focus on the attainment of pupil groups, in particular those who attract the Pupil Premium
  • the new reports for parents that schools now have to publish online

 

Funding

In most cases the Pupil Premium is paid direct to schools, allocated to them for every pupil who receives free school meals. Schools decide how to use the funding, as they are best placed to assess what additional provision their pupils need. 2013-14 Camelot School received £183,600 in pupil premium. 204 pupils were entitled to free school meals.

The grid below shows how we allocated Pupil Premium in 2013-14:

Pupil Premium used for: Amount allocated Year groups
After school clubs in E and M to all children in these classes. Three differentiated groups. Twice per week. £3000 Y6
Additional teacher for English working with targeted groups £29498 Y5-Y6
Trained teacher with specialism in Behaviour to support children 1:1 or in small groups. £34,380 KS1 and KS2
Homework club offered to pupils in Y3-Y4-Y5 three hours per week £2718 Y3-Y4 -Y5
2 Additional teachers working with targeted groups of children in E and M one day per week in each class. £55627 Y1-Y2-Y3-Y4
2 weeks Easter classes in M and E Three days per week for targeted groups of children £4260 Y6
We are purchasing a new handwriting scheme £2000 Whole school
Extend home reading scheme to KS2 classes £4133 Y4-Y5-Y6
Purchase resources to further develop S&L areas in each classroom across the school £3000 Whole school
Additional learning mentor with Maths specialism to work with targeted individuals and  groups of pupils £26,257 Y5 and Y6
Y6 Residential visit to the Eden project in Cornwall £5800 Y6
Purchase 2 laptops for the library £1080 Whole school
Purchase 35 tablets £6650 KS2
Maths for mums and dads £300 Y1-Y6

 

Pupil Premium Impact 2013-2014

 How well do pupils in receipt of Free School meals do at Camelot

Due to the support provided children who were eligible for Free School meals achieved well at the end of KS 2 ( Year 6).

Year 6 SATS (2014)

Measures Level 4 FSM Level 4Non FSM Level 5FSM Level 5Non FSM

Reading

92%

86%

23%

52%

Writing

92%

82%

15%

34%

Maths

92%

93%

31%

32%

 

The support put in place across the school had a positive impact on the attainment and progress of pupils eligible for Free School meals.

Gaps closed between FSM and Non- FSM in year 2 with FSM pupils achieving more level 2b+ than Non-FSM. There continues to be a gap to close for higher achievers in this year group and will be a focus in the coming year.

In year groups where the attainment gap did not narrow progress of FSM and non FSM pupils continued to be good.

With the support provided by the end of Key stage 2 (year 6) the gap in attainment between FSM and Non-FSM had reduced and FSM pupils achieved a greater percentage of level 4’s. We recognise and will be addressing the gap which continues to be evident for higher achievers with a particular focus on free school meals pupils achieving level 5 in the coming year.

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