St Thomas' C of E Primary School

Pupil Premium Expenditure

Pupil Premium Summary Academic Year 2019/2020

Pupil Premium Grant £121,780

The government introduced Pupil Premium with the aim of reducing the attainment gap between the highest and lowest achieving pupils nationally, enabling more pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to go on into higher education.

Whilst schools are free to determine themselves how we spend this funding we are obliged to publish information about how the money is being spent.

The report gives our reasons and strategies we intend to adopt to make improvements we consider are necessary to give our children deemed as disadvantaged the opportunity to achieve, raising their attainment to be increasingly in line with all children nationally.

We continue with several of the strategies we have previously introduced that are aimed at promoting accelerated learning, and we regularly review the success of those strategies. 

At St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School we have a governor and a member of the SLT with responsibility for Pupil Premium (Pupil Premium Champions); leading the development of the school in this regard and coordinating the strategic leadership with the wider school community to implement the plan.  The use of Pupil Premium is overseen by Governors whose role it is to ensure that the school has accountability for the impact of its spending.

The school recognises that whilst we receive funding related to numbers of children in receipt of Free School Meals, children in the care of the local authority and children of members of the armed forces, there is also a significant number of other children in school who live in low income families and who are living in an area recognised as being in the top 20% of areas nationwide classed as socially deprived.  Therefore, where possible we use funding that includes those children whilst ensuring that this is not to the detriment of others.  We also have a significant number of children who have experienced/are experiencing numerous ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences).

Objectives

Close the gap between pupils at St Thomas’ and those nationally

• To raise the level of attainment and progress for children throughout the school, with specific reference to pupils considered disadvantaged
• Raise attendance to a level that is at or above national average
• Making the curriculum more relevant and accessible to children at our school 
• Improving standards of Reading and Writing throughout the school
• Identifying inequalities and raising attainment of those students in low income families.
• Provide challenge for more able pupils 

Background

Strategies introduced/continued:

• Employed a Pastoral Lead to work with children throughout school
• Employed a Speech and Language Therapist (1 day per week)
• Worked extensively with a Literacy Consultant to introduce a Narrative Immersion Curriculum
• Literacy Consultant worked with parents to encourage home learning
• Introduced Home School Activity Bags (TLC bags) in EYFS to support Speaking and Listening and learning in the home
• Employed a 0.4 Learning Support Teacher to work with our vulnerable/SEND children
• Continue to employ a 0.6 member of support staff to offer in class targeted support
• Continued enhanced teaching staff establishment by 0.4 class teacher to release SENDCo/DHT
• Provided additional Ed Psych visits 
• Provided relevant training for staff
• Provided booster classes for targeted pupils 
• Enhanced our music tuition to benefit more children and their peers
• Provide extrinsic rewards for excellent punctuality and attendance
• Enhanced pupils’ life experiences with subsidized curriculum visits and visitors
• Continued to provide a free to attend Breakfast Club staffed by support and pastoral staff
• Continue to provide a free to attend after school Sibling Club/Homework Club which allows children to attend other after school
• Purchase additional analytical software to be able to identify need for targeted reading interventions
• Provided additional reading scheme books
• Provided enhanced stock in School Library

Priorities for 20/21

To continue to accelerate children’s reading comprehension throughout the school, thus raising attainment and closing the gap between our children and those nationally at the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

To engage parents/carers in their child’s learning through further development of TLC bags & parental involvement working alongside their child in school in EYFS and KS1. 

To raise pupil attainment in Science throughout the school closing the attainment gap between school and National. 

Continue to work on raising attendance and punctuality to at or above National.

Pupil Premium Expenditure 19/20 Summary

Pupil Premium Proposed Expenditure Year 2020/2021

Pupil Premium Grant £121,780

The government introduced Pupil Premium with the aim of reducing the attainment gap between the highest and lowest achieving pupils nationally, enabling more pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to go on into higher education.

Whilst schools are free to determine themselves how we spend this funding we are obliged to publish information about how the money is being spent.

The report gives our reasons and strategies we intend to adopt to make improvements we consider are necessary to give our children deemed as disadvantaged the opportunity to achieve, raising their attainment to be increasingly in line with all children nationally.

We continue with several of the strategies we have previously introduced that are aimed at promoting accelerated learning, and we regularly review the success of those strategies. 

At St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School we have a governor and a member of the SLT with responsibility for Pupil Premium (Pupil Premium Champions); leading the development of the school in this regard and coordinating the strategic leadership with the wider school community to implement the plan.  The use of Pupil Premium is overseen by Governors whose role it is to ensure that the school has accountability for the impact of its spending.

The school recognises that whilst we receive funding related to numbers of children in receipt of Free School Meals, children in the care of the local authority and children of members of the armed forces, there is also a significant number of other children in school who live in low income families and who are living in an area recognised as being in the top 20% of areas nationwide classed as socially deprived.  Therefore, where possible we use funding that includes those children whilst ensuring that this is not to the detriment of others.  We also have a significant number of children who have experienced/are experiencing numerous ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences).

Priorities

To reduce the attainment gap between pupils at St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School and pupils nationally

• To continue to accelerate children’s reading comprehension throughout the school, thus raising attainment and closing the gap between our children and those nationally at the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
• To further engage parents/carers in their child’s learning through further development of TLC bags & parental involvement working alongside their child in school in EYFS and KS1.
• To raise pupil attainment in Science throughout the school closing the attainment gap between school and National. 
• Continue to work on raising attendance and punctuality to at or above National.

Proposed Strategies

Pupil Premium Proposed Expenditure for 20/21