What is Pupil Premium?

Pupil Premium is a type of funding additional to the main school funding.  It is received from the government each academic year and is allocated to students under a few different criteria, the main being for those students from low-income families who are eligible for Free School Meals. The following groupings are also eligible for the Pupil Premium; Looked After Children and children with parents in the armed forces.

Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit within specific parameters.

The initiative started in 2011 when £488 was allocated for each eligible student, this amount increasing to £600 for each student in 2012 £900 for the year ending 2013 and £930 for the academic year 2013-2014. In 2012, the eligibility for Pupil Premium was extended to students who have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point in the last 6 years, so a year 8 student who was eligible when they were in year 3 would count. This 6 year eligibility is known as the ‘Ever 6 Free School Meals Measure’.

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy received £74630 for the year 2013-2014.

 

Use of the Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium at Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy is used to pay for a range of student support activities and interventions. These monies  were spent in the following ways;

 

Type of Provision: Learning and achievement across the school

Description

Rationale

Cost (£)

Impact

Additional numeracy and literacy lessons for those who have fallen behind

To allow the delivery of more of the basic number and literacy work to a cohorts of students, delivered to small class sizes

£1 198

To keep the levels of progress in English and maths  above the national average for this particular focus group and to improve year on year

Additional in class directed support and personalised interventions

To help students improve their progression in the various subject areas

£18 538

 

To keep the GCSE results and Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 levels of progression above the national average for this particular focus group

Lunchtime sessions and extra classes

To help students improve on the examination result they would have achieved should these not be offered

£11 108

To keep the GCSE results and Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 levels of progression above the national average for this particular focus group

One to one direct interventions

To help students improve on the examination result they would have achieved should these not be offered

£18 702

To keep the GCSE results and Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 levels of progression above the national average for this particular focus group

Revision packs and materials for students

To help students improve on the examination result they would have achieved should these not be offered

£789

To look at a year on year improvement in academic outcomes in the subject areas for this particular focus group and above the national average for this particular focus group

Additional revision sessions, homework sessions, intervention sessions and examination support

To help students improve on the examination result they would have achieved should these not be offered

£7 052

 

To look at a year on year improvement in academic outcomes in the subject areas for this particular focus group and above the national average for this particular focus group

To keep the GCSE results and Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 levels of progression above the national average for this particular focus group

Laptops and other extra ICT equipment and interventions

To ensure these students do not fall behind their peers and they have all the appropriate materials to help them with their studies, the materials support these learners

£1 630

To increase the value added scores for this group and keep above the national average

Speech and language groups including social groups

Specifically trained staff to work with small groups of students, no more than 4 in a group to work on communication skills and social interaction

£122

To keep the English Baccalaureate subject area scores for each student above the national averages, for the EBACC itself and the English and maths components of this qualification, this being for this particular focus group

A member of staff to act as an achievement mentor who will meet the student on a one to one basis on a weekly (or fortnightly) basis either subject specific or for whole school issues

 

Works closely with the students in year 11 to ensure students do not fall behind with their coursework/controlled assessments and homework, as well as confronting and discussing any issues that may arise for the student

£6 894

To maintain the average points score for each student above the national averages for this particular focus group

 

Paired reading programmes and reading and spelling club

To further improve the achievement of those students with literacy difficulties

£471

To enhance literacy for targeted groups with an identified need.

Dyslexia programmes to help students with literacy problems

To further improve the achievement of those students with reading difficulties

£5 206

To collect evidence from the dyslexia programme being run with these students.

Able, Gifted and Talented activities

A staff member whose role it is to co-ordinate the AG&T across the school, liaising with different departments and putting into place a variety of activities for these students

£0

To ensure the academic performance of these students is above the national expectations in terms of levels of progression and academic outcomes

Type of Provision: Social, Emotional & Behavioural

Full time first aider

A qualified first aider is on call at all times to help with any first aid issues

£0

To increase in attendance figures as students are encouraged to stay in school unless their illness dictates that they need to go home

School nurse

The school nurse has weekly ‘drop in’ sessions where students can discuss any medical or personal issues

£0

To increase in attendance figures as students have a person who is not a member of the school staff to whom they can discuss issues and feel secure in school

School youth worker

The youth worker  has weekly ‘drop in’ sessions where students can attend ‘Christian activities’ and he is also available should any student wish to discuss any personal issues

£0

To increase in attendance figures as students have a person who is not a member of the school staff to whom they can discuss issues and feel secure in school

Tracking target card

To focus students on their academic achievement

£188

To focus the students’ attitude to their learning

Type of Provision: Families and Communities

Engagement of parents in the learning of the students

Parents for learning for Year 7 maths

£0

To improve attendance and attitudes to learning by the students and engage the parents in support with their child’s learning

Engagement of parents in the learning of the students

Parents for learning for Year 11 maths, English and science

£0

To improve attendance and attitudes to learning by the students and engage the parents in support with their child’s learning

Engagement of parents in the learning of the students

Regular feedback to parents/guardians

£2 566

To improve attendance and attitudes to learning by the students and engage the parents in support with their child’s learning

Assist with day to day items

Uniform and other items

£546

To ensure students do not feel out of place in the school community

Type of Provision: Enrichment beyond the curriculum

Whole school rewards system with a rewards shop

Students actively encouraged and enjoy ‘cashing in’ their points for a variety of rewards

£0

To improve attendance and attitudes to learning by rewards

Trips, Christmas celebrations, Year 11 Prom etc

Rewards for ‘going the extra mile’ in the students’ learning

£96

To improve attendance and attitudes to learning by rewards

A variety of lunchtime and after school extra-curricular activities

A whole host of none curricular activities for the engagement of the students

£2 092

To improve attendance and attitudes to learning by rewards

Year 10 work experience day

To raise the aspirations and to enrich the life experiences of the students and with initial preparation to the world of work

£0

To increase the aspirations of the year 10 students

Careers advice

An independent qualified careers advisor to discuss post 16 options with Year 9 and Year 11

£0

To focus the students’ attitude to their learning and to helps with post 16 choices as well as option choices in Year 9

Author visit

To improve the aspirations of the students in their reading

£226

To focus the students’ attitude to their reading and help improve the standards in this area

Singing lessons

To raise the aspirations and to enrich the life experiences of the students

£718

To provide additional opportunities for students

Total

 

 

£78 142

 

 

PUPIL PREMIUM (DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS) GCSE SUMMARY REPORT FOR 2014.

VALIDATED RAISE ON-LINE DATA.

5 A*-C

The 5 A*-C inc. English and Maths measure shows a significant closing of the gap between Pupil Premium and Non-Pupil Premium students in 2014. Our Pupil Premium students significantly out-performed National Non-PP students in 2014. Similarly, the 5 A*-C measure shows a significant closing the gap between Pupil Premium and Non-Pupil Premium students.

5 A*-C inc. English and Maths

2011

2012

2013

2014

School Pupil Premium

 

50%

 

64%

Sig +

47%

 

78%

Whole School Non- Pupil Premium

 

84%

Sig +

83%

Sig +

80%

84%

National Non- Pupil Premium

 

61%

64%

67%

62% 

Sig+ indicates where, on RAISE ONLINE, the school value differs significantly (positively) from the corresponding national value for this group.

Sig+  / Sig – is not reported in 2014 Raise for this measure

 

5 A*-C

2011

2012

2013

2014

School Pupil Premium

 

50%

79%

47%

 

83%

Whole School Non- Pupil Premium

 

90%

92%

85%

87%

National Non- Pupil Premium

 

 

 

 

72%

 

English and Mathematics A* - C

In English A* - C in 2014, our Pupil Premium students did far better than non-Pupil Premium students nationally. The in school gap between PP and Non-PP is consistently less than the national gap, and this closed considerably in 2014.

English A*-C

2011

2012

2013

2014

School Pupil Premium

 

83%

71%

67%

91%

Sig+

Whole School Non- Pupil Premium

 

93%

Sig +

84%

Sig +

90%

Sig +

94%

Sig+

National Pupil Premium

 

46%

47%

50%

 51%

National Non- Pupil Premium

 

72%

72%

74%

 73%

 

In Mathematics A* - C in 2014, our Pupil Premium students did significantly better than non-Pupil Premium students nationally. The in school gap between PP and Non-PP since 2011 has been consistently less than the national gap, and this closed considerably in 2014. Bishop Rawstorne PP students do considerably better than National PP students.

Maths A*-C

2011

2012

2013

2014

School Pupil Premium

 

50%

79%

67%

87%

Sig+

Whole School Non- Pupil Premium

 

85%

Sig +

91%

Sig +

86%

Sig +

90%

Sig+

National Pupil Premium

 

42%

50%

53%

49% 

National Non- Pupil Premium

 

68%

75%

77%

74% 

 

GCSE Points Score

Bishop Rawstorne Pupil Premium students consistently achieve significantly higher GCSE points totals than their PP peers nationally. In three of the last four years, our PP students matched or exceeded the points total of the national non-Pupil Premium students. The in school points score gap is consistently below that seen nationally, and has closed considerably this year.

Capped Total Points Score – GCSE Only

2011

2012

2013

2014

School Pupil Premium

 

288

Sig +

314

Sig +

280

Sig +

351

Sig+

Whole School Non- Pupil Premium

 

369

Sig +

363

Sig +

357

Sig +

373

Sig+

National Pupil Premium

 

198

208

214

 258

National Non- Pupil Premium

 

288

296

300

325 

 

English and Mathematics Expected Progress

Bishop Rawstorne Pupil Premium students consistently make more progress than their National PP peers in English.  The in school progress gap between PP and Non-PP has been similar to the national gap in the last two years, but has closed considerably in 2014. In 2014, a higher percentage of our PP students made three or more levels of progress, when compared with National Non- PP students.

English Expected Progress

2011

2012

2013

2014

School Pupil Premium

 

100%

64%

67%

86%

Sig+

Whole School Non- Pupil Premium

 

96%

Sig +

84%

Sig +

89%

Sig +

93%

Sig+

National Pupil Premium

 

54%

53%

56%

 58%

National Non- Pupil Premium

 

74%

72%

74%

75% 

 

In terms of Mathematics progress, Bishop Rawstorne Pupil Premium students have consistently made considerably better progress than their National PP peers.  In fact, over the last three years, our PP students have matched or exceeded the progress made by national non-Pupil Premium students. The in school progress gap between PP and Non-PP has been smaller than the national gap in the last two years, and in 2014 our PP students actually exceeded the progress made by our non-PP students.

Maths Expected Progress

2011

2012

2013

2014

School Pupil Premium

 

40%

 

79%

Sig +

73%

91%

Sig+

Whole School Non- Pupil Premium

 

85%

Sig +

92%

Sig +

88%

Sig +

90%

Sig+

National Pupil Premium

 

44

51%

54%

48% 

National Non- Pupil Premium

 

67%

73%

76%

 71%