Pupil Premium
In 2011-12 the Government launched its Pupil Premium funding. This money is sent to schools based on the numbers of pupils in the school who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM). From 2012-13, it has been expanded to include all children who have been eligible for FSM within the last 6 years.
This money is allocated to initiatives to ensure pupils reach their full potential, both academically and socially.
In 2018 – 2019 £25,040, 2019 – 2020 £28,020, 2020 – 2021 £24,865 and £26,210 in 2021 – 2022
This money is used to help provide for the following initiatives:-
| Spent on | Main barriers to learning/Aim of support given |
| Learning Mentor (£21,960) | To support pupils’ self-esteem, attitudes to learning, sense of well-being and enjoyment of school. |
| Learning Support Assistant one to one or small group support (Part of £21,960) | To help children reach their full potential in Maths and English. |
| One to One Tuition (£2,250) | To help children reach their full potential in Maths and English |
| Funding places on school trips (£2,000) | To enhance the curriculum, ensure the children are able to participate and to give children the opportunity to experience new and challenging activities. |
The impact of the Pupil Premium outlined above will be reviewed at the end of the academic year, July 2022, using achievement data, attendance information and well being surveys.
If your child does not have Free School Meals, but may be eligible because of your family’s income level, please contact the office (in confidence) to register them. Even if you do not wish them to have the meals, this would mean the school could still claim Pupil Premium funding that may be used to help your child.
How the Pupil Premium was used last year, 2020/21
In 2011-12 the Government launched its Pupil Premium Funding, a grant allocated to schools in addition to main school funding. The Pupil Premium for 2020 – 2021 is allocated to all schools, based on the number of pupils on roll who are known to have been eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) at any time in the last six years.
The allocated amount is £1,345 per pupil for primary school children, with adopted children receiving £2345 per pupil.
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.
- It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium, allocated to schools per FSM pupil, is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility. - Schools are free to spend the Pupil Premium as they see fit. However they will be held accountable for how they have used the additional funding to support pupils from low-income families.
Department for Education April 2012
We are committed to ensuring that Pupil Premium funding is used to:
- Narrow or close the gap between the achievement of the identified pupils and their peers.
- Raise pupil attainment through the provision of a variety of educational support programmes.
- Address underlying inequalities between the identified pupils and their peers with regard to pupil well-being, as well as academic development.
As a specific result of Pupil Premium funding we have maximised our targeting of resources to aid the development of English and Mathematics, as well as provide emotional support for vulnerable pupils, as required.
To maximise the effects of Pupil Premium funding we regularly monitor the progress and outcomes of pupils in the Pupil Premium cohort to inform future funding decisions.
A review of Pupil Premium spending in 2020 – 2021
The school received £27,555 in Pupil Premium funding in April 2020 – 2021
This money was used to help provide for the following initiatives:-
| Spent on | Aim |
| Learning Mentor (£23,305). | To support pupils’ self-esteem, attitudes to learning, sense of well-being and enjoyment of school. To support children with emotional needs which also become a barrier to learning |
| Learning Support Assistant one to one or small group support (Part of £23,305). | To help children reach their full potential in Maths and English. |
| One to One Tuition (£2,250). | To help children reach their full potential in Maths and English |
| Funding places on school trips (£2,000) | To enhance the curriculum, ensure the children are able to participate and to give children the opportunity to experience new and challenging activities. |
| Aim | Outcome |
| To support pupils’ self-esteem, attitudes to learning, sense of well-being and enjoyment of school. To support children with emotional needs which also become a barrier to learning | Learning Mentor and Play Therapy effective. Continue with these strategies. Emotional need increased after most recent lockdown. Support put in place which supported and regulated need. Team building with Sport coach and increase LSA hours across the school in bubbles. |
| To help children reach their full potential in Maths and English. | Progress made. Meeting expected level of attainment more challenging when there are also significant SEN. This needs to continue and existing progress built upon. |
| To enhance the curriculum, ensure the children are able to participate and to give children the opportunity to experience new and challenging activities. | Support offered and given where needed through hardship fund. This needs to continue. Links and information shared during pandemic of local activities and opportunities for Pupil Premium pupils |
Impact data:
Note due to COVID and subsequent Lockdown there is no 2020 or 2021 external National data.
2019 National Data:
- Above National and Essex attainment thresholds at KS2 including all of the pupils subject to PP funding
- Above National and Essex attainment thresholds at KS1, including all of the pupils subject to PP funding (except one pupil that missed the threshold in writing)
- Maintained high level of attendance across the school 96.31%, and meeting our target of 96%.
Summer 2021 internal data:
- Above (2019) National attainment thresholds at KS2. Pupil Premium children 2/3 67% (one child with significant SEN but made progress)
- Above (2019) National attainment thresholds at KS1 Pupil Premium children 2/3 67% (one child with significant SEN)
- Maintained high level of attendance across the school 96.19%, and meeting our target of 96%.
These initiatives proved to be successful. We will continue to spend our allocation in a similar way and build on the effective practice. Clavering Primary School is committed to improving practice. We will therefore continue to monitor, evaluate and review the impact of the initiatives, as outlined above, through our regular Pupil Progress Meetings in order to ensure that the funding is having a positive impact on learning, progress and attainment.
For a more detailed report of the information above –
pp_Primary_Clavering 2021 2022
PP-strategy-primary-Clavering 2020 – 2021
PP-strategy-primary-Clavering 2019 2020
PP-strategy-primary-Clavering 2018 2019
PP-strategy-primary-Clavering 2017 2018
Next review date: July 2022
