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St Jude’s Pupil Premium Policy

PUPIL PREMIUM FUNDING 2012-2014

The Pupil Premium is funding allocated by the government to address the current underlying inequalities between children qualifying for free school meals (FSM) and their wealthier peers. The aim of this funding is to provide opportunities for those pupils who are disadvantaged due to circumstances.

Schools have the responsibility of deciding how this funding is used as they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility. Schools are also held accountable for how this additional funding is used to support the learning and achievement of pupils from families facing economic difficulties.

Pupil Premium funding

Total amount

Number of Free School Meals (FSM) pupils

FSM %

April 2012 – March 2013

£39,600

42

21%

April 2013 – March 2014

£59,400

40

20%

2012 – 2013 Pupil Premium Activities:

  • Saturday enrichment  programme (Shine Project) for targeted pupils to increase social opportunities and learning experiences
  • Discount of 50% for all school trips
  • One free after school club per FSM pupil each term including music lessons
  • Individual mentoring with the school Learning Mentor to improve attendance
  • KS2 mathematics intervention group
  • KS2 mathematics extension group
  • Provide a bank of learning resources for parents to support their children at home
  • Maths and writing booster lessons for targeted groups
  • Targeted group work with DHT/Teaching Assistants

Impact:

Measure

2012

2013

Key Stage 2:

FSM

All pupils

FSM

All pupils

L4+ in both Eng & Maths

100

89

92

94

L5+ in both Eng & Maths

0

37

42

69

Average Point Score

27.2

29.6

28.6

31.4

Key Stage 1:        

Average Point Score

14.1

15.4

12.8

17.0

  • FSM pupils have made excellent progress alongside those of their non-FSM classmates. More able FSM pupils excelled at Level 5 in comparison to 2012
  • 100% attendance rate was achieved  by targeted pupils; with the school’s attendance rate achieving 97.6%
  • 100% pupils of FSM successfully participated in a variety of educational & experience enriching trips across the school
  • Outstanding learning and attainment evident in both KS1 & 2
  • 100% success achieved with parents/carers attending workshops and making use resources supplied by the school to support children’s learning at home

2013 – 2014 Pupil Premium Planned Activities:

  • Saturday enrichment  programme (Shine Project) for targeted pupils to increase social opportunities and learning experiences
  • 50% discount on all school trips for targeted pupils to broaden their experiences
  • Targeted additional support in year 6 booster lessons from Deputy Headteachers/Assistant Headteacher
  • One free after school club per FSM pupil each term including music lessons
  • Individual mentoring with the school Learning Mentor to improve social/learning skills
  • Targeted reading support with Teaching Assistants
  • Parents/carers’ workshop & purchase and of learning resources  to support learning outside the classroom
  •  Work with individuals and groups to further develop strategies to support ‘learning to learn’ activities.