BrandlesPupil Premium FundingImpact Statementfor 2016/2017

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Number of pupils and pupil premium / Grant (PPG) 2015/2016 / Grant (PPG) 2016/2017
The total number of pupils on roll / 40 / 49
Total number of pupils eligible for funding / 24 / 30
Funding amount per PPG pupil / £935 / £935
Total funding allocated / £22440.00 / £28050.00

The funding is received for those children in receipt of; Free School Meals (current year) FSM’s as well as any pupil that has been in receipt of one in the past six years (Ever 6), children who have been in the care of the Local Authority (CLA) for one or more days, children who have also left the care of the Local Authority due to adoption, a special guardianship or a child arrangement order.

Each year the Link Governor for Pupil Premium, the Head Teacher, Pupil Premium Staff Link and Governors review the use of the funding so that we can:

  • Report on the funding and figures for the full year.
  • Report the outcomes both academically and vocationally and celebrate this cohort of pupils and their achievements.
  • Carry out various visits relating to the use of funding, these are linked to the School Improvement Plan and School Self Evaluation – in the Autumn term the impact report is reviewed by Governors before being uploaded to our website in accordance with DFE statutory requirements.
  • Use the information within this report to inform the spending statement for 2017/18.

How effective has our spending of the Pupil Premium funding been and what has been the impact for our students?

All of our students have Educational Health Care Plans (EHCP) of Special Educational Needs for Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Some of our students have very complex needs such as ADHD, SDS and MLD. This funding enables us to support these students further in their education and to meet their needs. We have broken our impact down in four key areas;

  1. Allocation of funds and the impact
  2. Outcomes for both academic and vocational qualifications
  3. Impact of funds on attendance
  4. Impact of funds on behaviour
  1. Allocation of our funding for 2016/2017

Allocation of Expenditure / 2015/2016 Academic Year / Allocation of Expenditure / 2016/2017 Academic Year / 2016/2017
Impact of Funding
Curriculum support small group work / £7850.00 / Curriculum support small group work / £8175.00 / To allow students to increase their rate of progress, to encourage peer to peer support to nurture the growth of self-esteem and confidence. To develop students’ interpersonal skills, build resilience, foster team work and develop their communication skills – prepare students for the working world. To nurture life skills which enable students to become learning ready.
One to one support for pupils / £7140.00 / One to one support for pupils / £8470.00 / To motivate students in their learning, provide therapeutic support to engage the students in their learning. To help pupils focus at the start of the day. Intensive tutoring support in Maths and English. Personalised learning plans are in place from accurate assessments which identify the gaps in learning.
Transport funding accessibility for these pupils / £500.00 / Transport funding accessibility for these pupils / £500.00 / Facilitate and support students to access school and education. Our students often travel significant distance to attend school. Work with families to support students.
Extra-curricular activities ** / £2000.00 / Extra-curricular activities / £445.00 / Careers information, working within the community, learning new skills. Students are also accessing virtual learning now from home on the SAM Learning platform which is making learning more accessible for them outside of school hours.
Curricular activities ** / £4950.00 / Curricular activities / £10460.00 / This and the one above are closely linked as our students often find it hard to access the curriculum in the traditional way. The alternative provision works alongside the curriculum to give students the ability to attain a vocational qualification whilst working outside the classroom. Students are now leaving schools with additional qualifications, making further education and/or work more accessible.
Total spend / £22440.00 / Total spend / £28050.00 / £28050.00
KS4 (leavers) Outcomes 2016 / KS4 (leavers) Outcomes 2017 / Contextual Notes
5 X A*G or equivalent / 0% / 0/8 students / 5 X A*G or equivalent / 17% / 2/12 students / All students were in receipt of Pupil Premium Funding (PPG funding).
A*G / 25% / 2/8 students / A*G or equivalent / 83% / 10/12 students / Of the 83% only three students were not in receipt of PPG funding.
A*G inc EM / 25% / 2/8 student / A*G inc EM / 42% / 5/12 students
A*G English / 25% / 2/8 students / 9-1 English / 42% / 5/12 students / Of these 42% only one was NOT in receipt of PPG funding.
A*G Maths / 37.5% / 3/8 students / 9-1 Maths / 59% / 7/12 students / Of these 59% only two were not in receipt of PPG funding.
Entry Level Cert Eng / 62.5% / 5/8 students / Entry Level Cert Eng / 42% / 5/12 students
Entry Level Func Skills Eng / 50% / 4/8 students / Entry Level Func Skills Eng / 33% / 4/12 students
Entry Level Cert Maths / 0% / 0/8 students / Entry Level Cert Maths / 8% / 1/12 students / This student is a CLA (Child Looked After) student and in receipt of PPG funding.
Entry Level Func Skills Maths / 0% / 0/8 students / Entry Level Func Skills Maths / 33% / 4/12 students
Vocational Quals / 50% / 4/8 students / Vocational Quals / 66% / 8/12 students
  1. Academic Outcomes

Context

  • The data on the DfE differs for the schools data as the DfE data is unvalidated at this time, school however has real time data of what is presently happening with these students.
  • All 12 students have gone on to further education, traineeships or are working; these students onward journeys and successes are being monitored by Brandles.
  • Pupil Premium pupils are performing better than pupils not in receipt of the funding.
  • CLA pupils and Pupil Premium pupils all have individualised plans in place to support their learning.
  • A refocused and balanced curriculum is providing students with engaging learning opportunities across a wide spectrum of academic and vocational opportunities giving students the optimum chance of leaving school with as many qualifications as possible.
  • Transition into year 7 has been reviewed and the process is being started much earlier.
  • Students have been involved in shaping their school.Students have provided valuable feedback and had opportunities to get involved with staff and senior leadership recruitment. Students also run their School Council and have focused on the key areas of Behaviour. Behaviour in and around school has improved dramatically and students have helped to write the new Behaviour policy.
  1. Vocational Outcomes **- Impact of our spending for 2016/17

PP Spend & Impact / Cost / Nos of Students / Av Impact on Att. / Av Impact on Beh / Av Impact on Enga / Percentage of students showing increase in progress
Wheels / £3733 / 3 / 60% / 40% / 70% / 33%
Build a Boat / £419 / 1 / 20% / 0% / 0% / 0%
Rewards / £425 / 10 / 12% / 16% / 18% / 64%
Graffiti / £236 / 10 / 15% / 37% / 66% / 80%
Coaching / £450 / 3 / 50% / 80% / 76% / 5%
Bushcraft continued below / £4440 / 26 / yr 7 6% / yr7 27 % / yr 7 23% / 100%
yr 8 6% / yr 8 17% / yr8 6% / 83%
yr 9 14% / yr 9 11% / yr 9 28% / 83%
Yr10 13% / Yr10 15% / Yr10 9% / 50%
Trips / £2354 / 26 / yr 7 -2% / yr 7 5% / yr 7 0% / 100%
yr 8 15% / yr 8 12% / yr 8 8% / 83%
yr 9 1% / yr 9 2% / yr 9 1% / 83%
Yr10 13% / Yr10 15% / Yr10 12% / 50%
Science / £320 / 26 / yr 7 0% / yr 7 11% / yr 7 4% / 100%
yr 8 8% / yr 8 19% / yr 8 8% / 83%
yr 9 -3% / yr 9 14% / yr 9 21% / 83%
Yr10 -8% / Yr10 7% / Yr10 9% / 50%
Breakfast Club / £865 / 26 / This is open to all so it is difficult to measure impact as we have no intention of taking it away
Connexions / £3000 / 11 / All 11 have made3 applications to college. Pathway paperwork has all been completed to provide support for students whilst at college. All but 4 have attended taster days. Those who have not attended taster days will be attending over the next three weeks. One now has a full time job with training. The other is working with Nova Training.
Outdoor Pursuits / £1368 / 26 / yr 7 3% / yr 7 3% / yr 7 6% / 100%
yr 8 15% / yr 8 15% / yr 8 11% / 83%
yr 9 1% / yr 9 14% / yr 9 16% / 83%
Yr10 13% / Yr10 8% / yr10 8% / 50%
Ingredients / £1682 / 26 / N/A
Transition / £50 / 8 / N/A
Right Trax / £4625 / 12 / This was opened to Brandles students and NHAS students. 66% of Brandles students attained a BTEC Certificate through the course
Recycle My cycle / £480 / 2 / 2% / 22% / 14% / 7%
Turn the Tide / £1248 / 4 / 20% / 24% / 20% / 7%
Literacy 1 to 1 / £860 / 26 / 90% of students receiving 1 to 1 support in reading (9 out of 10) have made progress. The greatest improvement was made by boys who joined the school in year 7 and who have attended regularly. (See literacy data)
One-to-one / £720 / 12 / 23% / 42% / 37% / 70%
Young Ed / £840 / 4 / 5% / 10% / 20% / 25%
£28115
  1. Impact on Attendance

Pupil Premium funding is used to close the gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students. You can see from the graph below that there is no discernible gap between Pupil Premium Pupils and non-disadvantaged and students who are non-Pupil Premium. In fact our Pupil Premium students attend better (6%) in all categories other than those with Autism and our three students who were in LEA care last year.

4.Impact on Behaviour

The behaviour graphs illustrate that a far larger percentage of students achieved 500+ positive behaviour points in the pupil premium group (56%) than the non-pupil premium group (21%).