Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

1.  Summary information
School / Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Academic Year / 2017/18 / Total PP budget / £241680 / Date of most recent PP Review / N/A
Total number of pupils / 758 / Number of pupils eligible for PP / 307 / Date for next internal review of this strategy / Jan 2018
2.  Current attainment
Pupils eligible for PP (your school) / Pupils not eligible for PP (national average)
Progress 8 score average / 0.21 / 0
Attainment 8 score average / 46.52 / 46
3.  Barriers to future attainment (for pupils eligible for PP)
In-school barriers (issues to be addressed in school, such as poor literacy skills)
A.  / Attainment 8 PP 46.3, non PP 54.4 and Progress 8 PP 0.12, non PP 0.49
B.  / Comparison of Reading Standardised Age Score (SAS) for PP to all students:
PP Yes / PP No / School
Year / Students / Reading SAS / Students / Reading SAS / Reading SAS
11 / 43 / 99.5 / 90 / 104.8 / 103.1
10 / 55 / 101.7 / 89 / 106.9 / 105.0
9 / 61 / 100.9 / 86 / 106.1 / 103.9
8 / 68 / 104.7 / 86 / 107.0 / 106.0
7 / 72 / 99.5 / 83 / 104.0 / 101.9
C.  / Attendance – further reduce the gap between PP (96.63%) and non PP (98.06%)
External barriers (issues which also require action outside school, such as low attendance rates)
D. / Aspirations of disadvantaged students are low in comparison to their peers, this is linked to the variance of deprivation indices of the school catchment area
4.  Desired outcomes (desired outcomes and how they will be measured) / Success criteria
A.  / To further narrow the gap in KS4 outcomes for disadvantaged students / To reduce the differential between P8 (0.39) and A8 (51.6) for PP and non PP students
B.  / To improve the literacy skills of disadvantaged students, including, reading, writing and oracy / Students have high levels of literacy which contributes to their success, reduce the differential between Reading SAS for PP and non PP students
C.  / Improved attendance of disadvantaged students, further closing the gap relative to other students in the Academy / The gap between PP (96.63%) and non PP (98.06%) is reduced further and attendance rate improved / maintained
D.  / Ensure that the EET rates for disadvantaged students are similar to / in-line with non-disadvantaged students / EET rates for all students of 96%, students receive holistic CEAIG across all year groups
5.  Planned expenditure
·  Academic year / 2017/18
The three headings below enable schools to demonstrate how they are using the Pupil Premium to improve classroom pedagogy, provide targeted support and support whole school strategies.
i. Quality of teaching for all
Desired outcome / Chosen action / approach / What is the evidence and rationale for this choice? / How will you ensure it is implemented well? / Staff lead / When will you review implementation?
A)  All students achieve their target grades / Quality first teaching and intervention available for all students / To ensure that all students maximise their opportunities and can be progress to the next stage of their chosen education / career path. Ensuring students have access to a range of intervention strategies / sessions / QA of T&L, forensic analysis of progress / attainment / attitudinal data in order to identify students a range of intervention strategies / sessions for students / SC / In-line with published to QA time line and analysis of progress / attainment / attitudinal data after each data snapshot
B) To improve the literacy skills of all students / Academy wide Appraisal target / CPL / BBL focussing upon Literacy / Students require high levels of literacy skills in order to access teaching materials and terminal examinations / Comprehensive CPL programme, focus on literacy in BBL / Festival of Learning / JRF / After each CPL activity – JRF to analyse staff survey / lesson visits / work scrutiny / student voice activities
C) Ensure attendance remains outstanding / Rigorous monitoring of punctuality and attendance by the Pastoral team and attendance officer / Attendance improves academic achievement / Rigorous monitoring of attendance / punctuality by attendance officer, Year Leaders, Tutors and classroom teachers / CB / Half-termly – attendance reports
D) Ensure EET rates are outstanding / All year groups to receive CEAIG including 1-1 interviews, work experience and Careers activities / High quality CEAIG advice reduces NEET rates and informs students of progression routes / CEAIG team to provide analysis of activities and NEET data / SC / Termly and annual analysis – CEAIG team produce a register of activities and analysis of destination data
Total budgeted cost / £123 000
ii.  Targeted support
Desired outcome / Chosen action / approach / What is the evidence and rationale for this choice? / How will you ensure it is implemented well? / Staff lead / When will you review implementation?
A)  PP students achieve their target grades / Targeted intervention / Targeted intervention has proven to be more effective / QA of T&L, forensic analysis of progress / attainment / attitudinal data in order to identify students for targeted intervention / SC / After every data snapshot – Progress analysis summary
B)  To improve the literacy skills of PP students / ·  Blue Box
·  Inference
·  Reading support
·  Read Theory website / Individualised supported, targeting of small groups and the effective deployment of staff ensures no students are missed. Including parent / carer / student responsibility ensures students benefit form ownership of their learning / Literacy co-ordinator to organise, monitor and implement the range of literacy interventions across the Academy for all year groups / KD / Termly to review the list
Total budgeted cost / £78 000
iii.  Other approaches
Desired outcome / Chosen action / approach / What is the evidence and rationale for this choice? / How will you ensure it is implemented well? / Staff lead / When will you review implementation?
A, B, C) Ensure attitudinal issues with PP students are addressed in order to improve progress, attendance and attendance rates / Analysis of PASS / ATL data in order to identify students requiring intervention / Students attitude to their education can have an enormous effective (negative and positive) on their attainment and progress and attendance / Director of Learning analyses attitudinal data and ensures YLs and Student services staff implement appropriate interventions / JM / In-line with data snapshots and PASS survey results
A, C) Ensure PP students achieve well and have high attendance rates / Subsidies for participation in enrichment activities and visits / To ensure PP students remain engaged through providing support for enrichment activities and trips / Ensure all YLs are aware of the financial support available for PP students at risk of dis-engagement / SC / Termly
Total budgeted cost / £42 000
6.  Review of expenditure
Previous Academic Year / 2016/17
i. Quality of teaching for all
Desired outcome / Chosen action / approach / Estimated impact: Did you meet the success criteria? Include impact on pupils not eligible for PP, if appropriate. / Lessons learned
(and whether you will continue with this approach) / Cost
A)  All students achieve their target grades / Quality first teaching and a rich intervention offer for all students including:
·  Curriculum development
·  CPL programme
·  Academic coaching
·  Literacy sessions
·  Literacy resources
·  MAT English / Maths roles
·  Holiday revision sessions / Progress 8 score all students: +0.39, national 0
Attainment 8 score all students: 51.6, national 44.2
5+ in English and Mathematics all students: 50%, national 39% / Ensuring quality first teaching through monitoring, providing dedicated CPL time and curriculum development ensures teaching staff deliver high quality lessons
Providing a wide range of intervention strategies / sessions for all students allow a high degree of student autonomy to which there has been a very positive response
We will be continuing with the approaches above. / £125 000
ii.  Targeted support
Desired outcome / Chosen action / approach / Estimated impact: Did you meet the success criteria? Include impact on pupils not eligible for PP, if appropriate. / Lessons learned
(and whether you will continue with this approach) / Cost
PP students achieve their target grades / Targeted intervention / Targeted intervention has proven to be more effective:
Progress 8 score PP students: +0.21, national 0
Attainment 8 score PP students: 46.52, national 44.2
5+ in English and Mathematics PP students: 42%, national 39% / Targeted intervention was much more effective than “saturated” intervention. Students and Heads of subject. Carful mapping of intervention sessions and students necessary to ensure maximum impact.
We will be continuing with the approach. / £82 000
iii.  Other approaches
Desired outcome / Chosen action / approach / Estimated impact: Did you meet the success criteria? Include impact on pupils not eligible for PP, if appropriate. / Lessons learned
(and whether you will continue with this approach) / Cost
Improved attendance for PP students / ·  Attendance officer
·  Year leaders
·  Tutors
Rewards / BWA PP attendance was 96.63%
National figure was 94.1% / A coherent attendance / punctuality strategy has had a positive effect on attendance rates. Students want to attend the Academy.
We will be continuing with the approach. / £44 000
Ensure EET rates are outstanding / All year groups to receive CEAIG including 1-1 interviews, work experience and Careers activities / High quality CEAIG advice reduces NEET rates:
NEET: 3.7% first destinations 2017, national not available to date
Sustained destinations: 2015 Academy 96%, national 94% / CEAIG team were effective their provision of impartial progression routes.
We will be continuing with this approach.