PUPIL PREMIUM STRATEGY STATEMENT

  1. SUMMARY INFORMATION

School / OLIVE AP ACADEMY SUFFOLK (CENTRAL) (formerly Kingsfield PRU)
Academic Year / 2016/17 / Total PP Budget / £ 16867.75 / Date of PP Review / Sept 2016
Qtr 2(16/17 budget) / £5134
Qtr 3(16/17 budget) / £5298.50
Qtr 4(16/17 budget) / £5032.25
Qtr 1(17/18 budget) / £1793.23
Total no. of places / 60 / No. of Pupils eligible for PP/LAC/Adopted from Care
Jan 2016 / 5 / Date of next PP Review / Jan 2017
2. STUDENT OUTCOMES AND CURRENT ATTAINMENT
2.A Current student attainment
2.A / The Olive AP Academy includes 34 students eligible for the pupil premium. These students represent 64% of the Centre, illustrated as blue in the bar graph below.
The current year 11 cohort includes 10 pupil premium students, which represents 59% of the year group.

2.A.1 / Year 11 current attainment at the Olive AP Academy / National Averages for all students at AP Centres[i]
(Data for PP students only is not published)
English
Entries / 50% of Pupil Premium students are entered for GCSE English.
[100% for not pupil premium] / The national average for all students in AP Centres is 42%.
English
Passes / 100% of Pupil premium students are passing at grade (Grade G+) in GCSE English.
[80% for not pupil premium] / The national average for all students in AP Centres is 84%.
Maths Entries / 50% of Pupil Premium students are entered for GCSE Mathematics.
[71% for not pupil premium] / The national average for all students in AP Centres is 62%.
Maths Passes / 100% of Pupil premium students are passing at grade (Grade G+) in GCSE Mathematics.
[100% for not pupil premium] / The national average for all students in AP Centres is 64%.
2.A.2 / Other Year groups
Year / English on Track
[Not PP in brackets] / Maths on Track
[Not PP in brackets]
2.A.3 / Year 10 / 50% [there are no non PP] / 75% [there are no non PP]
2.A.4 / Year 9 / 60% [33%] / 40% [33%]
2.A.5 / Year 8 / 50% [50%] / 100% [50%]
2.A.6 / Year 7 / 50% [50%] / 50% [100%]
2.BHistoric student outcomes – Class of 2016
2.B / The class of 2016 included 5 students eligible for the pupil premium. These students represented 56% of the cohort.
2.C / The outcomes of the pupil premium students exceeded that of all students in AP centres in the following key performance indicators:
  • English GCSE entries
  • Maths GCSE entries
  • Maths GCSE passes

Student outcomes at the Olive AP Academy Suffolk (Central) / National Averages for all students at AP Centres[ii]
(Data for PP students only is not published)
# qualifications / Students on averaged achieved 4 GCSE qualifications. / The national average for all students in AP centres is 2.2.
English
Entries / 100% of Pupil Premium students were entered for GCSE English.
[100% for not pupil premium] / The national average for all students in AP Centres is 42%.
English
Passes / 80% of Pupil premium students achieved a pass grade (Grade G+) in GCSE English.
[75% for not pupil premium] / The national average for all students in AP Centres is 84%.
Maths Entries / 100% of Pupil Premium students were entered for GCSE Mathematics.
[100% for not pupil premium] / The national average for all students in AP Centres is 62%.
Maths Passes / 100% of Pupil premium students achieved a pass grade (Grade G+) in GCSE Mathematics.
[75% for not pupil premium] / The national average for all students in AP Centres is 64%.
3. BARRIERS TO ATTAINMENT
A. / Literacy/learning/language and communication difficulties
B. / Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties
C. / Time previously missing education
D. / Poor attendance
4. DESIRED OUTCOMES / SUCCESS CRITERIA (HOW THEY WILL BE MEASURED)
A: / Raised attainment of all PP/LAC pupils / Analysis of data provided by class teachers /Headteacher at pupil progress meetings and Management Committee.
C. / More parental involvement/communication / Increased number of positive phone calls to parents as recorded on pink sheets
D. / Reduction in negative pupil behaviour / Reduction in the number of incident report forms, reduction in vandalism charges incurred by the school for repair
E. / Social, emotional and mental health needs are being addressed / Evidence of liaison with outside agencies for advice and recommendation and internal interventions and support in place.
F. / Quality first teaching for all pupils. Evidence of well planned lessons delivered to a good to outstanding level that lead to increased pupil attainment. / Observations, learning walks and work scrutiny by SLT, and monitoring by the Local Authority School Improvement Officer and the Management Committee will show evidence of quality first teaching across all key stages.
G. / All pupils will have access to/be included in available activities / Increase the number of educational visits and curriculum options available. Subsidise by using PP where appropriate for individual pupils.
5. PLANNED EXPENDITURE
Academic year / 2017/18
6. Review of expenditure
Previous Academic Year / 2016/17
i.QUALITY OF TEACHING FOR ALL PUPILS
Desired outcome / Chosen action/approach / What has worked well/less well / Planned pathway and improvements for the forthcoming year 2017/18 / Cost
2016/17
Increase in progress levels attained by all pupils / Increase in teacher training,mentoring and support provided by senior leadership and Olive School Improvement partners, carried out through in-house training, peer mentoring/buddy system and through learning walks and teaching observations / Teachers have been supported where required, others have felt empowered and have become more engaged in their roles.
Observations have resulted in identification of those teachers who need further support to achieve good/outstanding and support put in place. / More permanent teaching staff to ensure continuity of engagement with pupils.
Continued opportunities for professional development, monitoring of teaching and learning to ensure that all pupils can access quality first teaching. / In-house training and support plus support by Olive Advisers paid from County
Identification of pupil progress through appropriate monitoring and recording / Olive School Improvement Adviser has devised a monitoring system for all pupils which enables progress to be easily identified and tracked. The adviser has also provided training for all members of staff delivering lessons and interventions to pupils in order that data can be input accurately / The impact of this system has meant that pupil progress can be measured and it is invaluable in highlighting pupils who are not making the necessary gains. / To continue to develop the monitoring system to ensure that evidence is clear and measurable. / C
Olive Adviser time paid from County contibution to Olive
Ability to identify different pupil needs / Purchase of various programmes namely LUCID, PASS, IDL Cloud to assist with identifying pupil requirements. Introduction of assessment materials for early and continued identification of needs.
Introduction of improved induction process and Induction and Assessment Policy drafted. / Pupils have been assessed and intervention programmes identified.
A clear pathway of assess, plan, do review is now in place. / Some of the systems have not been used by staff and it has been decided not to continue with PASS for example. A clear pathway of support and intervention will be in place for all pupils.
Regular assessments will be carried out to measure impact of interventions. / £
£500
Increased progress levels across the board / 2 x LSA’s trained in providing Entry level Assessments in Literacy and Numeracy.
Literacy and Maths across the curriculum policies have been drafted. / Pupils’ levels are assessed on entry to the school and within school so that appropriate interventions can be put in place.
Training has not yet been fully used for the benefit of pupils but is now timetabled. / Regular assessments in spelling, reading and comprehension to inform on pupil progress. Literacy and numeracy across the curriculum will be evident. / £800
Improvement in Literacy / Renewal Suffolk Library service subscription.
Literacy across the curriculum policy has been written and approved. / Library has not been used as originally thought. The service will not be continued in 2017/18. / Training on Literacy across the curriculum will be put in place. / £250
Literacy Intervention for Pupils to improve their reading and writing skills and to generally increase pupil attainment / Intervention carried out by LSA’s / Not all pupils have yet had the required interventions.
There has been an increase in reading and writing skills for those who have had 1:1 intervention / Continued interventions will be monitored for impact.
Literacy across the curriculum will be implemented. / £3315
Increased attainment for Yr 11 pupils / Additional GCSE’s/ BTEC’s and other recognised qualifications made available to increase pupil life outcomes / Outcomes are not yet known but a greater range of qualifications is expected to expand pupils’ knowledge and attainment. / The range of options available will continue to be monitored and amended as appropriate. / £520
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 / Planned pathway and improvements for the forthcoming year 2017/18 / Cost
Weekly attendance of specific pupils at Groups and Organisations which will increase self-esteem and self-confidence and social interaction and independence through various types of activities / Weekly attendance at alternative options e.g. Art Heads (Art Therapeutic Group), Care Farm Attendance on a weekly basis by specific pupils at Green Light Trust during a 16 week period including the attainment of a qualification at the end of the period / Pupils attending these groups and organisations have found them to be beneficial and they have contributed in raising pupils self-esteem.
Green Light Trust has been invaluable in that it has taught pupils a discipline. It has improved pupils social interaction whilst giving them the confidence to act independently. Improved pupil self-respect / Use of outside agencies/groups and organisations to continue as required and as appropriate for individual pupils and groups.
GLT will continue. / £348
£399
£595
£444
£5775
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 / Planned pathway and improvements for the forthcoming year 2017/18 / Cost
Introduction of Reward system to improve pupil behaviour and learning / Pupil from each Key Stage are nominated throughout the week for a reward and those with the most nominations receive a reward in the weekly Friday afternoon assembly / The introduction of the Reward system has had a positive impact on pupils’ behaviour / The Reward system will be continued as it has led to an improvement in behaviour and learning / £240
Introduction of Attendance Reward system (“Freddo Friday” / All pupils having 100% attendance throughout the week receive an Attendance certificate and a Freddo Frog chocolate bar. / There has been a noticeable improvement in the number of pupils receiving the Freddo Reward on a Friday since its introduction in the Spring term. / To continue a cost effective means of increasing pupil attendance / £40

[i]* National AP Average have been generated using a three-year trend model from the national Statistical releases:

[ii]* National AP Average have been generated using a three-year trend model from the national Statistical releases: