Pupil Premium 2015/16

This document explains how Horizons Specialist Academy Trust (HSAT) uses our Pupil Premium funding to make our mission statement a reality for all of our pupils.

Principals

All members of staff and the Board of Directors accept responsibility for socially disadvantaged pupils and are committed to meeting their pastoral, social and academic needs. Every child in our care is valued, respected and entitled to develop their full potential irrespective of need.

Background

The Pupil Premium is a government initiative that targets extra money at pupils from deprived backgrounds .There is clear evidence there is a gap in achievement for pupils on free school meals when compared to non-free school meals pupils. The government has used, as an indicator for social deprivation, pupils who are currently entitled to free school meals or who have received free school meals within the last six years. They have deployed a fixed sum of money to schools, per pupil, based on this number.

Provision

At Westlands Academy we have 95% ofall pupils who are on free school meals or have received free school meals within the last six years. This makes comparison of achievement with non-free school meal pupils statistically unreliable . All local and national data that has been analysed in this area found that free school meal pupils achieve less well than their peers in

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Numeracy

As HSAT exists for students with special needs the data on engagement is also analysed.From the data the following range of provision was decided:

  • Facilitating pupils’ access to education
  • Facilitating pupils access to broader curriculum opportunities
  • Additional teaching and learning opportunities
  • Alternative support and intervention

Pupil Premium Spending 2014-2015

Our pupil premium money is used to ensure that the needs of disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and recognised and that they have an equal opportunity to reach their potential.

The 2014/15 spend is based on the data evidence in four key areas as shown below.

Aim / Action
Access to education /
  • Pupils who have a history of non-attendance and exclusion are provided with additional, self-esteem building ,curriculum

Access to a broader curriculum /
  • All students have been subsidised to go on the summer camping trip.
  • A range of students have been offered access to sporting and theatrical events
  • Chelsea’s Choice programme to support VEMT pupils

Additional teaching and learning /
  • Provision of one to one support in literacy and numeracy for students who are underachieving / require intensive support
  • Additional 1:1 Maths, English and Science tutoring
  • An Easter revision club for Y11 pupils
  • Fry day breakfast club

Alternative support and intervention /
  • Access to a range of brokered provision at Tech to provide ‘at risk’ pupils with opportunities in vocational studies and core foundation qualifications delivered by Westlands staff
  • Specific bespoke packages for pupils at high risk

Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) Funding Allocations 2015-2016

Summary / No. / £
Service Children / 0 / 0
Adopted from Care / 0 / 0
Looked After / 5 / 9500 / (funding from LA: 5 x £1,900=£9,500)
Deprivation / 56 / 52360
61 / 61860
Budget / 61860
Difference / 0

PPG Projects Funded 2015-2016

Literacy Tuition£18.50 ph x 13 hrs x 39 £9362

Numeracy tuition£18.50 ph x 13 hrs x 39£9362

1:1 TuitionMaths , English and Science£3800

Chelsea’s Choice£200

Breakfast Club£500

Easter Revision Group£500

Sport and Theatrical events£3000

Summer Camp£1000

Brokered Provision£56.62 x 11 Places x 39 weeks£23,864

Bespoke support£45 x 1.5 places x 5 days x 30 weeks£10,125

Total paid from PPG Funding£ 61,713

Total PPG Funding Remaining 2014-2015 £ 147

A further sum of £5000 has been made available to fund 10 places on Year 7 Catch-Up programme.