Pupil premium strategy statement: Pixies Hill Primary School

1.  Summary information
School / Pixies Hill Primary School
Academic Year / 2016/17 / Total PP budget / £40,920 / Date of most recent PP internal Review / 7th Sept 2016
Total number of pupils / 206 / Number of pupils eligible for PP / 31 / Date for next internal review of this strategy / Dec 2016
2.  Current attainment Year 6 Pupils
School figures are based on 7 children. Two of whom joined the school in the last two academic years. / Pupils eligible for PP (school average) / Y6 Pupils (school average) / Pupils eligible for PP (national average) / Y6 Pupils (national average)
% achieving expected progress in the 2016 KS2 SATs Results Reading, Writing and Maths combined. / 57% / 73% / Unknown / 53%
% making ’good’ or better progress in reading (Progress measures to be announced by the DFE in October 2016) / 57% / 80% / Unknown / 66%
% making ‘good’ or better progress in writing (Progress measures to be announced by the DFE in October 2016) / 86% / 80% / Unknown / 74%
% making ’good’ or better progress in maths (Progress measures to be announced by the DFE in October 2016) / 71% / 87% / Unknown / 70%
3.Current attainment by year group July 2016
Children added on in last calendar year indicated in brackets. / The School uses the Herts for Learning Assessment System across the school. The numbers relate to in year progress which we believe to be a powerful indicator of how well the pupil premium children are doing. The figures do not include attainment data though this is available if requested.
Year 1 (4 children, 2 children not included in figures due to P level (extreme special needs) status) /
Reading / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
2 / 2 / 100.0 / 2 / 100.0 / 0 / 0.0
Writing / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
2 / 2 / 100.0 / 2 / 100.0 / 0 / 0.0
Maths / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
3 / 3 / 100.0 / 3 / 100.0 / 2 / 66.7
Year 2 (5 children, 1 added on roll during last year) /
Reading / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
5 / 5 / 100.0 / 3 / 60.0 / 0 / 0.0
Writing / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
5 / 5 / 100.0 / 4 / 80.0 / 0 / 0.0
Maths / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
5 / 5 / 100.0 / 4 / 80.0 / 0 / 0.0
Year 3 (6 children, 1 added on roll during last year) / Reading / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
6 / 5 / 83.3 / 5 / 83.3 / 4 / 66.7
Writing / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
6 / 6 / 100.0 / 4 / 66.7 / 3 / 50.0
Maths / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
6 / 6 / 100.0 / 6 / 100.0 / 3 / 50.0
Year 4 (2 children, 1 added on roll during last year) /
Reading / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
2 / 2 / 100 / 2 / 100 / 0 / 0.0
Writing / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
2 / 0 / 0.0 / 1 / 50 / 0 / 0.0
Maths / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
2 / 2 / 100.0 / 2 / 100.0 / 0 / 0.0
Year 5 (7 children, 4 added on roll during last year) / Reading / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
7 / 7 / 100.0 / 6 / 85.7 / 5 / 71.4
Writing / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
7 / 7 / 100.0 / 7 / 100.0 / 3 / 42.9
Maths / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
7 / 7 / 100.0 / 7 / 100.0 / 6 / 85.7
Year 6 (7 children, 1 added on roll during the last year) / Reading / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
7 / 5 / 71.4 / 4 / 57.1 / 4 / 57.1
Writing / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
7 / 6 / 85.7 / 6 / 85.7 / 5 / 71.4
Maths / Total
Pupils / Minimum
Sufficient
Progress + / Good
Progress + / Very Strong Progress
No. / % / No. / % / No. / %
7 / 6 / 85.7 / 5 / 71.4 / 5 / 71.4
3.  Barriers to future attainment (for pupils eligible for PP including high ability)
In-school barriers (issues to be addressed in school)
A.  / Many children who have arrived in school in the last 18 months (29% of our Pupil Premium population – 9 children). 6 children in this group have historic low attainment. Some of the intervention work has needed to address basic issues before move this group of children forward in their relative age related expectations. The low attainment of some of our newer children is also warping the overall attainment picture which was very strong prior to their arrival.
B.  / Attendance stands at 95.8% but this drops to 92.9% for FSM children in addition to an authorised absence rate which is double that of the rest of the school and lates before the close of register which is nearly four times that of the rest of the school. The HT and governors have tried several ways of addressing this issue (parent meetings, formal letters, free access to Breakfast Club, etc which is improving the situation without fully resolving the issue.
C. / Some children in the pupil premium group have found the challenge of rising to the standards of the new national tests difficult. For example, children who have drastically improved the standard of their writing but fall short in one or two of the interim assessment measures (often spelling or punctuation) and are therefore not considered age related.
External barriers (issues which also require action outside school, such as low attendance rates)
D. / The school runs a range of workshops which can be poorly attended and as a consequence, parents are not always able to support intervention work at home.
4.  Outcomes
Desired outcomes and how they will be measured / Success criteria
A.  / A focus on yearly progress will help to present a continued positive picture of pupil attainment. / Progress continues to be at least ‘good’ and there are more children making very strong progress in lower KS2. Attainment gaps will continue to close.
B.  / Termly analysis will show an improving picture of attendance for children on free school meals. / Attendance figures will be analysed by governors. Governors will write to specific parents where attendance is lower than 95%. Parents consulted on attendance barriers and action plan where required.
C.  / Parents will have greater involvement in the progress of their children and will be empowered and equipped to do so. / See the SIP, priority area 2. FSM parents to be invited into school termly to see how the intervention groups work and how they might use techniques in the home.
5.  Planned expenditure
Academic year / 2016/17
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?
Children have strategies to develop a positive, responsible and resilient mindset.
(£2,800) / Exploration of growth mindset and mindfulness activities. (£1,500)
Healthy Schools reaccreditation (£500)
Children to have access to current news agendas, new debating activities, class reference displays, introduction of ‘Walk to School Fridays’
Growth Mindset Week
Workshop to display learning to parents
Visit of Paralympian Athlete (£800) / We recognise that some of our children are not held back by academic ability but rather mindset, taking responsibility and adopting a positive attitude. / Actions detailed here contribute towards a core area of our School Development Plan. The range of actions taken will therefore be reviewed regularly at Governor School Improvement Committees. Many of the activities will be reviewed and evaluated by the teaching staff. / HT, SLT and Governors / Half Termly
Continue to improve the quality of reading, writing and maths to help all children achieve the new assessment criteria standards.
(£,3000) / This is a key area of our School Improvement Plan (Priority 5) but some core highlights from this are:
Improve the quality and structure of the teaching of phonics. (£2000 estimate)
Enhance a love of reading through guest readers, competitions and ‘read and stay’ initiatives.
Improve the quality and quantity of guided reading materials (£1,000)
Staff training so that all teachers understand the new requirements children should meet to progress in spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Evaluate and revise the teaching of spelling.
Governor Link Visits will review the teaching of maths problem solving. / The school performed extremely well in the new age-related tests in KS2 compared to the national average but we want to build on this and continue enhancing the teaching and learning of core subjects. The new interim standards also require tweaks which will help embed practice. / Staff meeting agendas will reflect improvements to teaching and learning. This will in turn be monitored by the governor school improvement committee. / HT and SLT / Half Termly
Total budgeted cost / £5,800
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?
Raising Progress and Achievement
Cost: £16,000 (2 days funding) / 1 to 1 and small group provision for all children with low attainment or slow progress on the Ever 6 Pupil Premium Register / Pupil Progress Meetings and data analysis evidence that some pupils require additional support and intervention to meet their expected target. / The DHT and Pupil Premium Leader produce a timetable which is shared by all staff with identified children and when they have intervention time.
The Headteacher and Pupil Premium Leader review the data termly and all senior leaders (including governors and the SEND Leader) are involved in pupil progress meetings. / Pupil Premium Leader / Half Termly
Improved progress for high attaining pupils
Cost: £8240 (1 day funding) / Class teachers to use the ‘Vulnerable Groups’ assessment data sheet produced by the HT and Pupil Premium Leader to identify high attaining pupils. Pupils appear on planning to identify appropriate work and group/1:1 support which will stretch the most able. / Data evidence from the new ARE tests in Year 3 and Year 4 show children progress well but generally do not exceed expectations. / Half termly data analysis tracking. Children identified are capable of exceeding are placed in group intervention groups with JB and LE if analysis shows they need additional support to exceed. / HT, DHT & Pupil Premium Leader / Half Termly
Improve attendance figures for children on the Pupil Premium Register (£2,000) / Continue to track all areas of children’s attendance (late, absence, etc).
Identify barriers – work with families to remove barriers.
New letters from CofG to be issued as additional step.
Introduce ‘Parent2Parent’ worker (£1,000)
Inviting guest speaker to give lecture on early child development (£1,000)
Governors to discuss attendance reward/incentive / Some of our children accessing pupil premium have had bouts of illness resulting in hospital admission and this contributes to a lower figure. However, correlation generally shows that the pupil progress children who make the least progress are the ones who are the most absent. / The Governors Committees will continue to track attendance figures. Attendance will also be reviewed at half termly pupil progress meetings. The HT and CofG will liaise with the attendance officer where further assistance is required. / HT and Governors / Half Termly
Total budgeted cost / £26,240
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?
Access to Breakfast Club
Anticipated Cost: £1,950 / Children on FSM offered free access to the school breakfast club / Research shows children who receive a healthy breakfast and conversation start the school day better. We want to guarantee this is happening. / Pupil Premium Leader will inform Breakfast Club Leaders of children who join/are currently on the FSM register. They will be sent an invite letter to access the club free of charge. / Pupil Premium Leader / June 2017
Lunchtime Provision for vulnerable children
Cost: £2,500 (nurture club staff and resources) and £5,216 (MSA) / Access to nurture club for children who prefer a quieter playtime.
Specialist MSA continues to identify FSM children with additional needs who can play games with specified children. / Continuation of lunchtime provision provides a positive experience for vulnerable children and they are therefore more likely to start lessons in a positive frame of mind. / Tracking of behaviour figures and lunchtime reports and visual evidence provided by all staff. / Specialist MSA and Nurture Club Leader / Jun 2017
Access to additional school provision
Anticipated Costs: £2,000 / Vulnerable children offered access to free Homework Club provided by the Pupil Premium Leader.
Bursary Fund for FSM children to provide free school uniform, music tuition, Rock UK, etc / Some of our children don’t always do their homework and in some cases, we have evidence that parents are unable to assist due to personal circumstances.
A Bursary Fund will ensure no child on the FSM register misses out on access to additional provision. / Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher to identify barriers to provision for specific children and make relevant approaches to parents and children. Pupil premium Leader to run Homework Club / HT, DHT and Pupil Premium Leader / June 2017
Counselling for vulnerable children where required.
£600 / SEND Leader to identify children who might benefit from counselling. / SEND Leader has been provided with training and case study evidence which shows the positive outcomes of counselling on children with needs. / SEND Leader to report updates, outcomes and impacts to HT. / SEND Leader / Termly Updates (verbal – written where required)
Total budgeted cost / £12,226

Please note that this is the first year we have used this format to present our Pupil Premium Report which provides far more depth, detail and impact than our previous reports. We will therefore review the planned expenditure for this year (see above) in a greater level of detail at the end of this academic year. However, in reviewing the spend for the previous academic year (July 2016), we considered the data presented in this report as powerful evidence of impact.