Trinity St Mary’s Primary School – Pupil Premium 2016 – 2017

The Pupil Premium (PP) is allocated to children from low-income families who are currently known to be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) or who have been eligible in the last six years, children who are looked after and to children whose parents are currently serving in the Armed Forces. This grant was extended by the government to include qualifying pupils in the Nursery.

The Pupil Premium for Trinity St Mary’s (TSM) for the year ending March 2017 is £184,991. Please see the table below.

Number of pupils and pupil premium grant (PPG) received
Total number of pupils on roll (including Nursery) (Summer Census ’16) / 187
Total number of pupils eligible for Pupil Premium Grant / 135
Amount of PPG received per pupil / £1320
Amount of PPG received by Nursery pupils / £300
Total amount of Pupil Premium Grant received / £184,991

How we support Pupil Premium Pupils

Pupil Premium money is spent in a variety of ways at TSM to support pupils from low income families. The important thing is to spend it wisely and to make sure that the ways that it is spent has the highest possible impact on attainment and success. As the majority of our pupils are eligible for the PPG, all of the children at TSM benefit from what is provided. Our regular tracking of pupil progress ensures that we identify areas of need quickly and tailor support as necessary, as the following examples show:

· Additional support from teaching assistants in the classroom, small-group tuition, and one to one support.

· Inclusion team (SEN & EMA) – 2 teachers (1.6 non class based) plus 2 full time TA’s (non-class based)

· Streaming of pupils for maths and literacy in Upper KS2

· Smaller classes with a high ratio of teachers to pupils

· Gifted &Talented teacher for additional small group & class based support (full time non class based)

At TSM all our Teaching Assistants (TAs) are highly qualified and very experienced. They provide one-to one, small group & in-class support, contributing to the quality first teaching (QFT) in all classes, supporting English, Maths and Social Skills; this support helps to close the difference between pupils.

In order for children to fully participate and benefit from the full range of activities offered at TSM, the school may also use the funding to ensure children can attend clubs, trips and school journey. Of course, at TSM, we know that the above strategies and support will not just be limited to pupils eligible for pupil premium funding and we also spend a large proportion of our budget for all children including those with additional needs. Our view is that it would not be right to deny any child access to interventions and support where needed.

Impact of PPG Spending March 2016 to March 2017

The progress of pupils receiving PPG is carefully monitored and pupils are tracked each term. Termly pupil progress meetings review progress and in these meetings further support is planned.

The impact of PPG can be measured for the following groups of pupils:

Attainment for Pupil Premium children KS1 (Year 2 2016)

Reading / Writing / Maths / Science
Expected attainment / 90% (78%) / 90% (70%) / 90% (77%) / 90% (85%)
Above expected attainment / 20% (27%) / 15% (16%) / 20% (20%) / N/A

Attainment for Pupil Premium children KS2 (Year 6 2016)

Reading / Writing / Maths / GPS / Science
Expected attainment
(National Average) / 81% (71%) / 90% (79%) / 95% (75%) / 95% (78%) / 90% (86%)
Above expected attainment
(National Average) / 10% (23%) / 5% (18%) / 52% (20%) / 55% (27%) / N/A

Inspection Dashboard Strengths in 2016

● Disadvantaged KS2 pupils’ progress in all subjects was significantly above average overall and not significantly below average for any prior attainment group.

● Disadvantaged KS2 pupils had an average scaled score equal to or above the national score for other pupils in reading & mathematics.

● For KS1 disadvantaged pupils; attainment of at least the expected standard in all subjects for all EYFS development groups was above national figures for other pupils.

● The proportion of disadvantaged pupils that met the expected standard in phonics was above the national figure for other pupils in year 1.