Pupil Premium

To nurture children’s natural curiosity and thirst to learn whilst embedding learning behaviours and values that equip all pupils for the challenges of an ever-changing world.

We are a community that places great emphasis on ensuring every single child develops as a confident, well-rounded individual.  Our Mission Statement – QUESTION, EXPLORE, CHALLENGE – is at the core of our curriculum.

We understand that a range of factors can have an impact on the rate at which a child is able to develop strong behaviours and, consequently, the rate at which they achieve at school.   Always striving to meet the needs of our pupils more effectively, we regularly profile the strengths and areas for development so support is targeted and strategic. 

Analysis of our pupils, entitled to PPG funding in the 2018-19 year, evidences common themes:

• By comparison, our PPG pupils show lower levels of self-esteem, motivation and drive;
• Support from parents and links with home are weaker;
• Learning Behaviours are less developed, resulting in limited resilience;
• A proportion of PPG pupils have poor attendance rates.

To address the areas for development from our analysis, our Core Pupil Premium Grant Offer aims to target three key areas:

• Aspiration
• Engagement
• Resilience

As a school, we believe quality first teaching is the single most important factor in ALL pupils making good progress.  We are committed to ensuring the practice of all staff continually improves, enabling the best provision possible.

Every one of our pupils entitled to PPG funding is able to access our Core Offer.  Although the Core Offer will meet the needs of the majority of pupils, we recognise that every child is an individual and must be treated as such.  A significant proportion of our funding is for targeted intervention, aimed at addressing needs on an individual basis through discussion with the pupil, their teacher and parents.  Pupils access this funding through our Personalised Offer; funding remains available throughout the year, enabling Leaders to address the needs discussed at termly Pupil Progress Meetings.

Although a proportion of funding is allocated to the Core Offer each academic year, the distribution is reviewed regularly as the needs of pupils are revised.

PPG pupil profiling is completed every 12 weeks; provision is revised to ensure it continues to meet the needs of each individual.