Pupil Premium

The Funding

January 2021

PP Allocation – £384,865.00 based on 403 on roll

Post LAC - £2,345 based on 1 on roll 

PPG Service Children - £3,100 based on 10 on roll

 

There are guidelines for how to allocate the funding issued by the Department of Education which can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings

Our Pupil Premium Profile

Pupil Premium pupils as a percentage of the year group

Current Profile

As of Sept 2020	Number of PP students	Percentage of Year Group
Year 7	63	30%
Year 8	106	41%
Year 9	91	40%
Year 10	72	35%
Year 11	79	37%

Percentage of pupils who currently receive free school meals

As of Sept 2020	No. of FSM pupils	Percentage of Year Group
Year 7	63	30%
Year 8	77	30%
Year 9	70	30%
Year 10	59	29%
Year 11	55	26%

 

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Year 11 GCSE Attainment (Class of 2019):

Measure	2019 Result	Target
Att 8	27.58	35.7
Eng Att 8	6.69	7.4
Maths Att 8	5.23	7.35
Ebacc Att 8	6.94	10.31
Open Att 8	8.72	10.64
Eng 4+	40%	61%
Eng 5+	27%	35%
Eng 7+	7%	4%
Maths 4+	29%	64%
Maths 5+	11%	28%
Maths 7+	4%	4%

What are our Barriers?

Attendance

	PP ’18-‘19
Year 7	90.2%
Year 8	91.8%
Year 9	86.7%
Year 10	86.8%
Year 11	85.2%

Behaviour

Our aim was to reduce the number of fixed term exclusions given to Pupil Premium students.

In 2017-2018 the percentage of PP students who were excluded was 3.2% of our whole school population.

In 2016-17 the percentage of PP students who were excluded was 8.5%.

In 2015-16 the figure was 7.8%. This was a significant reduction from 14.6% in 2015-16. The figures from 2016-17, although showing a slight rise, are demonstrating a three year positive trend.
                                                                       
Deprivation

Our in-house research has shown that approximately 60% of our students are experiencing some form of deprivation. This clearly includes a number of students who are not identified as Pupil Premium.

The types of deprivation that we have evidenced are:
Health, behaviour, drug & alcohol, young carer, single parent, poverty, hard to reach parents, location, lack of transport, crime, in care and social services involvement.

As a school we aim to support each of our students that experiences these forms of deprivation and remove the barriers that they face.

How we intend to spend the 2019-20 Allocation

Attendance

Werneth School recognises that addressing poor attendance is our key priority in supporting vulnerable students. We therefore:

• aim to improve the attendance of PP students and the target is to achieve the National Average figure for PP students.
• aim to reduce Persistent Absence of PP students to meet National Average. National Figure specifies FSM rather than PP.

The aim is that our Persistent Absence figure for FSM in the Academic year 2019-20 is at 23% or lower. Our PP figure should be lower than 23%.

Persistent Absence:   

National Average (FSM 2018): 23%

Persistent Absence	2017	2018	2019
FSM	36.5%	41%	37%
PP	28.8%	33.25%	32%

Current Attendance figures (July ’19 compared to end of Spring 2 Term):

Year 11	Year 10	Year 9	Year 8	Year 7
84.8 % (down 0.8%)	86.7% (down  0.6%)	86.7% (down 0.6%)	91.8 (down 0.1%)	90.1 (down 0.6%)

The average attendance figures for the last two years are as follows:

18-19	88.3%
17-18	88.5%
16-17	88.7%

We believe we will successfully demonstrate an improvement towards our targets by utilising the PP budget to fund a team of people who will work together to focus on this priority area and in doing so support some of our most vulnerable students. This team will consist of:

• an Attendance Officer,
• the Year Inclusion Managers for each year group,
• a Family Support Worker who will shortly be appointed and will be tasked with home visits and outreach work to support the school engaging with “Hard to Reach Families”, plus
• advice and support from our “in-house” Social Worker as and when required.

This joined up approach should create a positive impact on our attendance figures as students with poor attendance, and high Persistent absence have their issues resolved and are supported back into school.

Attainment for All.

Our key aim is to improve attainment and progress in the Core Subjects. With that aim in mind the following strategies will be implemented in Maths;

• Small group tuition in Maths for PP students in Y10 & Y11.
• Ensure PP students are properly equipped for Maths lessons. This is so students can be fully engaged in all their Maths lessons, maximising the opportunities for them to reach their target grade.
• Intervention Form Tutor group for Maths. In Year 11 this is to support students to achieve target grades.
• STEM visits for enhancement and enrichment.

The target is for the PP Cohort to reach FFT and to reach Maths Att8 Score by July 2020.

Maths	Y11 Target (as of Sept ’19)	Y11 Current (Sept ’19)	Results 2019
FFT (+5)	36%	21.4%	27%
Att8	8.2	6.26	5.23

And the following strategies will be used in Science;

• Small group Tuition for PP students in Y10 & Y11. The aim is for students to achieve target grade in the Combined Science GCSE.
• Tassomi intervention group for Science.
• Intervention Form Tutor group for Science.
• Mentoring of Science students by PP Champion.
• PETXi Science days for 20 Class of 2020 PP students to boost motivation and engagement. Aim is for them to achieve target grade.
• Planned intervention activities for PP students using Revision books and Work Books. This will be done through the Graduate who will be delivering the tuition sessions.
• Transition groups in Y7 Science.

The target is for the PP cohort to achieve FFT for Grade 5+ by July 2020.

Science (Comb Science GCSE	Y11 Target (as of Sept ’19)	Y11 Current (Sept ’19)	Results 2019
FFT (+5)	26%	13%	10%
Att8	40.34	33.96	29.34

Non-Core departments will put strategies in place to support underachieving students and to remove barriers to progress.

Behaviour

PP Reflection Data June ‘19

Number of Referrals 155
Number of PP Referrals 103

PP 66.4% are PP

Number of Students Referred into Reflection 77
Number of PP Students Referred into Reflection 57

PP 74% of students in reflection

Internal Exclusion

34 Students referred in
27 PP students referred in

79.4% are PP students

43 Referrals
30 PP Referrals

69.7% are PP

We had experienced a decline in fixed term exclusions over a three year period, from 14% of PP students excluded in 2016 to 8% in 2018.

However, due to the change in school policy with managing fixed-term exclusions (as part of the new behaviour model), it is highly likely we will see an increase in the number of PP students receiving fixed term exclusions for the short-term future. Therefore, it is not relevant to compare current figures with previous years.

Our intention is to improve standards of behaviour amongst Pupil Premium students which will reduce the number of fixed-term exclusions over time and therefore help improve our attendance figures.

High Quality Teaching for All

The CPD programme in place for 2019-2020 identifies four areas to focus on. These are Literacy, Vulnerable groups, Gender and Most able.

Pupil Premium is a high priority in each of those groups. Our aim is to improve the literacy of Pupil Premium students, and the CPD programme being put in place will support this.

The majority of our vulnerable students are Pupil Premium students and the CPD programme will support teachers to develop and use strategies to improve attainment in Pupil Premium students.

The attainment of Pupil Premium boys is below that of girls and training will be delivered to support teachers to improve the attainment of Pupil Premium boys.

The gap between attainments of PP students compared to their target appears to be growing smaller with the Class of 2019. We are aiming to close that gap further and support our Most Able PP students to reach their target grades, and a key strand to doing this is the training delivered through CPD in the coming year.

Meet Individual Learning Needs

Funding will be used to provide access Education Psychologist referrals to help support issues around behaviour and learning issues of PP students in need.

We will ring fence funding for Wellbeing. This can be used to address issues such as uniform and transport as they emerge. We believe this will further our aim to improve attendance by ensuring that students are properly dressed and prepared for school.

Regular Pupil Voice activities will be conducted to understand the needs and views of our Stake holders which enable us to respond as appropriate.

Deploying staff effectively.

Year Inclusion Managers (YIMs) will strive to improve the PP attendance in their year groups. Also to reduce Persistent absence in their year groups. YIMs will take steps to remove barriers to attendance faced by Pupil Premium students.

The Year Achievement Leaders (YALs) will identify barriers to achievement within their year group and to take steps to remove these and unlock achievement.

We are considering our deployment of teaching staff. Our aim is to place the most effective teachers in front of specific targeted groups so that the students make the fastest possible progress.

8: Data Driven and responding to evidence.

Departments will evaluate their PP data on a termly basis to identify areas of weakness and underachievement. Departments will be able to access funding from the PP Budget to support strategies they wish to implement.

Attendance and Persistent absence will be monitored on a fortnightly basis to enable YIMs to tackle issues as they emerge.

The Behaviour data monitored weekly by YIMs to be able to tackle issues as they emerge.

9: Clear Responsive Leadership.

There is an Assistant Head Teacher for Pupil Premium who monitors the data for attainment and progress after each campaign. Any emerging issues can be identified and departments can be supported to address these issues and allow students to make progress.

Data & Intervention Calendar

Y11

Half Term 1

HT3

HT5

Ongoing support

New data

Intervention & support

New Data

GCSE Exams

HT2

HT4

Identify Areas for intervention

Intervention and Support

Identify Areas for intervention

Intervention and Support

Y10

Half Term 1

HT3

HT5

Ongoing support

New data

Intervention & support

New Data

Intervention & support

New Data

HT2

HT4

HT6

Identify Areas for intervention

Intervention and Support

Identify Areas for intervention

Intervention and Support

Identify Areas for intervention

Intervention and Support

Y9

Half Term 1

HT3

HT5

Intervention based on summer data

Identify Areas for intervention

Intervention and Support

Identify Areas for intervention

Intervention and Support

HT2

HT4

HT6

Intervention and Support

New Data

Intervention & support

New Data

Intervention & support

New Data

he Assistant Head Teacher also monitors the data for attendance and Persistent absence. Together with the YIMs, emerging attendance issues will be identified and address.

The AHT for Behaviour regularly monitors behaviour data, including that for Pupil Premium students. Both the AHTs for Behaviour and Pupil Premium will be able to identify any emerging trends and lead the YIMs to addressing behaviour issues. Over time the

Pupil Voice activities should show improved attitudes to school from the Pupil Premium cohort.

The AHT for PP evaluates the spending from the PP budget and measures the Value for Money of spending. This reported back to the Governing Body and published online each year.

Proposed Spend 2019-20

Intervention	Lead	Cost	Reason for Intervention: Best Practice or Local Issue	Core Aims	Review
Pupil Premium Champion on Leadership Team	HT	£29,700	Best Practice: Champion the cause of PP students, challenge the strategic direction of the school (with PP in mind), track progress and act fast to close emerging gaps. Lead other Champions and lead Middle Leaders. Link with the Governing body concerning the spending of the Pupil Premium. Ensuring that every child is known by every member of staff. Training provided across the school for all staff new to positions on awareness of Pupil Premium and narrowing the gap.	All	Campaign Assessment data GCSE results Progress 8 measure Appraisal process Survey data KS3 Data.
PP Champion Maths	GNo	£5,727	Best Practice: Mentor PP students who are underachieving in Maths	C	Campaign Assessment data GCSE results Progress 8 measure Appraisal process Survey data KS3 Data Department minutes Student Voice
PP Champion English	GNo	£5,727	Best Practice: Mentor PP students who are underachieving in English,	C	Campaign Assessment data GCSE results Progress 8 measure Appraisal process Survey data KS3 Data Department minutes Student Voice
PP Champion for four Faculties. Science/Humanties/ Technology/ PE & The Arts	GNo	£5,727 x 4 £22,900	Local Issue: Mentor PP students who are underachieving.	C D	Campaign Assessment data GCSE results Progress 8 measure Appraisal process Survey data KS3 Data Department minutes Student Voice
Assistant Head Teacher - Pastoral Lead	HT	£36,814	Best Practice: Lead the Pastoral team. Track the attendance of all students across the school. Strategic lead for inclusion of all students.	All	Campaign Assessment data GCSE results Progress 8 measure Appraisal process Survey data KS3 Data.
Student Support Mentor (STo)	ACo	£14,936	Local issue: Tackle to persistent absences amongst PP students. Improve the overall attendance of PP students. Best practice: Track the attendance of PP students. Dedicated member of staff to liaise with parents and mentor students. Member of staff who can carry out home visits in order to tackle low attendance and to support parents in resolving issues that cause poor attendance.	A B	Attendance data.
Year Intervention Manager Pupil Premium support.	JDe	£14,490 x5 £72,450	Best Practice: Track the attendance, behaviour and pastoral care of PP students in each Year.	A B	Attendance data Behaviour data
Year Achievement Leaders	PFo	£3,066 x5 £15,300	Best Practice: Track the attainment, progress and engagement of PP learners in each Year.	C D	Attainment data Attendance data Behaviour data
PARE Mentor	ACo	£18,900	Best Practice: To reduce permanent exclusions of Pupil Premium students. To support students at risk of exclusion and enable these students to access, and remain in , mainstream education	A B	Student exclusion data.
KS Strategic Lead for PP	GNo	£9,270	To track the attainment, progress and engagement of vulnerable students in Y7 & Y8. To support these students to achieve target grade and enter mainstream lessons.	C D
Transition Mentor	ACo	£11,362		A B
Mental Health Lead		£6,316
Aspire Co-ordinator	DWi	£5,652	Best Practice:	All	Aspire attendance data Pupil Voice about attitudes towards school and behaviour
AHT Behaviour	ACo	£15,247
Pay for all PP Peripatetic Music Lessons.	CBa	£2,000	Best Practice: Students who attend peripatetic music are shown to achieve higher grades. Fees are currently subsidized. Investigate if they should be paid entirely from Pupil Premium.	D	Attendance to Music lessons. Campaign Data
Educational Psychologist	SKe	£5,200	Best Practice & Local Issue: A significant proportion of the school’s exclusions were Pupil Premium students. To reduce this number we wish to use an EP to allow access to the correct support and provision for students identified as being at risk of permanent exclusion. By obtaining an EP Report we are able to create individual support programmes tailored to the students learning needs. The report informs the teaching staff of the most effective strategies that should be used with students at risk of exclusion.	All	Behaviour Data Exclusion Data
Transport Support costs for students who experience deprivation due to Location	GNo	£2000	Local Issue: We have a number of students who live far enough to necessitate catching a bus but do not qualify for a bus pass. We want to be able to respond to their needs a support with transport costs to and from school and provide transport solutions that enable them to attend extra-curricular and revision sessions.	All	Attendance data. Attendance data from extra-curricular and revision sessions
Purchase uniform for students in need	GNo	£2000	Best Practice & Local Issue: To enable us to respond to students in need by providing the necessary clothing to enable them to attend school.	All	Attendance Data Sims behaviour data
Provide opportunities  for departments to bid for funding to enable them to close emerging gaps.	GNo	£30,000	Best Practice: Departments will be able to access funding to support strategies that enable them to close emerging gaps. Departments will identify the need, explain the intervention strategy they wish to implement and demonstrate the evidence that will be provided to show impact.	All	The forms used to bid for funding. Attendance data Attainment data Teacher assessed data.
Educational Experiences outside of school.	GNo	£10,000 (based on est figs)	Best Practice: This will enable us to have a consistent Trip Policy that will enable Pupil Premium students to have fair access to school trips that are offered. It is more likely that Pupil Premium students are unable to afford the cost of school trips and therefore miss out on the opportunities offered. And yet they ate typically the students who gain the most from attending such trips. We aim to set aside monies to be able to fund places for Pupil Premium students on school trips.	All	Attainment data Behaviour data Attendance to trips Student Voice Parent Voice Survey data
Improve T& L for PP students	AFo	£5,000	Best Practice: To improve the quality of teaching delivered to PP students.	C D	Learning walks and lesson observation feedback.
Maths support	GKe	£14,190	Best Practice: To improve the quality of teaching and learning in Maths	C D	ATL data Campaign data
Science support	MBr	£14,190	Best practice: To improve the quality of teaching and learning in Science	C D	ATL data Campaign data
Science PET-Xi support Days	MBr	£8,700	Best Practice: To improve the quality of teaching and learning in Science. To support underachieving PP students to achieve target grade.	C D	Science Campaign & ATL Data
Equipment	GNo	£5,000	Ensure students are properly equipped for lessons	C D	ATL Data

Current Total: £368,581 approximated spend.

Summer school funding

 

What is the Summer schools programme?

The Summer schools programme was set up in response to the impact that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had on pupils’ learning. The aim of the Summer school programme was to provide pupils with academic education and enrichment activities in order to mitigate the impact of lost learning, particularly with regard to reading and mathematics.

At Werneth School we aimed to ensure that our summer school programme was used by the pupils who would benefit most (Year 6 pupils making the transition to Year 7)  In addition to providing support with English and maths,  the funding was used to improve our Summer school programme, which offered an opportunity for pupils to enhance their learning and wellbeing through a range of activities, including team, music, drama and sports activities.

 

School details
Name of school:	Werneth School
School type:	Secondary
Total number of pupils:	208 in Year 6 transitioning to Year 7
Pupils eligible for FSM:	88
Number of pupils who attended the Summer schools programme:	113
Total number of absent pupils:	0
Dates the Summer school took place:	9th August – 13th August 2021
Number of days offered to pupils:	5
Year group(s) which attended:	Year 6 pupils making the transition to Year 7

 

Pupil Premium Statement