Pupil Premium
School overview
Metric |
Data |
School name |
St Edward’s Catholic Junior School |
Pupils in school |
256 |
Proportion of disadvantaged pupils |
12% |
Pupil premium allocation this academic year |
£40 000 |
Academic year or years covered by statement |
2019/20 |
Publish date |
February 2022 |
Review date |
September 2022 |
Statement authorised by |
Suzette Harris |
Pupil premium lead |
Randal Stokes |
Governor lead |
Benedicta Gotah |
Disadvantaged pupil progress scores for last academic year
Measure |
Score |
Reading |
N/A due to pandemic |
Writing |
N/A |
Maths |
N/A |
Strategy aims for disadvantaged pupils
Measure |
Score |
Meeting expected standard at KS2 |
80% |
Achieving high standard at KS2 |
40% |
Measure |
Activity |
Priority 1 |
Provide quality cover to release class teachers to lead booster groups for disadvantaged pupils in their own class alongside peers of similar ability. |
Priority 2 |
Purchase curriculum resources to issue to disadvantaged pupils to spark interest in topics to be studied. |
Barriers to learning these priorities address |
Lack of access to learning tools and supports at home; English as an additional language; low levels of engagement with online learning; low parental confidence or support for remote learning. |
Projected spending |
£25,000. |
Teaching priorities for current academic year 2021/22
Aim |
Target |
Target date |
Progress in Reading |
80% at ARE Achieve National Average Progress Score in KS2 Reading |
July 2022 |
Progress in Writing |
80% at ARE. Achieve National Average Progress Score in KS2 Writing |
July 2022 |
Progress in Mathematics |
80% at ARE. Achieve National Average Progress Score in KS2 Maths |
July 2022 |
Progress in Science |
80% at ARE. Achieve National Average Progress Score in KS2 Science |
July 2022 |
Targeted academic support for current academic year 2021/22
Measure |
Activity |
Priority 1 |
Provide additional teacher support to ensure that pupils are making progress in line with their peers |
Priority 2 |
Pupils attend 90% of live lessons; remote learning tasks are completed and turned in at a similar level as all pupils. |
Barriers to learning these priorities address |
Quality teaching to address learning loss during lockdown; access to technology for home |
Projected spending |
£25 000 (as above) |
Wider strategies for current academic year 2021/22
Measure |
Activity |
Priority 1 |
Fund Learning Support Mentor to support readiness to learn |
Priority 2 |
Ensure that all pupils have access to outdoor learning through Forest School |
Barriers to learning these priorities address |
Low attendance; lack of access to technology; anxiety due to lockdown; inconsistent boundaries and expectations |
Projected spending |
£11 650 |
Monitoring and Implementation
Area |
Challenge |
Mitigating action |
Teaching |
Ensuring enough time is given over to allow for staff professional development |
Use of INSET days and additional cover being provided by DHT |
Targeted support |
Ensuring enough time for school maths-lead to support small groups |
Teachers released for 1 hour per week to lead small groups. |
Wider strategies |
Engaging the families facing most challenges |
Working closely with Learning Mentor and other agencies to provide school outreach programmes |
Review: last year’s aims and outcomes
Aim |
Outcome |
To build confidence and ‘cultural capital’ |
Continued funding of school trips and peripatetic music lessons Additional expenses for those in need funded on an ad hoc basis as required eg uniform, occasional taxis, netbooks during lockdown etc. Summary evidence not available due to pandemic |
To build confidence and attainment in Maths |
Year 6 pupils extension Maths groups Summary evidence not available due to pandemic |
To closely monitor progress in Maths for vulnerable pupils across the school |
Star Maths used to closely track progress of all identified disadvantaged pupils in Maths. Summary evidence not available due to pandemic |