"Pupils work hard and have positive attitudes to learning. They concentrate hard in lessons and their behaviour is good. They respect each other’s ideas and work well together. Pupils want to do well, and the vast majority of them produce work that they are, rightly, very proud of."

Ofsted 2018

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