The government provides additional funding to all Local Authority schools to support and accelerate the learning of pupils that receive free school dinners; this is call the Pupil Premium funding. Pupil Premium funding must be used in school to raise attainment of disadvantaged pupils and to close the gap between them and their peers.
At New Mills Primary School we spend all of this funding on additional teaching and teaching assistant staff to ensure that all children make the very best progress in English and Maths as possible. The class teachers work closely with their additional colleagues to develop support packages in English and Maths for children working individually with the teachers (1:1) or for activities that they lead in small groups.
At NMPS we know that the funding is really helping everyone achieve their full potential. I am delighted to report that the vast majority of children receiving Free School dinners in our school made good or very good progress in English and Maths last year in all year groups. As a result of the additional funding the oldest children left our school in Y6 as confident and positive learners.
The Pupil Premium grant for 2015-16 was is £44,880 and this year the school have targeted the grant to the following areas.
We allocated funds in the following areas to support pupils:
- 1:1 teaching support from Teaching Assistants. This can be daily reading support, 1:1 additional phonics catch-up time, 1:1 additional writing sessions, meet and greet sessions and play time/lunch time support.
- Nurture support. This is a focused 12 week TA led programme that includes Positive Play opportunities and additional pupil/parent meetings.
- Small group intervention programmes. Trained Teachers and TAs lead the Read Write Inc phonics programme and the Fresh Start programme for target pupils.
- Additional TA support is allocated to Maths groups in classes to accelerate achievement for target pupils. Some TA staff support the Basic Maths Skills programme in KS2.
- Additional TA support allocated to Literacy lessons to support the school spelling programme, handwriting and
- Additional Teaching Assistant hours are used to lead sessions to develop pupil’s self-esteem and self-confidence for target pupils. There are additional trips out or school for local walks, visits to the library and shops, orienteering and Forest schools activities.
Our aim is to provide enrichment activities for disadvantaged pupils and some of these include the following:
- After school sports opportunities
- Theatre visits
- Additional school trips
- Lunchtime clubs
- Forest schools experiences
- We hope to further develop the transition programme for our children moving to New Mills Secondary School; a project jointly planned between our two schools to ensure continuity of teaching from KS2 into KS3. (This project requires additional external funding; we are awaiting approval of this money.)
- Participation in class music (Y4)
We hope to further develop the transition programme for PP children moving to New Mills Secondary School; a project jointly planned between our two schools to ensure continuity of teaching from KS2 into KS3. (This project requires additional external funding; we are awaiting approval of this money.)
2015-16 data: Disadvantaged pupils at NMPS by %
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Year group % of children Type of PP support R 17% 1:1 TA, phonics, nurture 1 17% phonics, maths, nurture 2 23% phonics and maths 3 17% phonics, maths 4 22% phonics, maths, self-esteem 5 10% literacy, maths 6 9% writing, self-esteem
The Pupil Premium grant has been spent as outlined above and the following data charts demonstrate that it has had a positive impact.
Key Stage 1 (Y1/2) data for 2015-16:
| Subject | School PP | National non-pupil premium | School non-pupil premium |
| Percentage of pupils making expected progress in reading | 88% | Information not currently available | 85% |
| Percentage of pupils making expected progress in writing | 88% | 85% | |
| Percentage of pupils making expected progress in maths | 77% | 87% | |
| Subject | School PP | National non PP | School non-PP |
| Percentage of pupils making better than expected progress in reading | 33% | 23% | |
| Percentage of pupils making better than expected progress in writing | 33% | 15% | |
| Percentage of pupils ,making better than expected progress in maths | 22% | 7% |
Key Stage 2 (Y3/4/5/6) data for 2015-16
| Subject | School PP | National non-pupil premium | School non-pupil premium |
| Percentage of pupils making expected progress in reading | 73% | 93% | |
| Percentage of pupils making expected progress in writing | 93% | 94% | |
| Percentage of pupils making expected progress in maths | 93% | 94% | |
| Subject | School PP | National non PP | School non-PP |
| Percentage of pupils making better than expected progress in reading | 26% | 13% | |
| Percentage of pupils making better than expected progress in writing | 46% | 27% | |
| Percentage of pupils making better than expected progress in maths | 20% | 12% |
Strengths in use of PP that will continue into 2016-17
- Teaching of phonics throughout KS1 and additional support for target groups in KS2
- Small group maths teaching and some 1:1 support
- Wider opportunities/additional experiences for target pupils
Areas for development over next academic year
Our aim is to continue supporting the programmes outlined above into 2016-17 and to further increase Teaching Assistant hours in the future if funding increases. We will be working with partner schools (PEGS) around targeting disadvantaged pupils through our involvement with Achievement for All. Key areas of work here will be developing pupil voice, enjoyment of Science and support for High Achievers.
Pupil Premium funding for next year (2016-17) at NMPS is £46200
Last years report is also available