Pupil Premium
Churchmead School Pupil premium strategy statement 19/20
At Churchmead, we pride ourselves on providing an inclusive provision to every student. We are committed to raising the profile of Pupil Premium Students and uphold high expectations, irrespective of their background, personal circumstances or experiences prior to joining our school community.
What is Pupil Premium?
The pupil premium provision is additional funding provided to publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of lower income families and disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and to close the gap between their attainment and that of their peers.
Churchmead School receives funding for students eligible for free school meals, students whose parents are serving in the armed forces or students who are in care, adopted from care or ‘looked after’.
Churchmead has a track record of ensuring this funding is used effectively to ensure our pupils make good progress.
School overview using validated data from 2018/2019.
Metric |
Data |
School name |
Churchmead School |
Pupils in school |
317 |
Proportion of disadvantaged pupils |
33.8% |
Pupil premium allocation this academic year |
£100,345 |
Academic year or years covered by statement |
2019/20 – 2021/22 |
Publish date |
May 2020 |
Review date |
May 2021 |
Statement authorised by |
Mr Chris Tomes |
Pupil premium lead |
Mrs Louisa Ovenden |
Governor lead |
Margaret Lenton |
Disadvantaged pupil performance overview for last academic year
Progress 8 |
-0.62 |
Attainment 8 |
33.5% |
Percentage of Grade 5+ in English and maths |
19% |
Strategy aims for disadvantaged pupils
Aim |
Target |
Target date |
Progress 8 |
Achieve National Average for progress made by disadvantaged pupils. |
May 22 |
Attainment 8 |
Achieve national average for attainment for all pupils |
May 22 |
Percentage of Grade 5+ in English and maths |
Achieve average English and maths 5+ scores for similar schools |
May 22 |
Other |
Improve attendance to national average |
May 22 |
Ebacc entry |
National average EBacc Entry for all pupils |
May 22 |
Teaching priorities for current academic year
Measure |
Activity |
Priority 1 |
Recruitment, retention and professional development of all staff |
Priority 2 |
Buy-in and embed PIXL strategies. |
Barriers to learning these priorities address |
Retaining key members of staff |
Projected spending |
66,897 |
Targeted academic support for current academic year
Measure |
Activity |
Priority 1 |
Literacy interventions across KS3 for low attaining disadvantaged pupils |
Priority 2 |
Increasing attendance at homework club and Year 11 interventions amongst disadvantaged pupils |
Barriers to learning these priorities address |
Attendance of key pupils at homework club and Year 11 interventions. |
Projected spending |
11,149 |
Wider strategies for current academic year
Measure |
Activity |
Priority 1 |
Enrichment and aspirational trips and visits/extra-curricular opportunities for disadvantaged pupils; building confidence and resilience. |
Priority 2 |
Continued development of PHSE programme/ learning days to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils; building confidence and resilience. |
Barriers to learning these priorities address |
Encouraging wider participation and engagement in activities. |
Projected spending |
22,299 |
Monitoring and implementation
Area |
Challenge |
Mitigating action |
Teaching |
Ensuring enough time is given over to allow for staff professional development |
Use of INSET days, Teaching and Learning briefing, department meetings, middle leader’s meetings and additional cover being provided. |
Targeted support |
Ensuring enough time for all subjects to plan, prepare and deliver targeted intervention for Year 11. |
Intervention for Year 11 built into staff directed time. |
Wider strategies |
Ensuring disadvantaged pupils are targeted and encouraged to take part in wider school activities. |
Using PP monitoring sheet (BRAG) to track participation and identify any gaps or missed opportunities. |
Review: last year’s aims and outcomes
Aim and target |
Outcome |
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Progress 8 - Achieve National Average for progress made by disadvantaged pupils. |
This still remains a key priority. -0.62 2018/19 |
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Attainment 8 - Achieve national average for attainment for disadvantaged pupils |
This still remains a key priority. 33.5% 2018/19 National Average 2018/19 36.7% |
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% Grade 5+ in English and maths - Achieve average English and maths 5+ scores for similar schools |
An improving picture, but this still remains a priority. 15% 2017/18 19% 2018/19 |
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Other - Improve attendance to national average |
92.83% National Average Autumn 2018/Spring 2019. 92.8% |
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Ebacc entry - Better national average EBacc Entry for all pupils |
An improving picture, but still remains a priority. Current figures, as at June 2020. Year 8 Ebacc PP students - 9% has potential to go up. Year 9 Ebacc PP students - 2% Year 10 Ebacc PP students - 9% Year 11 Ebacc PP students - 8% |