Pupil Premium and Pupil Outcomes
Background
Pupil Premium (PP) is a grant given to schools for each child who claims free school meals currently or who has done so in the past six years. The government provides this grant so that schools can allocate additional support to ensure that the attainment and progress of disadvantaged pupils at least match or are rapidly approaching those of other pupils nationally and in the school.
The current Ofsted inspection framework states that a school should secure ‘substantial improvement in progress for disadvantaged pupils.’ Thomas Jones is committed to ensuring all children achieve the highest academic standards and any disadvantage as a result of pupils’ home circumstances is redressed as quickly and effectively as possible. The school has had huge success in this area and analysis of national test data shows there has been no relationship between the achievement of pupils and Free School Meals status since 2006.
Broadly, pupil premium funding is spent in three ways at Thomas Jones. Significant funding is allocated to direct academic support to ensure all pupils in receipt of the PP have the necessary support to reach at least national standards of attainment in the core areas of reading, writing and mathematics by the time they leave the school. Further PP funds are used to ensure pupils are able to play a full part in the life of the school, removing any differences in opportunity that might occur as a result of financial constraints. PP funds are also directed to other, less-tangible forms of support to ensure some of our more damaged pupils are able to access the curriculum effectively.
Ultimately all funds, both those derived from the PP and those from the main school budget that supplement these, are used to ensure equity of experience and outcomes for the most disadvantaged children with their peers. Our Pupil Premium strategy is reviewed annually, with the next review scheduled for September 2018.
Pupil Premium (and Supplementary) Spending 2017/18
The school has been allocated £145,200 in 2017/18 to provide additional support to over 110 disadvantaged pupils. Details of how the school has allocated this funding can be found in our Pupil Premium Grant 2017/18 Allocation report. It is important to note that during the current Head Teacher's tenure, the school has consistently sought to allocate funding strategically to narrow any potential gaps in achievement for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school continues to supplement the money received from the PP to ensure children from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve as well as their peers.
Pupil Premium (and Supplementary) Spending 2016/17
The school received £128,040 of Pupil Premium Funding in 2016/17. Details of how the school allocated this funding can be found in our Pupil Premium Grant 2016/17 Expenditure report.
Outcomes for Pupils in Receipt of the Pupil Premium
At Thomas Jones all pupils, including those who qualify for the PP, make outstanding progress as they move through the school. Analysis conducted by the school based on ASP (Analyse School Performance), LA data and the schools’ own data shows a familiar pattern of achievement by pupils who qualify for the PP. Detailed outcomes for pupils in receipt of the Pupil Premium for the past five academic years can be found in our Outcomes for Pupils in Receipt of the Pupil Premium report.
Pupil Premium (PP) is a grant given to schools for each child who claims free school meals currently or who has done so in the past six years. The government provides this grant so that schools can allocate additional support to ensure that the attainment and progress of disadvantaged pupils at least match or are rapidly approaching those of other pupils nationally and in the school.
The current Ofsted inspection framework states that a school should secure ‘substantial improvement in progress for disadvantaged pupils.’ Thomas Jones is committed to ensuring all children achieve the highest academic standards and any disadvantage as a result of pupils’ home circumstances is redressed as quickly and effectively as possible. The school has had huge success in this area and analysis of national test data shows there has been no relationship between the achievement of pupils and Free School Meals status since 2006.
Broadly, pupil premium funding is spent in three ways at Thomas Jones. Significant funding is allocated to direct academic support to ensure all pupils in receipt of the PP have the necessary support to reach at least national standards of attainment in the core areas of reading, writing and mathematics by the time they leave the school. Further PP funds are used to ensure pupils are able to play a full part in the life of the school, removing any differences in opportunity that might occur as a result of financial constraints. PP funds are also directed to other, less-tangible forms of support to ensure some of our more damaged pupils are able to access the curriculum effectively.
Ultimately all funds, both those derived from the PP and those from the main school budget that supplement these, are used to ensure equity of experience and outcomes for the most disadvantaged children with their peers. Our Pupil Premium strategy is reviewed annually, with the next review scheduled for September 2018.
Pupil Premium (and Supplementary) Spending 2017/18
The school has been allocated £145,200 in 2017/18 to provide additional support to over 110 disadvantaged pupils. Details of how the school has allocated this funding can be found in our Pupil Premium Grant 2017/18 Allocation report. It is important to note that during the current Head Teacher's tenure, the school has consistently sought to allocate funding strategically to narrow any potential gaps in achievement for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school continues to supplement the money received from the PP to ensure children from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve as well as their peers.
Pupil Premium (and Supplementary) Spending 2016/17
The school received £128,040 of Pupil Premium Funding in 2016/17. Details of how the school allocated this funding can be found in our Pupil Premium Grant 2016/17 Expenditure report.
Outcomes for Pupils in Receipt of the Pupil Premium
At Thomas Jones all pupils, including those who qualify for the PP, make outstanding progress as they move through the school. Analysis conducted by the school based on ASP (Analyse School Performance), LA data and the schools’ own data shows a familiar pattern of achievement by pupils who qualify for the PP. Detailed outcomes for pupils in receipt of the Pupil Premium for the past five academic years can be found in our Outcomes for Pupils in Receipt of the Pupil Premium report.