Pupil Premium and Pupil Outcomes
Background
Pupil Premium 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 has provided this grant so that schools can allocate additional support to address the current underlying inequalities between disadvantaged children and their peers.
Our Pupil Premium Strategy
Thomas Jones is committed to ensuring that all children achieve the highest academic standards and that any disadvantage as a result of pupils’ home circumstances is redressed as early, quickly and effectively as possible. The school has had huge success in this area and analysis of our attainment 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 disadvantaged pupils 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 Pupil Premium funds are used to ensure disadvantaged 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. Pupil Premium 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 Pupil Premium 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.
While we receive Pupil Premium funding in line with the financial year (April to April), we measure impact in line with the academic year (September to September). Our Pupil Premium strategy is reviewed annually, with the next review scheduled for September 2020.
Pupil Premium (and Supplementary) Spending 2019/20
The school has been allocated £113,520 of Pupil Premium Funding in 2019/20. Details of how the school allocated this funding can be found in our Pupil Premium Grant 2019/20 Allocation report.
Pupil Premium (and Supplementary) Spending 2018/19
The school received £129,360 of Pupil Premium Funding in 2018/19. Details of how the school allocated this funding can be found in our Pupil Premium Grant 2018/19 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 2017/18
The school received £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 Expenditure report.
Outcomes for Disadvantaged Pupils
At Thomas Jones all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, make outstanding progress as they move through the school. Our disadvantaged pupils outperform non-disadvantaged pupils nationally by the end of their time at Thomas Jones.
In 2019, 94% of our disadvantaged pupils achieved the combined expected standard by the end of KS2 compared to 71% of non-disadvantaged pupils nationally. 19% of our disadvantaged pupils achieved the higher standard across reading, writing and mathematics compared to 11% of non-disadvantaged pupils nationally.
Analysis conducted by the school based on Analyse School Performance, Local Authority data and the schools’ own data shows a familiar pattern of achievement by disadvantaged pupils. Detailed outcomes for disadvantaged pupils for the past six academic years can be found in our Outcomes for Pupils in Receipt of the Pupil Premium Report.
Pupil Premium 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 has provided this grant so that schools can allocate additional support to address the current underlying inequalities between disadvantaged children and their peers.
Our Pupil Premium Strategy
Thomas Jones is committed to ensuring that all children achieve the highest academic standards and that any disadvantage as a result of pupils’ home circumstances is redressed as early, quickly and effectively as possible. The school has had huge success in this area and analysis of our attainment 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 disadvantaged pupils 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 Pupil Premium funds are used to ensure disadvantaged 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. Pupil Premium 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 Pupil Premium 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.
While we receive Pupil Premium funding in line with the financial year (April to April), we measure impact in line with the academic year (September to September). Our Pupil Premium strategy is reviewed annually, with the next review scheduled for September 2020.
Pupil Premium (and Supplementary) Spending 2019/20
The school has been allocated £113,520 of Pupil Premium Funding in 2019/20. Details of how the school allocated this funding can be found in our Pupil Premium Grant 2019/20 Allocation report.
Pupil Premium (and Supplementary) Spending 2018/19
The school received £129,360 of Pupil Premium Funding in 2018/19. Details of how the school allocated this funding can be found in our Pupil Premium Grant 2018/19 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 2017/18
The school received £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 Expenditure report.
Outcomes for Disadvantaged Pupils
At Thomas Jones all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, make outstanding progress as they move through the school. Our disadvantaged pupils outperform non-disadvantaged pupils nationally by the end of their time at Thomas Jones.
In 2019, 94% of our disadvantaged pupils achieved the combined expected standard by the end of KS2 compared to 71% of non-disadvantaged pupils nationally. 19% of our disadvantaged pupils achieved the higher standard across reading, writing and mathematics compared to 11% of non-disadvantaged pupils nationally.
Analysis conducted by the school based on Analyse School Performance, Local Authority data and the schools’ own data shows a familiar pattern of achievement by disadvantaged pupils. Detailed outcomes for disadvantaged pupils for the past six academic years can be found in our Outcomes for Pupils in Receipt of the Pupil Premium Report.
