Please see below for information regarding how the pupils premium was spent in the last financial year, the impact of this funding, and the plans for future spending.

Pupil Premium, is a Government initiative that targets extra money at pupils who come from backgrounds that might be deemed to be disadvantaged. The premium is provided in order to support these pupils so they reach their potential.

From April 2014, schools in England can receive the Pupil Premium funds for children adopted from care, or who left care under a Special Guardianship Order on or after 30 December 2005. Schools can also claim the Pupil Premium fund for children who left care under a Residence Order on or after 14 October 1991.

It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their settings. Schools however, will be accountable to outside agencies, to show how the Pupil Premium has enriched the children’s personal and academic achievements within the school.

Through the continuation of the RADY approach (Raising Attainment for Disadvantaged Youngsters) and our ongoing commitment to this project, we continue to take the following steps to provide an equitable approach resulting in improved outcomes for disadvantaged youngsters.

• Disadvantaged pupils are identified in all year groups and prioritised in pupil progress meetings, data is forensically analysed and barriers identified to ensure pupils make accelerated progress.
• An uplift is applied to scaled scores in order to increase the percentage of disadvantaged pupils who achieve age related expectations, improving their attainment and therefore life chances.
• RADY forms the golden thread through all plans, policies and procedures.
• An equitable model is applied to our teaching and learning, giving more guidance, support and challenge to our disadvantaged pupils.
• Proportional representation is applied to all aspects of school life, ensuring all of our pupils have the opportunities to be represented in all elements inside and outside of school.

• Department for Education Articles and advice for children and young people.