Detail

Data

Number of pupils in school

199

Proportion (%) of pupil premium eligible pupils

42%

Academic year/years that our current pupil premium strategy plan covers

2023-2025

Date this statement was published

November 2024

Date on which it will be reviewed

April 2025

Statement authorised by

Chris Smaling - Headteacher

Pupil premium lead

Manuela Mansfield - Deputy Headteacher

Governor / Trustee lead

Hema Patel

Detail

Amount

Pupil premium funding allocation this academic year

£117,855

Recovery premium funding allocation this academic year

£0

Total budget for this academic year

If your school is an academy in a trust that pools this funding, state the amount available to your school this academic year

£117,917

• Ultimate objectives for your disadvantaged pupils?

-       To ensure all pupils meet their potential by identifying and addressing any gaps in access or educational opportunity. 

-       To provide enrichment in the curriculum and through extra-curricular activities   

• How does our current pupil premium strategy plan work towards achieving those objectives?

-       Providing  support for families through parent support advisor and behaviour support staff/strategies 

-       Supporting nutrition to ensure pupils are ready for learning

-       Providing home-learning resources and uniform

-       Enriching curriculum by providing free educational visits and residential opportunities

• What are the key principles of our strategy plan?

-       Being proactive in supporting pupils and their families to ensure equal access to education within and beyond the classroom. 

Challenge number

Detail of challenge

1

Providing resources and nutrition

2

Accessing services within and beyond school

3

Access to enrichment activities

4

Access to education and social interaction

Intended outcome

Success criteria

Pupils have resources they need and are ready for learning

Parents take up uniform and book grants.  Pupils have snacks and quality meal at lunchtime, provided in school 

Parents are supported to access services within and beyond school

All families have access to parents support

Pupils are supported to access education and social interaction in school 

Behaviour and sensory support team and midday supervisors support target pupils

All pupils have access to enrichment activities and residential trips

Barriers to activities removed through supported funding

Activity

Evidence that supports this approach

Challenge number(s) addressed

Additional items to support individual pupils e.g. communication aid, resources for home learning

Pupils have AAC commination resources in place and access to home learning activities.

1,4

Funding for residential and day trips

Pupils able to attend residential and day trips that enrich the curriculum offer

3, 4

Behaviour and sensory support Specialists

Targeted interventions from specialist staff improve access to learning

2, 4

Free school uniform grants

Families take up offer of uniform grants

1

Activity

Evidence that supports this approach

Challenge number(s) addressed

Parent Support Advisors

All pupils have contact with and support from parent advisor.

2, 3, 4

Book grants to support home learning

Pupils have resources at home to engage in reading and activities related to curriculum themes

2, 4

Midday support to support  social interaction and play

Targeted support for pupils to engage in communication and interaction with peers during leisure time

3, 4

Breakfast & snacks in school

Pupils’ nutrition a needs are supported so they are ready for learning

1, 4

Training for parents

Parents are invited to a range of training and information opportunities

2, 4

 Data consistently shows that our pupils’ barriers to learning and progression are not linked to their families’ socio-economic context.

Our pupils have complex learning difficulties which presents significant barriers to educational achievement.  Our strategy was therefore designed to reduce the impact of these barriers.  We also sought to raise self-esteem whilst improving behaviour as well as enhancing pupils’ social activities and experiences and providing support to families. This ensured that pupils were supported to have positive wellbeing and to be ready and equipped to access both the formal curriculum and extra-curricular activities and this was achieved for all individuals taking into account their complex needs and starting point.

Our family support team’s targeted support provide help in the following areas:

• communication skills
• positive behaviour
• sensory regulation
• social interaction
• good sleep hygiene
• access to benefits and other means of financial and practical support
• support with housing issues
• support with immigration issues
• transport applications / appeal
• secondary transfer

Behaviour support staff ensured pupils were ready for learning, supporting emotional regulation and teaching these strategies.  They supported families to utilise similar strategies at home.  Additional therapeutic support targeted similar areas of emotional regulation and sensory integration, enhancing behaviour for learning and attention. 

Midday meals support provided a richer offering of activities during lunchtime, increasing social interact and play opportunities, and supported the teaching of self-help skills during mealtimes.

• Targeted support for school trips and activities was impacted pupils by:
  40% Subsidy for After School Club
• 75% Subsidy for the school’s Holiday Play Schemes.
• 75% Subsidy for residential trips. To access / participate in a range of team building, confidence and leadership activities.
• 100% Free access to day Educational Visits.

Pupils receive support had a discount of 50% on an uniform purchases over £75

Resources used to support nutrition ensured that pupils had access to snacks in school and a quality, heathy lunch.