Pupil Premium Funding at Bowling Park Primary School

Pupil Premium is additional money given to school to support children who are entitled to free school
meals (or have been entitled in the past 6 years) or looked after children.
The money is used to raise achievement for these children and it is up to our school how money is
allocated. The following information tells you how much funding we have received, how we are using
it and the impact it is having in closing the gap between pupil premium children and their peers.
The impact of pupil premium is discussed regularly at pupil progress meetings and is tracked on
achievement days. School then reports to the Governors, including how the money is spent and what
the impact is on achievement.

The Impact of Pupil Premium Funding last year

End of Key Stage 2 Raise Online Data (November 2015*)
*These results are unvalidated. The validated results, which will disapply 6 children, will be released shortly.

Pupil Premium children achieved a value added score of 101.0, compared to 99.8 nationally, in all
subjects.
They had a value added score of 101.4, compared to 99.7 nationally, in maths.
They had a value added score of 101.0, compared to 99.7 nationally, in reading.
They had a value added score of 100.0, compared to 99.8 nationally, in writing.

The data below shows the impact of pupil premium funding on attainment, compared to the national
average.

Progress across school 2014-2015

Pupil Premium children made good progress from September 2014 to July 2015. Their progress
matched that of their non-Pupil Premium peers in reading and writing, and was slightly stronger than
non-Pupil Premium progress in maths.
78% of Year 1 children passed the phonics screening tests. Pupil Premium children achieved higher
than non-Pupil Premium children and higher than the 2014 national figures in the phonics tests.

A Detailed Look at Pupil Premium Expenditure and its Impact on

Achievement at Bowling Park Primary 2015-2016
Amount of Pupil Premium received
2011/2012

2012/2013

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

Percentage of pupils
eligible for PP

24%

30%

45%

44%

43%

Total number of
pupils eligible for PP

165

207

313

321

299

Amount of PP
received per child

488

623

900

1,300

1,320

Total amount
received

80,520

128,795

281,700

444,767

408,527

How Pupil Premium Funding is being used in 2015-2016

Special Educational Needs
Internal Interventions
In school, we put lots of support into classes to help all groups of children make the best progress
they can. For children that need an extra push and who qualify for the Pupil Premium grant, school
provides additional tuition from teachers and teaching assistants.
Strategy

Cost

Impact

90,533.86

Spring 2015 Summer 2015

Every Child a Counter

Interventions.
Additional SEN Teacher
Additional HLTA support
Additional TA support

Pupil Premium children in this

intervention made an average of
3.5APS in the summer term.

Summer 2014 Summer 2015

Children with SEN, who qualify for

Pupil Premium funding, made an
average of 4.8APS in maths, 4.1APS in
reading and 4.5APS in writing for the
whole year.

Autumn 2015 data due in December

External Expertise (SEN)

Specialist external support is also paid for using the Pupil Premium grant. This additional support is
used to target children who have very specific needs or have a certain barrier to learning.
Strategy

Cost

Impact

26,936

Summer 2014 Summer 2015

Plus 3,750 taken from the

EYFS Pupil Premium
Allocation.

Increased Educational
Psychologist time in school
through a service level
agreement.
Speech and Language
Therapy through a service
level agreement.
Sure Start speech,
language and
communication
development in Early
Years

Children with SEN, who qualify for

Pupil Premium funding, made an
average of 4.8APS in maths, 4.1APS in
reading and 4.5APS in writing for the
whole year.

Autumn 2015 data due in December

Yr6 Additional Support

Yr6 is an important year for children at school, as the results they get in their SATs examinations will
affect the start of their secondary school lives. To help support children who qualify for Pupil
Premium in Yr6, school uses part of the grant to provide additional teaching in literacy and maths and
to help them be secondary ready.
Strategy

Cost

Impact

60,091

Spring 2015 Summer 2015

Additional teaching in Year

6
Additional intervention
and teaching assistant
support
Lead Practitioner support
Subscription to Pixl
Interventions to support
key marginal children in
the lead up to the SATs.
Pixl 1:1 extra tuition for
targeted children
Self-esteem interventions
with E:Merge

Pupil Premium children in Year 6 made

on average 1.6APS in maths, 1.6APS in
reading and 1.6APS in writing this term.

Summer 2014 Summer 2015

Pupil Premium children in Yr6 made on

average 4.5APS in maths, 4.6APS in
reading and 4.3APS in writing for the
whole year.

Autumn 2015 data due in December

Experience and Enrichment

Bowling Park prides itself on providing children with experiences that go beyond the day-to-day
curriculum and that they might not have encountered. For example, throughout the school year, Pupil
Premium children will go on on a variety of trips and residentials. These opportunities will enable
children to use new-found skills back in school to help them make accelerated progress. The

experiences are also important because they increase confidence and self-esteem, as well as helping
to develop a growth mind-set.
Strategy

Cost

Impact

51,094.11

Spring 2015 Summer 2015

Parental Involvement
Worker to support
vulnerable families
Ghyll Head Residential to
increase confidence and
determination in Yr6 in the
lead up to the SATs.
Whitby Residential to
support independence in
Yr5, linked to their topic.
Nell Bank Residential to
support independence and
confidence in Yr4, linked
to their topic.
Scientist in Residence

Pupil Premium children in Year 6 made

on average 1.6APS in maths, 1.6APS in
reading and 1.6APS in writing this term.
Pupil Premium children in Year 5 made
on average 1.7APS in maths, 1.5APS in
reading, 1.3APS in writing this term.
Pupil Premium children in Year 4 made
on average 1.4APS in maths, 1.0APS in
reading, 1.3APS in writing this term
Final works on the outdoor science lab
have been completed. Pupil Premium
and non-Pupil Premium children
regularly access this resource.
The outdoor lab now has 12 chickens,
who are looked after by children. This
further increases key skills and
experiences in line with the new
National Curriculum.

New to English
Throughout the year, our school takes in a large number of children who are new to English. To help
them catch up with their peers school runs teacher-led New to English interventions. This helps to
fast-track language learning and has been one of the most successful interventions in school.
Note: the term New to English refers to all children who are technically defined as New to English
(i.e. children who do not have English as their first language and are new to speaking English in the
last 2 years) or those who access New to English interventions within school, for additional curriculum
support.
Strategy

Cost

Impact

67,993.80

Summer 2014 Summer 2015

New to English Teaching

for Phase 1, Phase 2 and
Phase 3.
Additional New to English
TA support.

New to English children made average

progress of 6.8APS in reading, 7.0APS in
writing and 7.6APS in maths last year.

Developing Teaching
In order to ensure Pupil Premium children catch up with their peers, school invests heavily in training,
developing and supporting teachers throughout their careers. We have a number of experienced
leadership staff who will continue to ensure that teaching and learning at Bowling Park is the best it
can be.

Strategy

Cost

Impact

149,055.60

Summer 2014 Summer 2015

Lead Practitioner support

for writing and maths.
TLR support for reading.
Lead Practitioner support
for NQTs.
Assistant Head Teacher
support for EYFS and Yr1.
Lead Practitioner for
Challenge in the New
Curriculum.

Pupil Premium children across school

made average progress of 4.8APS in
writing, 4.7APS in reading and 5.0APS in
maths last year.
All NQTs pass their NQT year last year.
61% of children in Reception made
expected progress in maths, 62.7% in
reading and 62% in writing.
37% exceeded expected progress in
maths, 32% in reading and 46% in
writing.
78% of children in Year 1 passed the
phonics screening test.

Looked After Children

We currently have one child at our school who receives additional funding for Looked After Children.
This additional money, totalling 1300, is used to ensure emotional and educational well-being for the
child concerned.
Strategy

Cost

Impact

1,333.80

Autumn data due December 2015

One to one support with

Julie Knowles, Assistant
Head Teacher for EYFS and
Year 1. This intervention
ensures the child makes
progress within the
curriculum and develops
his social and emotional
well-being. (1 hour per
week April to March)

Total cost 1,333.80

Total spent April 2015 to March 2016: 450,788.17