Pupil Premium is allocated to those who have been eligible for FSM (Free School Meals) at any point in the last six years, looked after children, those that have left local-authority care due to adoption, a special guardianship order or a child arrangements order and for children whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces.
Pupil Premium monies should be used to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and to close the gaps between them and their peers.
Schools are required by OFSTED to publish information to parents on Pupil Premium specifically with regards to the following:
- An update of the impact of funding with any data from the academic year.
- Reasons and evidence for allocation of spending by identifying the main barriers; how the funding will be used to address the barriers and the reasons for those approaches. The strategy should identify the intended impact and a date for a review of the school’s strategy.
At Woodend Farm School, we believe that all pupil progress and attainment is not limited to a child’s background, and we aim to improve the life chances of disadvantaged pupils by:
- Improving language and communication skills in order to support academic progress, improve confidence, wellbeing and positive behaviour
- To develop outside wellbeing spaces
- To embed a love for reading and reading for pleasure across the school
- To track the progress and attainment of disadvantaged pupils from their start points, identifying any pupils falling behind and putting in timely and effective intervention
- To widen the cultural capital of our pupils and make all experiences through primary school accessible and inclusive
Our current pupil premium strategy plan works towards achieving our objectives by listening to pupil voice, identifying specific gaps and implementing quality first teaching and interventions to support this; focussing on developing spoken language and reading to expose the pupils to higher level vocabulary.
The key principles are in line with Woodend Farm School’s intent:
- We seek to provide a broad, balanced, relevant, meaningful and motivating curriculum
- We support our pupils’ social and emotional development through THRIVE, which is embedded in all areas of our curriculum
- We plan for wider curriculum opportunities and opportunities to go into the community
