Pupil Premium
In summary it is evident that the school leadership has taken the PPR of 2017 seriously. Actions resulting from the planning after the review are in place and there is evidence that these are being completed and having appositive impact.
Independent Impact Review June 2018
Pupil Premium Statement 2022-2023
Recovery Premium expenditure overview and monitoring 21-22
Download our Pupil Premium strategy statement 2021-2022
Catch up Premium expenditure overview and monitoring Bishops 20-21
Download our Pupil Premium strategy statement 2020/2021
Download our 2018-19 review and 2019-20 report
Download our 2018-19 Pupil Premium Statement
Download our Pupil Premium Impact Review from June 2018
Download our External Pupil Premium Review from November 2017
What is the intention of Pupil Premium funding?
The pupil premium is additional government funding given to schools to help them tackle problems faced by socially disadvantaged children and to close the attainment gap between those children and their peers. Schools are free to use the pupil premium as they see fit but are accountable for how they have used the additional funding to support low income families.
How is Pupil Premium allocated?
The main basis of allocation is an amount paid in respect of each child known to have been eligible for free school meals at any time during the last six years. The principle behind this is that as a group, children eligible for free school meals have consistently lower educational attainment than those who have never been eligible for free school meals. In addition, amounts are paid for looked after children and for children whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces.
Principles for implementing Pupil Premium funding at Bishop's
We have adopted the following principles for ensuring that the use of pupil premium is appropriate to the needs of our School:
- We recognise that teaching and learning must meet the needs of all pupils.
- We recognise that there has been a history of lower attainment for socially disadvantaged children. However, not all socially disadvantaged children are in receipt of free school meals or are low attainers. Moreover, low attainment occurs in other social groups and some free school meals children are high attainers. A carefully balanced approach is therefore required.
- Our allocation of pupil premium to teaching and learning resources will therefore predominantly target low attainment generally, irrespective of social background.
- Use of pupil premium is subject to continuous close monitoring to ensure that its use is effective.
The impact of Pupil Premium funding at Bishops
Closing the gap
Since 2016 the school has been successful in reducing the gap in attainment and progress between pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium and their Non Pupil Premium peers. This is most notable in writing where Pupil Premium pupils are now attaining better and making better progress than their Non Pupil Premium peers.
The attainment gap has been reduced by 2.4 in reading to -0.1 and by 1.4 in maths to -0.5.
The progress gap has been reduced by 2.8 in reading to -1.2 and by 1.3 in maths to -1.1.
The school maintains the ambition that pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium will attain and make progress in line with ALL pupils nationally and will continue to strive for this aim.
Attainment and Progress at the End of KS2 - Pupil Premium vs Non Pupil Premium
Reading | ATTAINMENT Average Scaled Score | PROGRESS Average Scaled Score | ||||||||
PP | Non | Gap | National PP | National ALL | PP | Non | Gap | National PP | National ALL | |
2018 | 96.4 | 96.3 | -0.1 | 103 | 106 | -4.4 | -3.2 | -1.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
2017 | 97.9 | 98.8 | -0.9 | 101 | 105 | -3.8 | -1.6 | -2.2 | -0.9 | 0.2 |
2016 | 92.9 | 95.4 | -2.5 | 99 | 103 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -0.9 | 0.3 |
Writing | ATTAINMENT Average Scaled Score | PROGRESS Average Scaled Score | ||||||||
PP | Non | Gap | National PP | National ALL | PP | Non | Gap | National PP | National ALL | |
2018 | 99.4 | 97.2 | +2.2 | 102 | 105 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +0.6 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
2017 | 94.6 | 97.7 | -3.1 | 101 | 105 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
2016 | 91.5 | 94.3 | -2.8 | 100 | 104 | -6.0 | -2.8 | -3.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
Maths | ATTAINMENT Average Scaled Score | PROGRESS Average Scaled Score | ||||||||
PP | Non | Gap | National PP | National ALL | PP | Non | Gap | National PP | National ALL | |
2018 | 96.0 | 96.5 | -0.5 | 104 | 107 | -4.1 | -3.0 | -1.1 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
2017 | 98.2 | 100.4 | -2.2 | 103 | 107 | -3.2 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
2016 | 89.9 | 91.8 | -1.9 | 101 | 105 | -10.1 | -7.7 | -2.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
"The school is using the pupil premium funding well to provide effective support for disadvantaged pupils".
Local Authority Audit November 2015
Disadvantaged pupils in Year 6 made similar progress to other pupils in the school in mathematics and writing, and better progress in reading. Their attainment was a term ahead of their school peers in reading, and half a term ahead in writing and reading.
Ofsted September 2014