Pupil Premium Progress and Attainment

Phillimore has a high percentage (47.3%) of pupils accessing the Pupil Premium, including one Looked After Child. This percentage has dropped year on year from 54.7% in the school year 2012-13.

In many areas these Disadvantaged Pupils perform well in comparison with other pupils, with the gap between them and their peers often significantly closer than the national average.

These are some examples from the 2014-15 cohort:

• Key Stage 1 phonics gap between Pupil Premium and non-Pupil Premium is significantly smaller than nationally in Year 1 and Year 2
• In all Key Stage 1 subjects the gap is smaller than nationally
• In Key Stage 2 our gap for Level 5 and above is 0% against a national figure of 16% for subjects combined
• In reading a higher percentage of pupil Premium pupils reached Level 5 than their non-pupil premium peers
• In Writing and Maths the gap was also significantly smaller than nationally at Level 5
• When Average Point Scores (APS) are looked at in Key Stage 2 the gap is closer than nationally in all subjects
• The average APS in Writing is higher for Pupil Premium than for others
• Between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Pupil Premium pupils made better progress from a starting point of Level 3 in Reading
• 7% more Pupil Premium pupils made expected progress in Writing than non-Pupil Premium
• In Writing significantly better progress was made by Pupil Premium pupils from a starting point of 2A or above
• In Maths the percentage of Pupil Premium pupils making expected progress was higher than it was for others
• A higher percentage of Pupil Premium pupils attained Level 3 reading in Key stage 1 than their non-Pupil Progress peers, meaning they were also closer to the national average
• In maths the gaps were equal but closer to national than last year
• Using the most recent validated data for EYFS (2014) more Pupil Premium pupils are making expected level of progress than non-Pupil Premium is the vast majority of the areas of learning

School Context

Numbers of Pupil Premium pupils have dropped over the last two years but remain high. Numbers are higher in Key Stage 2 than Key Stage 1 with a noticeable peak in Year 4.

Key Stage 2 Attainment of Disadvantaged Children over time

Key Stage 2 Expected and More than Expected Progress of Disadvantaged Children over time

Key Stage 1 Attainment of Disadvantaged Children over time

Attainment of Disadvantaged Pupils in Year 1 and 2 Phonics Screening over time

There are a number of areas that we will be looking to improve in the 2015-16 School Year, including:

• Improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils in the Year 1 phonics screening, to bring levels up to and beyond their 2014 peak
• Providing targeted intervention and support for Pupil Premium pupils in English in Year 6, to close the gap in Reading, Writing and SPaG
• Ensuring that all Pupil Premium pupils are identified and considered at all times and in all areas of learning in order that progress can again surpass that of non-disadvantaged pupils

Monitoring of disadvantaged pupils who performed less well in Key Stage 1 (Level 2c and below) to ensure that progress does not slip later in school