Pupil Premium and Catch Up Funding

Pupil premium is additional funding for schools provided by the government to enhance the education of disadvantaged students. In 2023-24 281 of the students at Stanborough School will receive pupil premium funding.

Pupil Premium

Schools, head teachers and teachers will decide how to use the pupil premium allocation, as they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for individual pupils. It is for schools to decide how the pupil premium, allocated to schools per FSM pupil, is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils with their responsibility.” DfE

In 2023-24, Stanborough School received £220,327 to support disadvantaged and vulnerable students. This money supported a number of interventions including:

A primary trained teacher who runs ‘The Hive’ offering additional catch-up support to students who enter below age related expectations or with specific learning difficulties
Additional staffing in maths and English to allow a core group of students to receive additional support in English and maths at Key Stage Four including the completion of qualifications such as functional skills
Staff in our learning support department offer additional support to students with additional needs. For example, those who join us in need of nurture support enter ‘The Nest’ for support with our assistant SENDCo every morning to help foster a positive experience of school. Staff also run additional interventions for students such as pre-teaching vocabulary, digital literacy, social skills etc.
Student welfare is a priority, with support in place for students’ social and emotional wellbeing through our student counsellor, behaviour worker and student support workers
We work with our family support workers to identify needs and put in place at home and school
We have developed the Key Stage Four curriculum structure to meet the needs of all students through a range of vocational courses such as hospitality catering and childcare.
SEN support for those with additional needs through additional support in the classroom, interventions outside the classroom, additional resources such as lap tops and a key worker for those who need additional support
Admin support for key areas such as pastoral care, the SEND team and attendance. This helps to maintain positive contact at home, identify issues early, and support the key staff so they can ensure needs are met
Two full time staff members to staff our Student Support base ‘Compass’ giving students who are not accessing mainstream lessons for emotional, behavioural or other reasons an effective, fully tracked program of study and support
A careers advisor offering careers interviews and support in applying for Post 16 provision for all Year 11 pupil premium students
After school provision for students in Year 7 to 11 through the homework club run by our assistant SENDCo
The LRC is open before school and after school for students to access computers and printers and is a quiet space for students to study
Reading and numeracy groups for Year 7 students run by our learning support team
Tuition for Year 11 students after school and in the holidays including ‘Period 6’ and Saturday Tuition for Year 11 students in the lead up to their exams
A supervised study room open three days a week for Year 11 students to complete revision and homework after school in a quiet space
Providing revision materials such as flash cards to all Year 11 students
Guest speakers such as ‘Action Jackson’ to motivate Year 10 and Year 11 students in the lead up to their exams
Lunch time support in ‘Compass’ and in ‘The Retreat’ (for autistic students)
Focus on quality first teaching and learning with extra support for staff members through a range of CPD offers such as guest speakers
Use of SISRA analytics for individual, group, department and whole school tracking
A specialist assistant head with designated responsibility for pupil premium students to ensure appropriate tracking, interventions and assessment of outcomes takes place to further decrease the gap
Revision materials for Key Stage Four students paid for through pupil premium funding
Music tuition and other enriching school trips supported for specific students through the pupil premium
A full-time pastoral support officer to support the pastoral team in tracking, monitoring and supporting student behaviour and progress
A full-time staff member with responsibility for data and tracking to help support staff in effective tracking of student progress and support staff in putting in timely and effective interventions
An additional deputy head teacher with responsibility for teaching and learning and monitoring standards in the classroom
Use of Accelerated Reader for all Year 7, 8 and 9 students once a week and additional reading sessions for weaker readers with reader leaders (trained older students who support with reading)
Smaller class sizes in year 9 core subjects from Spring term 2024 to support with the T&L
Recruited extra teaching staff for Sept. 2025 due to the revised curriculum model. 9 classes in each of Year 7-10 and 8 classes in Year 11 were created to support with the T&L and growth in the school.