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 2020-21 212 of the students at Stanborough School will receive pupil premium funding.

Covid Catch Up Premium

Last year the Government announced funding to support students to catch up following the disruption to learning that was caused by the pandemic. In 2020/21 we received an additional £77,840 to support our students in Years 7 to 11. This catch-up funding, along with the Pupil Premium funding, was used in a number of ways to support students’ academic achievement and well-being. A summary of how we spent the money is available below.

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 2020-21 Stanborough School received £199,595 to support disadvantaged and vulnerable students. This money supported a number of interventions including:

Extra Staffing in maths and English to support individually tailored learning and small groups including our specialist core groups
Additional learning support through small group tuition with our primary trained teacher and our Student Support Department
Student Welfare, with support for students with our student counsellor, life coach and student and family support workers
Developing the Year 11 curriculum structure to meet the needs of all students through a range of courses such as catering and vocational subjects such as childcare
SEN support for those with additional needs and a key worker for those who need additional in class support
A Student Support admin role to support the SENDCo and Inclusion manager
Three full time staff members to staff our Student Support base giving students who are not accessing mainstream lessons for emotional, behavioural or other reasons an effective, fully tracked program of study and support
SLT mentoring for disaffected and underachieving Key Stage Four pupil premium students
An in house 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
Reading and Numeracy groups for Year 7 students run by our learning support team
Tuition from Post 16 students for Y11 students in core subjects
Lunch time support in Student Support 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
Training for ten staff from different departments through the OTI scheme to develop engaging teaching and learning and develop feedback strategies
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
‘Period 6’ for Year 11 students in the lead up to their exam
‘The Nest’ a nurturing support base for students who enter Year 7 with emotional, resilience and trust issues.
Mental Health Level 1 training for all staff including support staff
Training on Restorative Justice to help react to students’ behavioural needs in a more supportive and productive way
Revision materials 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 students once a week and additional reading sessions for weaker readers with reader leaders (trained older students who support with reading)

Please see the school impact report for information on the impact of these strategies.

This year we anticipate our allocation will be in the region of £212,965.

Pupil Premium and Recovery Premium 2021-22

In 2021-22, in additional to the Pupil Premium funding, schools will receive an additional £145 per eligible student in Y7-11. Our plans and rational for this funding, alongside the Pupil Premium, is outlined in our Pupil Premium Strategy document 2021-22.