Pupil Premium Statement - 2018/19 - Downside Primary School, Luton

Pupil Premium Statement – 2018/19

Pupil Premium Strategy Plan – Academic Year 2018 -19

Number of pupils and pupil premium grant (PPG) received
Total number of pupils on roll (based on July numbers)	1025
Total number of pupils eligible for PPG (based on July numbers)	168 – approx. 16% of school
Amount of PPG received per pupil	£1320
Total amount of PPG receive	£298,320 (June 2018)

Review of previous Pupil Premium spending 2017/18

Last year, pupil Premium money was spent on a variety of different areas:

Introducing the role of Pupil Premium Champion
Training Pupil premium Champions
Targeted interventions
Additional TA support in classes
Third Space 1:1 maths intervention
Booster classes – before school
1:1 and group tuition – Reading, Writing and Maths
Improved tracking of pupils
Funding 50% of trips/ residential visits
Purchasing / discounting uniform
Discounts given for breakfast / after school club when needed
Staff training – Reading, LA led courses (Spotlight on Standards)
Participation in the Primary Writing project
Wellbeing support – Mentors, Child Psychotherapist
Training for Family workers, Learning and Wellbeing mentors on attachment and mental wellbeing.

The impact: Year 2 data July 2018:

	All pupils	Disadvantaged pupils	National
% meeting the expected standard in reading	73%	78%	75%
% meeting the expected standard in writing	69%	72%	70%
% meeting the expected standard in maths	75%	72%	76%
% meeting the expected standard in Reading, writing and Maths	67%	67%

The impact Year 6 data July 2018:

	All pupils *	Disadvantaged pupils *	National
% meeting the expected standard in reading	74%	77%	75%
% meeting the expected standard in writing	79%	79%	78%
% meeting the expected standard in maths	88%	91%	76%
% meeting the expected standard in Reading, writing and Maths	69%	70%	64%

*Including pupils to be discounted

The gap between Pupil Premium children and other children has closed significantly this year at expected and this is reflected in school data for other years.

There is a gap at the higher level of ‘Greater depth’ and this will be a key focus next year.

2018/19 plan for spending

Summary of the main barriers to educational achievement faced by eligible pupils of Downside Primary School addressed through the Pupil Premium Grant provision (see below)