The Pupil Premium is additional funding allocated to schools on top of the main funding that they receive. This funding is targeted at students from disadvantaged backgrounds (eligible for Free School Meals or In Care) to ensure that they are able to benefit from the same opportunities as students from less deprived families. The Pupil Premium exists because data suggests that students who have been eligible for Free School Meals at any point in their school career have consistently lower attainment than those who have never been eligible.

Since September 2014, the Pupil Premium is worth £935 and goes to students who at any point in the past six years have been in receipt of Free School Meals (FSM); £2,300 goes to any student who has been continuously looked after for the past six months or who has been adopted from care under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or who has left care under a Special Guardianship or Residence Order, finally £300 goes to students whose parent/parents are currently serving in the armed forces or are in receipt of a pension from the MoD.

At Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy, our Pupil Premium strategy is founded in the belief that regardless of starting point, situation or background, our provision allows students to go to university or get a good job to live a life of choice & opportunity.

How the Pupil Premium is spent is monitored closely with all schools held accountable for the impact of Pupil Premium spending. At Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy our Pupil Premium strategy focuses on supporting students in the following areas:

• Raising progress & attainment
• Improving attendance
• Raising Aspirations
• Engage students in enriching activities, experiences and CEIAG opportunities
• Promoting positive emotional health & wellbeing
• Providing additional support and intervention

Numbers of Pupil Premium eligible 2018/19:

Year Group	Male	Female	Total	Total %
7	67	52	119	61%
8	55	65	120	57%
9	56	51	107	55%
10	53	49	102	62.5%
11	38	40	78	53%
Overall Total			526	58%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed Pupil Premium Spend 2018-19

PP strategy 2018-19

Evaluation of Pupil Premium Spend 2017-18

PP Strategy 2017-18

 

 

 

 

Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch up premium

OBA expect to receive £20,000 of this funding for 2017/18.

OBA received £19,931 of this funding for 2016/2017

This was spent on:

• Summer School
• Further staffing to include before and after school support
• Additional books and resources to support literacy and numeracy, including Accelerated Reader
• Workshops with writers and mathematicians to raise aspirations and improve progress

OBA received £15,000 of this funding for the year 2015-16.

This was be spent on:

• One Teaching Assistant for the Year 7 nurture group
• The Accelerated Reader support resource package that improves literacy levels and reading ages
• Funding towards library support staffing

OBA received £15,000 of this funding for the year 2014-15.

This was spent on:

• Further staffing to include before and after-school support
• Further books, ICT equipment and resources (eg. via Accelerated Reader) to support literacy and numeracy
• Workshops with writers and mathematicians to raise aspirations and improve progress

OBA received £17,500 of this funding for the year 2013-14.

This was spent on:

• One Teaching Assistant for the Year 7 nurture group
• The Accelerated Reader support resource package that improves literacy levels and reading ages
• Funding towards library support staffing

Our spending was decided based on the following processes:

• Primary transition meetings and discussions with primary headteachers and staff
• Primary transition progress data and pen profiles
• Student and parent voice from the 2014 Summer School
• ‘The Sutton Trust’ research evidence
• ‘The PiXL Group’ research evidence

Year 7 Summer School Programme