Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium Funding was introduced by the Government in April 2011 with the purpose of giving additional money to support schools in raising the attainment of students:
- who receive free school meals (FSM)
- who have received free school meals at any time in the last 6 six years (FSM Ever 6)
- whose parents are service personnel
- who are children looked after (CLA)
It has been identified nationally that these students are more likely to underperform than those from less disadvantaged backgrounds. The aim of Pupil Premium Funding is to help schools to provide targeted support for these particular students.
Each school decides how it will use this funding as the Government does not prescribe how it should be spent. For more information on Pupil Premium Funding, please visit: www.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/premium
At Chancellor's School, we are committed to ensuring that all our students make the best possible progress. We strongly believe that achievement for all students, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, is best fostered through high expectations and good quality teaching and learning.
When making decisions about how best to use Pupil Premium Funding, we ensure that the money allocated to our school is used solely for its intended purpose. High quality teaching and learning is our preferred way to narrow gaps in attainment, and we look carefully at the latest research into optimising achievement across the spectrum of student backgrounds, and adapt this as appropriate, to meet the needs of our students.
Pupil Premium Strategy Statement - December 2023
The date of the next review of the pupil premium strategy is December 2024
If you think your child is entitled to free school meals, you will need to apply online or fill in an application form supplied by Hertfordshire Council. For more information on free school meals, please visit: www.hertdirect.org/services/freeschoolmeals
Funding Report 2019 - 20
Academic Review |
Aims 2019.20 |
Costings |
Interventions included |
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Planning: - All PP students are clearly identified and are high priority on PARS seating plan. PP will be considered first for the following;
Marking: - All PP books are marked first in a set of books
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£9000 £8200 +800 |
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Interventions: - PP students have first access to relevant intervention programmes. These can be subject specific, for behaviour, outreach, careers or attitude to school and self
|
£31,500 250+3800+4000 +4000+2700 +5*5000
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Impact of Interventions |
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Due to only two sets of data and the COVID -19 lockdown these targets are on-going
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Pastoral Review |
Aims 2019.20 |
Costings |
Interventions included |
---|---|---|---|
Parent partnership: - PP students are priority for Parent Evenings. PP students take priority when phoning home or contacting mentors
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£41,500 10200 + 29000 |
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Enrichment: - A separate letter to be sent to all PP students asking for them to contact the school if there are any potential barriers for trips, Extra-curricular activities should have a percentage of PP involved
|
£6,000 |
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Interventions: - PP students have first access to relevant intervention programmes. These can be subject specific, for behaviour, attendance, outreach, careers or attitude to school and self
Excellent for Everyone
A team of six staff working with 15 targeted Year 8 students are involved in the EFE programme looking at the following five key strands:
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£17, 000 1000+10000+6000
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Excellence for Everyone – Additional Support
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Impact of Interventions |
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Due to only two sets of data and the COVID -19 lockdown these targets are on-going This year our focus across the school has been attendance. Please refer to ‘All year PP attendance, DoLs and progress’ data. This table enables us to compare attendance, behaviour, engagement and progress from Autumn to Spring.
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Impact of Pupil Premium Funding at Chancellor’s School 2019-20
Note – Covid-19 impacted the school year and not all year groups had data collected in the Summer Term – where this is the case, the latest progress data collected has been provided.
Progress Data 2019-20
Year 7 Spring 2020 |
|
English |
|
Maths |
|
Science |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All PP |
36 |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Very Good |
|
6 |
17% |
3 |
8% |
9 |
25% |
Good |
|
25 |
69% |
14 |
39% |
20 |
56% |
Working Towards |
|
5 |
14% |
19 |
53% |
7 |
19% |
Progress compared to Baseline Threshold |
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Year 8 Spring 2020 |
|
English |
|
Maths |
|
Science |
|
All PP |
15 |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Very Good |
|
2 |
13% |
6 |
40% |
5 |
33% |
Good |
|
9 |
60% |
7 |
47% |
4 |
27% |
Working Towards |
|
4 |
27% |
2 |
13% |
6 |
40% |
Progress compared to Baseline Threshold |
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Year 9 Spring 2020 |
|
English |
|
Maths |
|
|
|
All PP |
21 |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
|
|
Very Good |
|
4 |
19% |
3 |
14% |
|
|
Good |
|
14 |
67% |
5 |
24% |
|
|
Working Towards |
|
3 |
14% |
13 |
62% |
|
|
Progress compared to Baseline Threshold |
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Year 9 Spring 2020 |
|
Combined Science (2 GCSEs) |
Triple Science(3 GCSEs Bi/Ch/Ph) |
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All PP |
18 |
Number |
% |
|
3 students - Average across all 3 sciences |
|
|
Above |
|
0 |
0% |
|
0 |
0% |
|
Met |
|
7 |
39% |
|
1 |
33% |
|
1 Grade Below |
|
2 |
11% |
|
1 |
33% |
|
2 or more below |
|
9 |
|
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Progress compared to FFT20 |
Year 10 Spring PG 2020 |
English Language |
Maths |
|
Combined Science (2 GCSEs) |
Triple Science(3 GCSEs Bi/Ch/Ph) |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All PP |
19 |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
16 |
Number |
% |
3 students - Ave of 3 sciences |
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Above |
|
2 |
11% |
4 |
21% |
|
5 |
31% |
0 |
0% |
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Met |
|
12 |
63% |
5 |
26% |
|
7 |
44% |
2 |
67% |
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1 Grade Below |
|
4 |
21% |
9 |
47% |
|
2 |
13% |
1 |
33% |
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2 or more below |
|
1 |
5% |
1 |
5% |
|
2 |
13% |
0 |
0% |
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Progress compared to FFT20 |
Year 11 GCSE Results Summer 2020 (Centre Assessed Grades) |
English Language |
Maths |
|
Combined Science (2 GCSEs) |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All PP |
17 |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
|
Above |
|
2 |
12% |
4 |
24% |
9 |
53% |
|
Met |
|
8 |
47% |
8 |
47% |
2 |
12% |
|
1 Grade Below |
|
5 |
29% |
4 |
24% |
1 |
6% |
|
2 or more below |
|
2 |
12% |
1 |
6% |
5 |
29% |
|
Centre Assessed GCSE Grades compared to FFT20 |
Funding Report 2018 - 19
Impact of Pupil Premium Funding at Chancellor’s School 2018-19
Progress Data 2018-19
Year 7 Summer 2019 |
|
English |
Maths |
Science |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All PP |
19 |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Very Good |
|
3 |
16% |
9 |
47% |
8 |
42% |
Good |
|
9 |
47% |
5 |
26% |
7 |
37% |
Working Towards |
|
7 |
37% |
5 |
26% |
4 |
21% |
Progress compared to Baseline Threshold
Year 8 Summer 2019 |
|
English |
Maths |
Science |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All PP |
22 |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Very Good |
|
1 |
5% |
6 |
27% |
9 |
41% |
Good |
|
18 |
82% |
6 |
27% |
8 |
36% |
Working Towards |
|
3 |
14% |
10 |
45% |
5 |
23% |
Progress compared to Baseline Threshold
Year 9 Summer 2019 |
|
English |
Maths |
Science (Combined + Triple) |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All PP |
20 |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Very Good |
|
1 |
5% |
2 |
10% |
4 |
20% |
Good |
|
14 |
70% |
8 |
40% |
4 |
20% |
Working Towards |
|
5 |
25% |
10 |
50% |
12 |
60% |
Progress compared to Baseline Threshold
Year 10 Mock Summer 2019 |
|
English Language |
Maths |
Combined Science (2 GCSEs) |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All PP |
19 |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Above |
|
2 |
11% |
1 |
5% |
5 |
26% |
Met |
|
10 |
53% |
4 |
21% |
1 |
5% |
1 Grade Below |
|
4 |
21% |
3 |
16% |
1 |
5% |
2 or more below |
|
3 |
16% |
11 |
58% |
13 |
68% |
Summer 2019 Mock Grade compared to FFT20
Year 11 GCSE Results Summer 2019 |
|
English Language |
Maths |
Combined Science (2 GCSEs) |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All PP |
18 |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Above |
|
2 |
11% |
1 |
6% |
2 |
11% |
Met |
|
5 |
28% |
6 |
33% |
4 |
22% |
1 Grade Below |
|
8 |
44% |
8 |
44% |
4 |
22% |
2 or more below |
|
3 |
17% |
3 |
17% |
8 |
44% |
Actual GCSE Grades achieved Summer 2019 compared to FFT20
Challenge the Gap 2018-2019
This was the third year that Chancellor’s School were involved in the ‘Challenge the Gap’ project. We had a team of 6 teachers and 2 para-professionals who worked alongside Heads of Year in supporting and working with PP students who were not making sufficient progress. The programme is a partnership between student, school and parent and over the past 3 years we have engaged in a number of strategies to ensure that PP students have the same opportunities and support as all students in our care. Strategies have included;
-
‘PP First mentoring’ for students who are not reaching their full potential. This involves a student questionnaire, one interview at KS3 and two interviews with KS4 students and targets set. ‘First Monday’ of the month PP briefing with Form tutors to discuss PP students and mentoring
-
Peer Mentoring with year 12 students
-
Initiatives such as ‘Watford Enterprise’ and ‘Have you met?’ to build confidence and resilience
-
Detailed tracking of individual students to track a student’s progress and to identify and track strategic support
-
All students identified on seating plans and specific support and challenge identified and implemented by the teacher
-
Staff training – PP Twilight, March 2019 on Metacognition skills and supporting PP students
-
A project launched and disseminated by the team on ‘High Quality Bookwork’. Best practice was shared with all staff in April 2019 during a staff inset day
-
HoF have updated their ‘Pupil First’ faculty strategy document to include strategies to ensure high quality bookwork for all students
-
‘Pupil Premium First’ Charter was launched in September 2017. This outlines the key principles for all staff and five specific areas of support for PP students
'Pupil Premium First’ Charter
Whole School Strategies |
Further suggestions |
---|---|
Planning: - All PP students are clearly identified and are high priority on PARS seating plan. PP will be considered first for the following; Questioning Groupings Challenge and Support |
Teachers will know who their PP students are Groupings and partners should be sensitive to the needs of the students Students and strategies are clearly identified on PARS seating plans Seating plans to be revised and updated every half term |
Marking: - All PP books are marked first in a set of books |
A modification of this might be to mark the highest performing students in the class first, then PP so that work can be compared |
Interventions: - PP students have first access to relevant intervention programmes. These can be subject specific, for behaviour, outreach, careers or attitude to school and self |
PP First when organising intervention groups Early intervention and identification of need in Year 7 and monitored at every data drop Directed provision for KS4 KS4 Easter revision, PP must attend Literacy/numeracy programmes at KS3 and 4 A programme of peer and teacher mentoring Published list of mentors/mentees in staff room |
Parent partnership: - PP students are priority for Parent Evenings. PP students take priority when phoning home or contacting mentors |
Remind and encourage parents to book appointments – personal reminders to those harder to reach parents Information evenings specifically for PP students Those students being mentored by a teacher will also have regular contact with parents |
Enrichment: - A separate letter to be sent to all PP students asking for them to contact the school if there are any potential barriers for trips. Extra-curricular activities should have a percentage of PP involved |
Increased inclusion for trips A set percentage of PP for a trip or enrichment opportunity to be set Use PP students in Published list of mentors/mentees in staff room ambassadorial roles e,g interviewing teachers |
Pupil Premium Spend 2018 -2019 |
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---|---|---|---|
Strategy |
Activities/Resources |
Revised cost |
Details |
Whole School Intervention |
|
|
|
Deputy Headteacher |
|
8,200 |
Responsible for leading on PP |
Data Manager |
|
3,800 |
Support with data management |
|
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Pastoral Interventions |
|
|
|
Careers Advisor |
|
1,500 |
Independent Advisor |
Head of Year |
|
10,200 |
Pastoral Support |
Library lunch club |
|
4,000 |
Run daily |
Pastoral Assistant |
|
29,000 |
To support with pastoral needs |
School counsellor |
|
4,800 |
To support with emotional issues/mental health |
|
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Academic Interventions |
Bedrock Learning |
2,585 |
Intervention for students in years 7 and 8 to promote reading skills |
|
Additional TA support |
4,080 |
Additional TA support |
|
Homework Club |
1,000 |
Run daily |
|
Lexia |
250 |
Reading intervention (computer program) |
|
Provision Mapping |
715 |
Provision mapping software |
|
Study Support Plus |
2,700 |
To support students in KS4 taking one less GCSE options |
Intervention |
Year 7 Catch Up - English & Maths |
5,000 |
Withdrawal from Languages |
Intervention |
Year 8 Catch Up - English & Maths |
5,000 |
Withdrawal from Languages |
Intervention |
Year 9 Catch Up - English & Maths |
5,000 |
Withdrawal from Languages |
Intervention |
Year 10 Intervention - English, Science & Maths |
5,200 |
Before and after school |
Intervention |
Year 11 Intervention - English, Science & Maths |
5,000 |
Before and after school |
|
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Individuals |
Money set aside to support individual students |
10,230 |
Purchase school uniform, equipment, books etc., D of E, school visits, music lessons and extra-curricular activities |
|
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Total Expenditure £108,260 |
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Funding Allocation £96,410* |
% Spent on each intervention |
|
---|---|
Whole School intervention |
11.08% |
Pastoral Interventions |
45.72% |
Academic Interventions |
33.74% |
Individuals |
9.45% |
Funding Report 2017 - 18
Impact of Pupil Premium Funding at Chancellor’s School 2017-18
Progress Data - Year 7
22 Students | English | Maths | Science | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Very Good | 3 | 14% | 5 | 23% | 4 | 15% |
Good | 11 | 50% | 8 | 36% | 10 | 45% |
Working Towards | 8 | 36% | 9 | 41% | 8 | 36% |
Progress at end of year, compared to Baseline Threshold.
Progress Data - Year 8
20 Students | English | Maths | Science | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Very Good | 0 | 0% | 1 | 5% | 10 | 50% |
Good | 15 | 75% | 10 | 50% | 5 | 25% |
Working Towards | 5 | 25% | 9 | 45% | 5 | 25% |
Progress at end of year, compared to Baseline Threshold
Progress Data - Year 9
21 Students | English | Maths | Science | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Very Good | 2 | 10% | 4 | 19% | 4 | 19% |
Good | 13 | 62% | 5 | 24% | 10 | 48% |
Working Towards | 6 | 29% | 12 | 57% | 7 | 33% |
Progress at end of year, compared to Baseline Threshold
Progress Data - Year 10
21 Students | English Language | Maths | Science* | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Above | 4 | 19% | 4 | 19% | 3 | 14% |
Met | 9 | 43% | 4 | 19% | 3 | 14% |
1 Grade Below | 6 | 29% | 6 | 29% | 4 | 19% |
2 Or More Below | 2 | 10% | 7 | 33% | 11 | 52% |
Summer 2018 Current Working Grade compared to FFT20
Progress Data - Year 11
16 Students | English Language | Maths | Science (26 Students) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Above | 1 | 6% | 2 | 13% | 3 | 19% |
Met | 8 | 50% | 1 | 16% | 2 | 13% |
1 Grade Below | 3 | 90% | 4 | 25% | 2 | 13% |
2 Or More Below | 4 | 25% | 9 | 56% | 9 | 56% |
Actual gardes achieved Summer 2018, compared to FFT20.
Challenge the Gap 2017.18
This was the second year that Chancellor’s School were involved in the ‘Challenge the Gap’ project. We had a team of 4 teachers and 2 para-professionals who worked alongside Heads of Year in supporting and working with PP students who were not making sufficient progress. The programme is a partnership between student, school and parent and over the past 2 years we have engaged in a number of strategies to ensure that PP students have the same opportunities and support as all students in our care. Strategies have included;
-
‘PP First mentoring’ for students who are not reaching their full potential. This involves a student questionnaire, one interview at KS3 and two interviews with KS4 students and targets set. ‘First Monday’ of the month PP briefing with Form tutors to discuss PP students and mentoring
-
Peer Mentoring with year 12 students
-
Initiatives such as ‘Watford Enterprise’ and ‘Have you met?’ to build confidence and resilience
-
Detailed tracking of individual students to track a student’s progress and to identify and track strategic support
-
Staff training – PP Twilight, March 2018 on Metacognition skills and supporting PP students
-
‘Pupil Premium First’ Charter was launched in September 2016. This outlines the key principles for all staff and five specific areas of support for PP students
‘Pupil Premium First’ Charter
Whole School Strategies |
Further suggestions |
---|---|
Planning: - All PP students are clearly identified and are high priority on PARS seating plan. PP will be considered first for the following; Questioning Groupings Challenge and Support |
Teachers will know who their PP students are Groupings and partners should be sensitive to the needs of the students Students and strategies are clearly identified on PARS seating plans Seating plans to be revised and updated every half term |
Marking: - All PP books are marked first in a set of books |
A modification of this might be to mark the highest performing students in the class first, then PP so that work can be compared |
Interventions: - PP students have first access to relevant intervention programmes. These can be subject specific, for behaviour, outreach, careers or attitude to school and self |
PP First when organising intervention groups Early intervention and identification of need in Year 7 and monitored at every data drop Directed provision for KS4 KS4 Easter revision, PP must attend Literacy/numeracy programmes at KS3 and 4 A programme of peer and teacher mentoring Published list of mentors/mentees in staff room |
Parent partnership: - PP students are priority for Parent Evenings. PP students take priority when phoning home or contacting mentors |
Remind and encourage parents to book appointments – personal reminders to those harder to reach parents Information evenings specifically for PP students Those students being mentored by a teacher will also have regular contact with parents |
Enrichment: - A separate letter to be sent to all PP students asking for them to contact the school if there are any potential barriers for trips. Extra-curricular activities should have a percentage of PP involved |
Increased inclusion for trips A set percentage of PP for a trip or enrichment opportunity to be set Use PP students in Published list of mentors/mentees in staff room ambassadorial roles e,g interviewing teachers |
PROVISION MAPPING 2017-18
Strategy |
Activities/Resources |
Cost 2017-18 |
Details |
---|---|---|---|
Whole School Intervention | Deputy Headteacher | 6,000 | Responsible for leading on PP |
Data Manager | 4,300 | Support with data management | |
Pastoral Interventions | Careers Advisor | 1,500 | Independent Advisor |
Head of Year | 10,000 | Pastoral Support | |
Library lunch club | 4,000 | Run daily | |
Mentoring | 1,000 | Various run throughout school | |
Additional Pastoral Assistant | 27,000 | To support with pastoral needs | |
School counsellor | 5,300 | To support with emotional issues/ mental health |
|
Academic Interventions | Accelerated reader |
2,585 |
Intervention for students in years 7 |
Additional TA support | 4,000 |
Additional TA support |
|
Alternative Provision | 3,600 |
Intervention put in place to support KS4 students |
|
Challenge the Gap | 7,650 | ||
Homework Club | 1,000 |
Run daily |
|
Lexia | 250 |
Reading intervention (computer program) |
|
Provision Mapping | 715 |
To support students in KS4 taking one less |
|
Study Support Plus | 2,660 |
Withdrawal from Languages |
|
Intervention | |||
Year 7 Catch Up - English & Maths |
6,300 |
Withdrawal from Languages |
|
Intervention | |||
Year 8 Catch Up - English & Maths |
6,300 |
Withdrawal from Languages |
|
Intervention | |||
Year 9 Catch Up - English, Science & Maths |
5,200 |
Withdrawal from MFL |
|
Intervention | |||
Year 10 Intervention - English, Science & Maths |
5,200 |
|
|
Year 11 Intervention - English, Science & Maths |
4,800 | Before and after school | |
Individuals |
Money set aside to support |
5,300 |
Purchase school uniform, equipment etc, |
Total 114,660 | |||
Funding Allocation 100,668 |