PUPIL PREMIUM & RECOVERY GRANT (COO/CFO/AO)
Pupil Premium: 2022-23 (£318,170)
and 2023-24 (£318,428)
PUPIL PREMIUM
The school is in the second highest quintile for free school meals (FSM) and has a cohort of Looked After Children (LAC). Ward data also demonstrates high levels of deprivation in the local community.
Main barriers to achievement faced by Disadvantaged Pupils targeted by the pupil premium and recovery premium:
- Underachievement due to the financial hardship faced by their families who often struggle to provide the basics: learning resources and equipment, a quiet place to do independent work or homework, access to ICT and Wi Fi, uniform, smart clothes for interviews, snacks etc..
- Poor access to enrichment opportunities in the home such as stimulating trips and visits to museums, art galleries, theatre and concerts, historical places, clubs and activities that help young people to grow in character and leadership and enable them to excel in education because of their rich cultural capital
- Poor resilience and low aspirations creating a lack of optimism and motivation to continue their studies and make the most of career opportunities through higher education, training or employment. This is often because vulnerable families live in precarious circumstances and this creates a high level of instability which can be traumatic for young people at a time when they need to be able to concentrate on their studies.
The approach the academy uses and the reasons why:
Cranford Community College Trustees made the decision that this funding would benefit our students most by being used strategically rather than through a series of ad hoc measures because research including the EEF toolkit has shown that this is the most effective deployment of resources.
The allocation has been spent in a number of targeted ways to overcome the barriers to achievement listed above:
- To subsidise the development and staffing of bespoke Literacy and Numeracy intervention programmes for students who need support in those areas
- To continue to invest in Information Computer Technology (ICT) equipment with those who do not have ICT facilities at home particularly in mind and to fund the supervision of ICT supervised centres open before and after school for their use.
- To fund targeted curriculum developments which provide a wide range of enrichment and aspiration raising events, learning experiences and unique opportunities for young people.
- To part fund the Three Bridges Twilight School where vulnerable students receive small group teaching with a high staff/student ratio and bespoke learning programmes.
- To provide more able students with unique enrichment opportunities that enable them to excel and reach their potential.
- To employ an engagement officer for outreach work with the most vulnerable students and their families to help broker support from external agencies and charities.
- To employ a counsellor to support students who struggle with resilience, confidence and mental health issues.
- To complement departmental capitation and ensure our departments are able to provide resources for students who are less able to purchase them for themselves for example printing resources or providing materials for practical activities.
- To assist individual students with uniform, learning materials, school trips and visits.
The impact of the pupil premium allocation on educational outcomes has been manifold and can be seen through:
- Performance measures for attainment and progress at KS4 and KS5 for targeted students and overall. See below.
- Participation in enrichment activities in and out of school.
- Increased confidence and improved attendance of targeted pupils.
- Case studies for students who were particularly vulnerable or at risk.
- Evidence of vulnerable families getting the help they need and their children being supported emotionally and practically to develop and thrive.
The Pupil Premium allocation for Cranford Community College in 2023-2024 will be used in the following ways:
- To continue to subsidise the development and staffing of bespoke Literacy and Numeracy intervention programmes for students who need support in those areas
- To provide a uniform subsidy and support with the new PE uniform
- To continue to invest in Information Computer Technology (ICT) equipment with those who do not have ICT facilities at home particularly in mind and to fund the supervision of ICT supervised centres open before and after school for their use.
- To fund targeted curriculum developments which provide a wide range of enrichment and aspiration raising events, learning experiences and unique opportunities for young people.
- To part fund the Three Bridges Twilight School where vulnerable students receive small group teaching with a high staff/student ratio and bespoke learning programmes.
- To provide more able students with unique enrichment opportunities that enable them to excel and reach their potential and target disadvantaged students to take these up.
- To continue to employ an engagement officer for outreach work with the most vulnerable students and their families to help broker support from external agencies and charities.
- To continue to employ a counsellor to support students who struggle with resilience, confidence and mental health issues.
- To continue to complement our departmental capitation and ensure our departments are able to provide resources for students who are less able to purchase them for themselves for example printing resources or providing materials for practical activities.
- To assist individual students with uniforms, learning resources and school trips and visits.
The impact of this provision will be measured through:
- Performance measures for attainment and progress at KS4 and KS5 for targeted students and overall. See below.
- Participation in enrichment activities in and out of school.
- Increased confidence and improved attendance of targeted pupils.
- Case studies for students who were particularly vulnerable or at risk.
- Evidence of vulnerable families getting the help they need and their children being supported emotionally and practically to develop and thrive.
The date for the review of the Pupil Premium Strategy will be at the December meeting of the Academy Trust Board.
PERFORMANCE TABLES SUMMARY 2022
HEADLINE: Continuing a consistent and very strong ‘year on year’ trend, Cranford students in 2022, have performed WELL ABOVE NATIONAL AND LOCAL AVERAGES across a very broad curriculum, including across all the EBacc subjects, and this leads on to high destination rates to the sixth form, employment/training and higher education (including top universities).
The Performance of KS4 pupils in 2022
- Students entering the EBACC subjects are 96% compared with a national of 39%
- Progress 8 Score is +0.56 compared with a National average of -0.03
- Staying on in education, employment or training is 97% compared with a national of 94%
- Students gaining grade 5 in both English and maths is 55% compared with a national of 50%
- Attainment 8 score is 50.9 compared with a national of 48.7
- EBACC average point score is 4.81 compared with a national of 4.27
Progress measures show that Cranford students make excellent progress over Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. In all the key measures, Cranford students performed better than students nationally.
The Performance of Disadvantaged Pupils in 2022
The published performance tables show the following performance at Key Stage 4 of disadvantaged pupils compared with disadvantaged pupils nationally
- Progress 8 score for disadvantaged students attending Cranford is 0.55 (‘WELL ABOVE NATIONAL’) compared to the disadvantaged pupils National average Progress 8 score of -0.55.
- Attainment 8 score for disadvantaged in Cranford is 49.5 (‘WELL ABOVE NATIONAL’) compared to the disadvantaged pupils National average Attainment 8 score of 36.54.
- 53% of disadvantage pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths (‘WELL ABOVE NATIONAL’) compared to 29% Nationally for disadvantaged pupils.
- 95% of disadvantaged students were entered for the EBACC compared with 27% nationally for disadvantaged students
- EBACC APS score for disadvantage pupils is also WELL ABOVE NATIONAL (Cranford disadvantage pupils EBacc APS 4.68 - National EBacc APS 3.19).
Progress measures show that disadvantaged students at Cranford make excellent progress over Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. In all the key measures, Cranford disadvantaged students performed better than disadvantaged students nationally.
School Performance Data 2023 is PROVISIONAL ONLY but may be seen HERE
RECOVERY PREMIUM 2022-23 (£89,700)
and 2023-24 (£94,120)
The academy can also access up to £54,117 for National Tutoring Programme in 2023-24
The Recovery Premium allocation for Cranford Community College has been spent in a number of targeted ways:
The key focus is to support pupils whose education has been impacted by the COVID pandemic
Last year this funding was spent as follows:
- Targeted ‘catch-up’ support for identified students
- Specific support for Year 7 students who came into the school well below average in literacy and numeracy.
- Additional support was provided either through small group catch-up sessions, additional Teaching Assistant support in class or a mixture of both depending on the need.
- Additional revision lessons outside of the school day
- The provision of additional study spaces in the school for independent study, including staffing of these areas
- Additional ICT equipment in the Study Centres such as computers and laptops thus enabling more individual study
- Opportunities to attend trips and visits and enrichment activities
- Resources for the weekly Mind Body Soul activities focusing on enrichment and cultural development
The impact of this intervention was tracked and evidenced through:
- Tracking of students’ progress through the termly data entry points which feeds into the literacy and numeracy catch up programme. Students’ progress is tracked closely throughout the intervention to ensure maximum impact. The Senior member of staff overseeing the Literacy and Numeracy Catch-Up programme has regular meetings with the targeted students’ English and Maths teachers to assess their progress towards age related expectations for Year 7. Typically, targeted students would be starting as ‘Working Towards’ and exit the intervention only when they are ‘Working At’ expected level.
- Last year the majority of students supported through this programmer moved from ‘Working Towards’ to ‘Working At’ expected in Literacy and in Numeracy.
- Individual students who continued to struggle to catch up despite the additional support and interventions because they may have additional learning needs were identified and referred to the SENCo for further assessment and specialist support as needed.
- The academy’s stunning KS4 Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores for English and maths year on year also show how effective the Recovery Premium is over time.
The Recovery Premium allocation for Cranford Community College in 2023-2024 will be used in the following:
The key focus is to support pupils whose education has been impacted by the COVID pandemic
This year the funding will be spent as follows:
- Targeted ‘catch-up’ support for identified students
- Specific support for Year 7 students who came into the school well below average in literacy and numeracy
- Additional support will be provided either through small group catch-up sessions, additional Teaching Assistant support in class or a mixture of both depending on the need
- Additional revision lessons outside of the school day
- The provision of additional study spaces in the school for independent study, including staffing of these areas
- Additional ICT equipment in the Study Centres such as computers and laptops thus enabling more individual study
- Opportunities to attend trips and visits and enrichment activities
- Resources for the weekly Mind Body Soul activities focusing on enrichment and cultural development
The impact of this intervention will be tracked and evidenced through:
- Tracking of students’ progress through the termly data entry points which feeds into the literacy and numeracy catch up programme. Students’ progress is tracked closely throughout the intervention to ensure maximum impact. The Senior member of staff overseeing the Literacy and Numeracy Catch-Up programme has regular meetings with the targeted students’ English and Maths teachers to assess their progress towards age related expectations for Year 7. Typically, targeted students would be starting as ‘Working Towards’ and exit the intervention only when they are ‘Working At’ expected level.
- Last year the majority of students supported through this programmer moved from ‘Working Towards’ to ‘Working At’ expected in Literacy and in Numeracy.
- Individual students who continued to struggle to catch up despite the additional support and interventions because they may have additional learning needs were identified and referred to the SENCo for further assessment and specialist support as needed.
- The academy’s stunning KS4 Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores for English and maths year on year also show how effective the Recovery Premium is over time.
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