Detail

Data

School name

Kinoulton Primary School

Number of pupils in school

133

Proportion (%) of pupil premium eligible pupils

3% (4 children)

Academic year/years that our current pupil premium strategy plan covers

2022-25

Date this statement was published

Autumn 2024

Date on which it will be reviewed

Autumn 2025

Statement authorised by

Simon Paramore (headteacher)

Pupil premium lead

Simon Paramore

Governor lead

Paul Townsend (chair)

Detail - 2024-25

Amount

Pupil premium funding allocation this academic year

£8880

Recovery premium funding allocation this academic year

£0

Pupil premium funding carried forward from previous years (enter £0 if not applicable)

£0

Total budget for this academic year

£8880

Pupil Premium money is additional funding which is allocated to schools to be used to support children who belong to groups which are vulnerable to underachievement. This includes children who are entitled to free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority. The purpose of this funding is to accelerate progress, raise attainment and to ensure financial inequality does not adversely affect learning in school.

This sum is paid for any pupils who have been eligible for FSM at any point in the last six years (known as the Ever 6 FSM measure). For some schools with a high percentage of FSM, this additional funding sum can be very significant (over 60K). At KPS, we receive only a small amount of funding. We aim to ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all pupils.  We also aim to ensure that appropriate provision is made for pupils who belong to vulnerable groups.

We recognise that not all pupils who are eligible for free school meals (currently or at any time in the last 6 years) are socially disadvantaged.  We also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are eligible for free school meals.

These principles guide our spending decisions. 

At Kinoulton, we have very few children who are eligible for the Pupil Premium compared to many other schools.  We use the money we receive to ensure high quality teaching (through staff training), to provide intervention for those that need it and to ensure pupil premium children are supported with their learning whenever they need to be.

Challenge number

Detail of challenge

1

An increasing number of children requiring more specialist/specific intervention

2

3

Intended outcome

Success criteria

Children catch up and keep up with their peers

·         Success in academic tests

·         Evidence from in-class tracking

·         Increased confidence

Children are given regular access to the specialist programmes/provision they need

·         Children accessing provision when needed

·         Staff training has taken place

·         New resources purchased and in use

No children miss out on opportunities due to financial difficulties

·         All children can attend visits – including residential visits

Children’s wellbeing is maintained

·         Children attending clubs

·         Positive feedback

·         Pupil questionnaire

Activity

Evidence that supports this approach

Challenge number(s) addressed

Booster sessions

Mastery learning | EEF

Impact +5 months

Activity

Evidence that supports this approach

Challenge number(s) addressed

Pre-teach and follow-up intervention sessions

Mastery learning | EEF

Impact +5 months

1, 2

Social and emotional learning | EEF

Impact +4 months

Activity

Evidence that supports this approach

Challenge number(s) addressed

Subsidising trips and residential visits

Supported by the EEF tiered approach:

Using pupil premium | EEF

3

Lunchtime and afterschool

wellbeing clubs

Social and emotional learning | EEF

Impact +4 months

4

Children catch up and keep up with their peers

All children made good progress from their starting points and their end of year assessments reflected this.

There were two pupil premium children in the 2024 Y6 cohort, who both achieved their predicted outcomes in the end of year assessments.

Children are given regular access to the specialist programmes/provision they need

All children were able to access intervention to enable them to keep up with their peers.  This contributed to the impact above.

Two PP children in particular benefitted from regular additional support (daily).

No children miss out on opportunities due to financial difficulties

All children were able to attend every visit, residential trip and in-school paid event.  No children missed out for financial reasons.

Lunchtime and afterschool clubs in place, though most of these were free of charge for the children.  No children missed out on paid clubs and financial support was offered to subsidise visits and activities.

PP+ child given specific 1:1 support at key times, which has led to an improvement in behaviour control and better concentration in class.

£800 spent on ELSA training for a TA in 2022-23. Over 2023-24, this investment is still impacting the children, as she has been working with some of the PP and PP+ children alongside other children who need similar support.  These sessions have been well-received by the children and have led to positive impacts in terms of behaviour, independence and improved self-esteem. The number of children accessing ELSA has risen, with many non-PP children accessing this provision too.