Pupil Premium and Additional Needs Funding
Woodcroft receives additional money to support the needs of its pupils. A major element of this funding is comprised of the Pupil Premium to raise standards of those eligible for free school meals.
The Pupil Premium Grant is allocated to schools in April at the start of the Financial Year. However, expenditure is monitored in line with the Academic Year.
The value of the 2016-17 Pupil Premium Grant allocation was £308,502
This comprised a grant available from September 2016 to March 2017 of £187,261 and a grant from April 2017 to August 2017 of £121,241
All expenditure is monitored and approved by the school’s Governing Body. This ensures that it is used to the benefit of the whole school and effectively targets those in need.
Impact of Pupil Premium Spending
Pupils at Woodcroft in receipt of Pupil premium performed better than average when compared to similar pupils nationally
| READING | Number of Pupils | Average Progress in line with National Average* | Percentile |
| FSM Eligible in Y6 |
27 |
1.54 |
Top 40% |
| Pupil Premium |
40 |
0.8 |
Top 40% |
* ‘0’ represents national average. Scores above ‘0’ show better than average progress. |
| WRITING | Number of Pupils | Average Progress in line with National Average | Percentile |
| FSM Eligible in Y6 |
27 |
4.98 |
Top 5% |
| Pupil Premium |
40 |
3.97 |
Top 25% |
| MATHS | Number of Pupils | Average Progress in line with National Average | Percentile |
| FSM Eligible in Y6 |
27 |
3.03 |
Top 25% |
| Pupil Premium |
40 |
2.34 |
Top 25% |
Average Whole School Progress 2016 / 2017
Pupil progress at Woodcroft is tracked every term. Pupils are expected to make 6 points progress per year to remain on track to me Chronological expectations. Average score above 6 show better than expected progress.
Average progress Year 1 to Year 6:
| Reading | 6.45 / year |
| Writing | 6.36 / year |
| Maths | 6.26 / year |
Outline Pupil Premium Spending 2016-17
| Support Strategies | Objective / Purpose | Costs (£) | |
| Targeting Interventions | A range of targeted interventions to support a range of need | 85,000 | |
| Learning Mentor (Full Time) | Learning Mentor to support improved behaviour and attendance to support learning. Percentage salary to support Pupil Premium. | 15,000 | |
| Year 6 Booster Classes | To provide differentiated class teaching | 48,000 | |
| 1:1 Tuition KS2 | To provide 1:1 tuition to pupils identified as under achieving | 62,000 | |
| Extended Service – Acorns | To provide a subsidised after-school club (Acorns) provision | 8,000 | |
| Extended Services – Breakfast | To provide free breakfast provision | 1,000 | |
| Camp Woodcroft | To provide free Easter Camp | 5,000 | |
| Y6 Easter School | To provide an booster Easter school for pupils identified as under achieving | 2,500 | |
| KS2 Saturday School | To provide free a Saturday school places at the Barnet and harrow Saturday School | 4,500 | |
| School Journey Subsidy | To subsidise school residential journey fees | 1000 | |
| Educational Visits (coaches and entrance) | To provide subsidies to enable school trip to be financially viable | 5,000 | |
| Instrumental Tuition | To provide free whole class instrumental tuition and individual lessons for £4.00 | 12,000 | |
| Additional Nursery Nurse For Early Years Interventions | To provide early intervention in order to develop speaking and listening | 18,000 | |
| Counselling | To provide counselling to pupils in needs | 10,000 | |
| Enrichment | To subsidise theatres groups, specialist weeks etc | 5000 | |
| Beanstalk Reading Support | To provide 5 volunteer reader to support 15 pupils for 40mins / week reading | 2,500 | |
| Motor Coordination | A range of support interventions to develop pupil’s fine and gross motor coordination | 3,000 | |
| Family Learning & Support | Family Support Coordinator | 10,500 | |
| Family Learning Coordinator | Provide a range of family learning and engagement opportunities. | 5,500 | |
| Home Learning Subscriptions | To provide online home learning opportunies | 5,000 | |
| Total Planned Costs 2016-17 | £308,500 |