Pupil Premium

 School name

Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School

Pupils in school (7-11)

856

Proportion of disadvantaged pupils

6.4 %

Pupil premium allocation this academic year

£51425

Academic year or years covered by statement

2019-20 – 2021-2022

Publish date

November 2019

Review date

September 2020

Statement authorised by

Chair of Governors

Pupil premium lead

Robert Green

Governor lead

Caroline Stretch

Progress 8

0.46

Ebacc entry

90% (above school average)

Attainment 8

7.0 (above school average)

Percentage of Grade 5+ in English and maths

100% (above school average)

Progress 8

Maintain high P8 score in line with similar schools

Sept 22

Attainment 8

Maintain high A8 score in line with similar schools and overall school cohort

Sept 22

% Grade 5+ in English and maths

Continue to focus on 100% achieving this

Sept 22

Other

Improve attendance in line with school average

Sept 22

Desired outcome

Chosen action / approach

What is the rationale for this choice?

How will you ensure it is implemented well?

Staff lead

Projected spending

Improve approaches to providing feedback and development of meta-cognitive approaches

PPD/Teacher trainng

Sutton Trust Toolkit – effectiveness of Feedback and Meta-cognition. Teachers able to support students via feedback and through students’ development of self-regulation

Evaluate range of training options available

NN/JAS

1500

Ensure resources are available for all students and especially for vulnerable students

Departmental budgetary allocation

Ensure all students can access necessary and appropriate resources including in practical subjects eg. Textiles.

Departmental feedback via Line meetings

PP/AW

5000

Desired outcome

Chosen action / approach

What is the rationale for this choice?

How will you ensure it is implemented well?

Staff lead

Projected spending

Specific support for PP students in identified areas of concern or areas for development

Support of Academic Leads to lead data tracking, monitoring and implementation of support

Increased focus for data tracking and monitoring progress for PP students at risk of underperforming. Centralised approach to implementing support strategies

Regular monitoring via AHT

HBF/ALs

9000

Increased attendance of Pupil premium students as a cohort

Attendance Officer support and intervention

PP attendance an area for improvement. Increased attendance has a direct correlation to improving academic outcomes

Liaison with Local Authority School Welfare Officer

RG/ES

7000

Desired outcome

Chosen action / approach

What is the rationale for this choice?

How will you ensure it is implemented well?

Staff lead

Projected Spending

Help PP students explore and identify prospective higher education and career opportunities (Increase aspirations)

Support via Head of Careers

Increased aspiration and focus on long term outcomes can help in terms of short term progress. Help to remove any social limitations on career expectations.

Through Line management meetings

RG/MXS

2000

Full engagement in the breadth of experiences available through school

Trips, clubs etc.

Enable all students to participate in the broad range of activities that take place and ensure they feel they belong in the school community

Monitoring with Finance dept

Include reference on all trip/visit letters

RG/Finance

5500

Access to specific curricular and extra-curricular activities

Music lessons, Duke of Edinburgh etc.

Enable all students to participate in the broad range of activities that take place and ensure they feel they belong in the school community

Ensure key staff (eg. Music teachers) are aware that lessons can be subsidised

RG/Finance/HoDs

1000

Access to IT facilities

Provision of IT hardware/software

Enable to students to access online materials/store material from school etc.

Review outcomes of students accessing additional IT facilities

RG/PMs/SEN

2000

Strong, secure emotional health and wellbeing

Counselling

Pastoral Managers

Student Support

Provide robust support for vulnerable students

Pastoral managers to monitor support accessed

RG/PMs

13000

Ensure punctuality to school

Provide funding for travel to and from school

Ensure students can arrive and depart school via appropriate transport and on time

Reduced lateness and attendance issues for any student receiving travel funding

RG/PMs/Finance

1000

Uniform

Ensure all students have appropriate uniform for all aspects of the curriculum (PE etc)

Help to encourage sense of belonging and security in the school community.

Pastoral Managers to monitor need.

Finance to monitor large expenditure

PMs/RG/Finance

1500