Pupil Premium Conference – focus on Worcestershire

Catherine CrooksGroup Manager – Schools and Settings

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If you do what you've always done,

you'll get what you always got.- Mark Twain

Conundrum

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• Ofsted inspection outcomes v LA wide data

• Not just about ‘gaps’

Worcestershire data

Focus on KS2

% pupils attaining Level 4 in R, W, MDisadvantaged pupils Other pupils2014 2012 2014 2012

England 67 61 83 80Worcs 60 54 82 79

% Attainment Gap Disadvantaged / Non-disadvantaged2014 2012

England 16 19Worcs 22 25

Possible explanations?

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• Smaller proportion of pupils?• Schools are less well funded?• Moving school during KS2? • Complexity of pupil needs?

Complexity of pupil needs

Pupils eligible for pupil premium have a range of other characteristics - • SEN• EAL• Mobility• Involvement with Early Help and Social Care

Achievement for All• 45 Worcestershire First and Primary Schools • Impact

– Progress made by targeted pupils described by AfA as 'exceptional‘

– Average points progress 5.1 in reading and 5.5 in maths – around double expected levels; – Evidence suggests gains are being maintained

• Achieving Early – AfA for EY

• Input Kate Brunt, The Rivers C of E Academy Trust

What works well

• Monitoring impact – baseline; during; after;

• Setting SMART targets;• Focused and time limited interventions;• Clear role for governors – challenge

and accountability.