Pupil Premium Report: 2018-2019

Overview of the School (on 14 October 2019)  

Total number of pupils on roll: 985

Total number of pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium: 130 from the First to Fifth Forms 

Pupil Premium grant received per pupil per year: £935 

Nature of Support 

Support is tailored to the individual needs of the pupil. Pupils have accessed: 

• One-to-one and small group learning mentor support 
• Personal tuition in numeracy and literacy 
• Small group supported study to aid learning in a variety of subject areas 
• Study skills sessions 
• Small group reading, spelling and numeracy support 
• Personalised curriculum choices 
• Homework club after school (Monday to Thursday) 
• Financial support for equipment, residential trips and music tuition 
• Smaller class sizes at Key Stage 3 with class sizes limited to 15 for those needing most support and also in specialised subjects throughout all Key Stages
• An extensive programme of pre-examination revision classes during the Easter holidays 
• A wide range of booster classes at Key Stage 4 targeted at those at risk of underperformance 
• Access to School Counsellor services 
• Extended Form Periods for Form Teachers to help pupils access the above strategies and provide one-to-one support

Measuring the Impact of Pupil Premium Spending

• Measures the impact of the interventions by tracking the progress of Pupil Premium pupils on a termly basis 
• Measures the success of pupils attainment and progress at the end of Key Stage 4 against key threshold measures
• Monitors and supports pupils accessing pastoral support and discusses their progress and needs regularly 

76.2% of pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium achieved at least five grades at GCSE at 4 or above, including Mathematics and English. This far exceeds the national average for all Pupil Premium boys and that for all boys nationally.  The Progress 8 score was also above national averages for those groups. 

Further Evidence of the Impact of Provision:

Further information is available online from the Education Endownment Foundation:

https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/resources/families-of-schools-database/the-cardinal-vaughan-memorial-rc-school-w14-8bz/

Or from the DFE:  https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/141931

• Pupil Premium Report 2015 2016 Expenditure Report
• Pupil Premium Report 2016 2017 Expenditure Report
• Pupil Premium Report 2017 2018 Expenditure Report
• Pupil Premium Report 2018 2019 Expenditure Report