Details of Funding Spending
Each year school receives funding to pay for all services. This is regulated carefully by the School Governors. Certain elements of this funding are 'ring fenced' which means they are to spent on improving specific areas of the school.
This section of our website gives information on how we have dedicated these funds and reports on the progress that we have been able to make each year.
Specific areas of funding are:
Pupil Premium Allocations
The progress that the school has made with our Pupil Premium has been recognised by the excellent results that we received in the Year Two and Six SAT tests and the excellent results that we predict for the future SAT tests.
We continue to identify clearly every child within our school who is eligible for support from the Pupil Premium and this is closely monitored by every class teacher. This is a constant area for investigation within our Pupil progress meeting.
OVERVIEW
The Pupil Premium (PP) was introduced in April 2011, and paid by means of a specific grant based on 1 school census figures for pupils registered as eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) in reception to Year 11. For looked after children the Pupil Premium was calculated using the Children Looked After data returns (SSDA903). A premium has also been introduced for children whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces. This service premium is designed to address the emotional and social well-being of these pupils.
The Pupil Premium is additional to main school funding and it will be used by this school to address any underlying inequalities between children eligible by ensuring that funding reaches the pupils who need it most.
In 2012-2013, the government decided that eligibility will be extended to pupils who have been eligible for FSM at any point in the last 6yrs.
Pupil Premium strategy report 2020-21
Pupil Premium Strategy 2021 - 2024
Sports Premium
Funding Primary Schools - PE and Sports
The government is providing an extra £150 million of annual funding for the academic years of 2013 to 2014, and 2014 to 2015. The aim of this funding is to improve the Physical Education (PE) and Sports programs offered by primary schools, and is provided jointly by various governmental departments, including Education, Health and Culture, and Media and Sport. Although the funding will be allocated to primary school head teachers, it will be ‘ring-fenced’ – this means it can only be spent specifically on PE and sport in schools.
Purpose of funding
Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, though how they do this remains their decision.
This is how St Willibrord’s plans to use the funding:
• Hiring specialist PE teachers or qualified sports coaches to work with primary teachers when teaching PE
• Paying for professional development opportunities for teachers in PE and sport
• Providing cover to release primary teachers for professional development in PE and sport
• Running sport competitions, or increasing pupils’ participation in the School Games
• Buying quality-assured professional development modules or materials for PE and sport
• Providing places for pupils on after school sports clubs and holiday clubs
Accountability
From September 2013, schools will be held to account for how they spend their additional ‘ring-fenced’ funding. Ofsted will strengthen the coverage of PE and sport within the 'Inspectors’ handbook' and supporting guidance so that both schools and inspectors know how sport and PE will be assessed in future as part of the school’s overall provision.
One year on, Ofsted will carry out a survey reporting on the first year’s expenditure of additional funding and its impact. Schools will also be required to include details of their provision of PE and sport on their website, alongside details of their broader curriculum, so that parents can compare sports provision between schools, both within and beyond the school day.
2022 - 2023 evidencing the impact report
2021 - 2022 evidencing the impact
2020-2021 evidencing the impact
Catch up Funding
The government has announced £1 billion of funding to support children and young people to catch up.
Children and young people across the country have experienced unprecedented disruption to their education as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19). Those from the most vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds will be among those hardest hit.
Schools’ allocations are calculated on a per pupil basis, providing each mainstream school with a total of £80 for each pupil in years reception through to six. Schools have to use this funding for specific activities to support their pupils to catch up for lost teaching over the previous months. Schools have the flexibility to spend their funding in the best way for their cohort and circumstances.
Statement of intent
At St Willibrord’s, we believe that the highest possible standards can only be achieved by having the highest expectations of all learners. Some pupils from both disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged backgrounds, now (or continue to) require additional support in order to ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes. Therefore, we will use all resources available to us to help our children to reach their full potential.
Click here for our Catch-up Premium funding statement 2020-2021