Pupil Premium
Context
Belmont School is a special school for children aged 4-16 years with Moderate Learning Difficulties. All pupils have an EHCP. Levels of attainment upon entry to the school are significantly below average. The catchment area is wide with pupils drawn from both urban and rural communities.
Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011. The funding is provided in addition to the main Special School funding from the LA and is intended to help disadvantaged pupils to ‘close the gap’ and to raise attainment and improve progress. A high percentage of our pupils receive Pupil Premium funding – we are in the highest quintile on the Ofsted School Data Dashboard.
Children who are eligible:
For more information about eligibility criteria, please click this link to the Pupil premium: overview – GOV.UK
Impact
“Disadvantaged pupils generally make slightly better progress than other pupils in English and Mathematics. This is because of the highly individualised support they receive.” (Ofsted 2014)
Attainment upon leaving at Key Stage 4 exceeds expectations with pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium consistently achieving between 1 and 4 GCSE passes and up to 9 Entry Level qualifications including English, Maths, Science, ICT and a range of Foundation and vocational subjects.
Belmont’s innovative, wide-ranging and creative approach, using technology and drawing upon talented and skilled staff, has enabled Pupil Premium funding to support the progress of our most disadvantaged pupils.
Primary PE and Sports Premium
Context
The government provides additional funding to improve provision of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. At Belmont School this funding is used to:
- increase the engagement of all primary pupils in regular physical activity, working towards more healthy lifestyles
- raise the profile of sporting activity in our primary school
- improve the skills of all staff who teach primary PE and sport
- enable primary pupils to experience a wider range of sports activities
- increase the participation of competitive sports.
