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The pupil premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities and to close the gaps between them and their peers.
Stone Soup Academy only receives funding for students who are on single roll with us; referring schools use their Pupil Premium Funding to send students to our academy and as such the funding is used to provide personalised education for the students in that way. We do not receive this PPF directly and assume that it makes up part of the commissioning fees to the Stone Soup Academy.
The PPF that we do receive directly, along with the commissioning fees, are used to personalise learning through incentives, specialist tutors, college days and other similar items. This has helped students improve their attainment and ensure that disadvantaged students do not experience barriers to their learning and development. We have also invested this into establishing a healthy eating programme at the school, ensuring the students have access to and knowledge about better nutrition.
Pupil premium statement 2024-25 Stone Soup Academy
written by Stephen Thompson SENDCo Assistant Principal
School Overview 2024 -25
School name: Stone Soup Academy
Capacity 110
Proportion (%) of pupil premium eligible pupils 44/83- 52% September 2024
Academic year/years that our current pupil premium strategy plan covers 2024-2027.
Reviewed and updated annually. 2024-2025- Stephen Thompson. SENDCo Assistant Principal
Overview
Part A: Pupil premium strategy plan
Statement of intent
At Stone Soup Academy pupil premium funding goes directly to the referring school as all of our students are currently on dual roll.
Stone Soup Academy only receives a pupil premium transfer if the school has been given additional funding and requests that the academy purchase something for the student on their behalf.
Stone Soup Academy currently has no additional pupil premium funding transfers, we will continue to raise pupil premium in discussions with referring schools and respond to any requests for purchases to be made on their behalf.
At Stone Soup Academy our students have a variety of needs and often complex educational and personal histories. We support our students at an individual level and seek to specifically target any areas of concern with specific tailored interventions to each individual. In the case of pupil premium, we may need to approach the referring school for additional funds, however, this is often not the case due to the extensive provisions and outstanding Quality of Education put in place for all of our students. For example, personal coach, SEND specialist intervention, small class sizes, and access to technology.
Stone Soup Academy provides an outstanding holistic approach to education for all our students (OFSTED 2019). Our vision, of creating unimagined futures, is rooted in a desire to enable students to reach the highest levels of personal development, creativity and achievement. The academy provides a warm and caring environment that nurtures our values (respect, aspiration and positivity) to build self-esteem. This platform enables students to engage in the curriculum in its broadest sense, by fostering a genuine love of learning. As 21st-century citizens, students are encouraged to be collaborative but also take control of their own education and develop independence that is the foundation for lifelong learning. Stone Soup is an inclusive academy that aims to meet the needs of every student, supporting them in fulfilling their ambitions and being the best they can be, regardless of background, special needs or disability.
Challenges
This details the key challenges to achievement that we have identified among disadvantaged pupils.
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Challenge number |
Detail of challenge |
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1 |
Our assessments show that disadvantaged pupils generally make less progress from their starting points when entering an alternative provision such as our academy. Whilst the types of barriers to learning and the difficulties disadvantaged pupils experience vary, however English and Maths remain a key focus. |
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2 |
Research, assessments, observations and discussions with pupils show that disadvantaged pupils are generally more likely to have language comprehension difficulties and more limited vocabulary compared to non-disadvantaged pupils. This impacts on their ability to access the curriculum. |
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3 |
Research, assessments, observations and discussions with pupils show that disadvantaged pupils are generally more likely to have less opportunity to increase Cultural Capital. |
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4 |
Research, assessments, observations and discussions with pupils show that disadvantaged pupils are generally more likely to have less opportunity to increase access to careers and go on to gainful apprenticeships, college and work. |
Intended outcomes
This explains the outcomes we are aiming for by the end of our current three-year strategy plan (2027/28), and how we will measure whether they have been achieved.
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Intended outcome |
Success criteria |
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Improved reading comprehension among disadvantaged pupils. |
Reading comprehension tests demonstrate improved comprehension skills among disadvantaged pupils and a smaller disparity between the scores of disadvantaged pupils and their non-disadvantaged peers. |
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Improved access to vocabulary at a variety of levels and literacy intervention. |
Teacher reports and class observations suggest disadvantaged pupils are more able to access a variety of vocabulary. Interventions show literacy intervention progress for disadvantaged students. |
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Improved access to Cultural Capital and experiences which enhance this. |
Teacher reports ,class observations and cultural capital tracking suggest disadvantaged pupils are more able to improve their Cultural Capital. |
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Disadvantaged pupils feel better prepared for career progression and post-16 opportunities through mentoring, work experience and various opportunity. |
All disadvantaged pupils can access high quality work experience and careers mentoring. |
Pupil premium strategy outcomes
This details the impact that our pupil premium activity had on pupils in the 2023 – 2024 academic year.
Summer 2024 GCSE results showed that children eligible for Pupil Premium and those not eligible are in line in terms of progress and attainment.
Destinations of our previous cohort show that of 16 out of 16 students have gone to college, work or apprenticeship.
We do not require payment from parents/carers for any aspect of the services we provide. Lunch, trips and activities are all provided at no cost to parents.
We have no employees whose earnings exceed £100,000.
The school has performed very well against national standards when mapped against the Gatsby Benchmarks using the Career and Enterprise Company’s COMPASS tool.
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Benchmark |
% of the assessment areas in Benchmark achieved (December 2022) |
% of the assessment areas in Benchmark achieved (July 2023) |
% of schools nationally meeting this Benchmark (2021) |
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1: A stable careers programme |
82% |
100% |
43% |
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2: Learning from career & labour market information |
100% |
100% |
66% |
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3: Addressing the needs of each student |
100% |
100% |
38% |
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4: Linking curriculum learning to careers |
92% |
100% |
60% |
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5: Encounters with employers and employees |
100% |
100% |
56% |
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6: Encounters of workplace |
50% |
75 |
36% |
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7: Encounters with further & higher education |
80% |
90 |
33% |
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8: Personal Guidance |
100% |
100% |
65% |
100% of students receive advice and guidance interviews from Jordan who has a Level 7 Diploma in Careers Guidance and Development.
100% of students last year received conditional offers from their desired destination.
Year 10
Visits to local Universities/Colleges (Nottingham Trent) and making use of our extensive connections to bring professionals into the Academy.
Taster Days and College Visits
Work experience opportunities
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Destination Data 2020-2023 |
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Destination |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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College/FE |
33 |
36 |
29 |
20 |
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Apprenticeship |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Employment |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
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NEET |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
Our destination data shows a consistent low number of learners who become NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training).
We work closely with Futures to target those learners we feel are most at risk of becoming NEET.
Our Careers information can be accessed through our Careers Leader Jordan Senior and Jordan can be contacted via email: jsenior@stonesoupacademy.org.uk or via telephone on 0115 8221834.
We review the careers programme annually.
Stone Soup Academy focuses on engagement with education and reintegration with schools. The average time a student is with us is 28 weeks, and the courses offered to students reflect that. With this in mind, we offer GCSEs and GCSE equivalents in-line with the time a student will be with us, their starting point and alignment with the referring school’s needs.
We are not on national performance tables as we do not have students for the whole of their academic career. However, please click here to see the achievements of pupils in alternative provision and our stats.
Chair of Governors: Tina Byrom
Governors: Kerrie Henton (Ex-Officio), Barnaby Mulholland (Safeguarding governor), Toni Le Gallez (parent governor), Richard Elston (Co-opted), Claire Knee (Co-opted), Rueben Williams (Member Governor), Nigel Best (LA Appointed trustee).
If you require any copies of the information above, please contact the school directly and these will be provided free of charge. Take a look at our Governance page for more information. Any enquiries should be addressed to the Principal, Kerrie Henton.
