Ridgeway Primary School and Nursery 2020/21

Significant gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and others

Low progress for disadvantaged

Specific and individualised needs requiring a bespoke approach

Interventions and support focussed disproportionately on nurture

Raising the profile of disadvantage: ensuring all staff are aware of the needs of disadvantaged pupils and how to most effectively support them

Developing a culture of high expectations for all: believing that pupil premium children have the right to succeed academically, as well as being supported emotionally

Rich, broad and engaging curriculum: Inspiring pupils through Contexts for Learning, valuing achievements across the breadth of the curriculum

Ensuring the provision of quality first teaching: High quality verbal feedback, Assessment for Learning embedded

Ensuring rigorous monitoring of children’s progress: involving class teachers, team leaders, senior leaders, governors

Reducing barriers to learning and improving children’s learning attitudes: high quality enrichment opportunities, bespoke nurture and wellbeing support, set pupils challenging goals

Academic, social and emotional success

Accelerated progress: Reading, Writing and Maths

High attainment: 91% in R,W,M 82% combined