Premiums information
PE & Sports Grant Statement July 2024
April 2023 – March 2024 - allocated: £16,180
Intervention and Description | Impact | Paid by Sports Grant |
Sports Coach teaching PE lessons, Duke of Edinburgh programme and extra-curricular sporting opportunities | Pupils show awareness of healthy life style choices and observational data demonstrates these opportunities effectively support pupil wellbeing | £16,180
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Due to GDPR we cannot show the actual cost which is higher than the amount paid by PE & Sports Grant.
April 2024 – March 2025 Sports Grant allocated:£16,240
Planned spend and measurement of impact will be as above due to outstanding impact.


PUPIL PREMIUM STATEMENT – JULY 2024
Samuel Rhodes pupils make expected or better than expected progress by every measure of outcome which was validated in the last OFSTED inspection and annual Challenge Partners quality assurance review (There are no statistically underperforming groups). All pupils have EHCP’s and many have multiple disadvantages which mean they have many barriers to learning. The pupil premium is used across the school to reduce inequity and enable all pupils to reach their potential.
April 2023 – March 2024 - Pupil Premium funding allocated: £83,925
Groups targeted:
Pupils eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) (72%) Looked After Children (LAC) (4%)
Intervention and Description | Impact | Paid by Pupil Premium |
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Pastoral Support Manager | Improved attendance and 100% parental engagement | £23,600
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Interventions Lead providing Holistic and behavioural interventions, friendship groups, residential trips and gardening projects | Pupils resilience observed to be developing. Emotional regulation data shows pupils progressing towards independence | £30,375
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Additional support from CAHMS clinician for directed pupil support and staff supervision and CPD | Behavioural data shows individualised SEMH support is effective and meets the specific needs of the cohort | £25,700
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Sports Coach teaching PE lessons, Duke of Edinburgh programme and extra-curricular sporting opportunities | Pupils show awareness of healthy life style choices and observational data demonstrates these opportunities effectively support pupil wellbeing | £1,550
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Free Breakfast Club for all pupils both sites. | Improved behaviour and pupils access important opportunities for socialisation and support life skills development | £2,700
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Total Spend on planned interventions: | £83,925
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Due to GDPR we cannot show the actual cost which are higher than the amount paid by Pupil Premium.
April 2024 – March 2025 Pupil Premium funding allocated: £87,110
Planned spend and measurement of impact will be as above due to outstanding impact. Main barriers to educational achievement faced by eligible pupils at the school remain the same as current statement.
Next Review Date of pupil premium strategy March 2025.


COVID Catch Up Statement July 2024
April 2023 – March 2024 - allocated: £44,470
Intervention and Description | Impact | Paid by COVID Catch Up |
Teaching Assistant leading on Literacy and Numeracy Interventions for a focused group of pupils across all Key Stages whose attainment has been identified as specifically impacted by the pandemic | 87.5% pupils who accessed this intervention made expected or better than expected progress. Observational data evidenced that these pupils’ self-confidence & wellbeing was also supported by this programme. | £44,470
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Due to GDPR we cannot show the actual cost which is higher than the amount paid by COVID Catch Up Grant
April 2024 – March 2025 - allocated: £10,575 (summer term only)
Planned spend and measurement of impact will be as above due to outstanding impact


Financial Benchmarking
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We have one member of staff earning a gross salary in excess of £100,000.