Pupil Premium budget is additional funding given to schools to support students on Free School Meals, Looked After Children and those children whose parents serve in the Armed Forces. Schools must report how they have used the Pupil Premium and the impact it has had on pupil progress.

Reasons for the Pupil Premium:

  • Created to tackle ‘educational inequality’
  • Allocated to schools ‘in addition’ to their budget
  • Funding to tackle educational gaps caused by disadvantage, allowing schools to reach the students that need it most
  • A good education is the key to improving life chances

Schools are encouraged by the Department for Education to use the money to ‘narrow the gap’ in attainment between students in receipt of Free School Meals or those who are ‘Looked After’ as nationally there is a disparity between their attainment at GCSE and their peers.

The money is being used to help raise academic achievement as well as improve interactive and social skills.

Please click the following to see our Ernulf Academy Pupil Premium Strategy 2024/2025

Please click the following to see the Ernulf Academy building Blocks support for disadvantaged pupils

Please click the following to see the Astrea Pupil Premium – COVID Response Statement

To apply for pupil premium, please follow this link.

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The latest school performance information can be found on the Gov.uk website, here.

Examination outcomes: 2023

Average Total Progress 8-039
Average Total Attainment 837.24
% pupils entering EBacc50
EBacc Average Point Score3.42
% pupils achieving 9-5 in GCSE English and Maths33
% pupils achieving 9-5 GCSE English51.8
% pupils achieving 9-5 in GCSE Maths35.7
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE English and Maths60.7
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE English71.4
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE Maths62.5

Examination outcomes: 2022

The most recently published GCSE performance data for 2022 is summarised below and may be found via the following link to the Department of Education website:

https://www.find-school-performance-data.service.gov.uk/school/146369/ernulf-academy/secondary

Average Total Progress 8-0.21
Average Total Attainment 842.4
% pupils entering EBacc44
EBacc Average Point Score3.87
% pupils achieving 9-5 in GCSE English and Maths44.4
% pupils achieving 9-5 GCSE English63
% pupils achieving 9-5 in GCSE Maths48.1
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE English and Maths66.7
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE English79
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE Maths69
  • 91% of pupils either stayed in education or went into employment after Year 11 in 2020, above the national average of 94%

Examination outcomes: 2019

The most recently published GCSE performance data for 2019 is summarised below and may be found via the following link to the Department of Education website:

https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/146369/ernulf-academy/secondary

Please note that the 2019 examination data does not reflect the school’s current performance; 2019 to 2021 headline trends are discussed later in this document.

Average Total Progress 8-0.7
Average Total Attainment 836.9
% pupils entering EBacc14
EBacc Average Point Score2.81
% pupils achieving 9-5 in GCSE English and Maths23
% pupils achieving 9-5 GCSE English40
% pupils achieving 9-5 in GCSE Maths32
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE English and Maths47
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE English61
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE Maths59
  • Average Total Progress 8/Attainment 8 2019 school outcomes (-0.7/36.9) are significantly lower than national (-0.03/46.7)
  • Pupils entered by the school for the EBacc qualification in 2019 (14%) compares unfavourably to national (40%) with a school EBacc APS (2.81) compared to national (4.07)
  • 4% of students achieved the EBacc qualification at grade 4+
  • School 2019 Basics data again compares unfavourably with national at 4+ (47%) compared to national (65%) and at 5+ (23%) compared to national (43%)
  • 97% of pupils either stayed in education or went into employment after Year 11 in 2019, above the national average of 94%

Outcomes trends: 2019 to 2021

 Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pupils did not sit GCSE examinations in 2020 and 2021.   Centre Assessed Grades were awarded in 2020 and Teacher Assessed Grades in 2021, both showing significant improvement on the 2019 examination results.  Headline trends are detailed below:

20192020 CAGS2021 TAGS
Average Total Progress 8-0.7
Average Total Attainment 836.943.642.8
% pupils entering EBacc141344
EBacc Average Point Score2.813.473.78
% pupils achieving 9-5 in GCSE English and Maths233530
% pupils achieving 9-5 GCSE English404952
% pupils achieving 9-5 in GCSE Maths324435
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE English and Maths476658
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE English617267
% pupils achieving 9-4 in GCSE Maths597069
  • The increase in EBacc entry in 2021 (44%) is particularly noteworthy as above the national average (39%)
  • 94% of pupils either stayed in education or went into employment after Year 11 in 2021, again matching the national average of 94%

Published GCSE performance data for 2021 may be found via the following link to the Department of Education website:
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/146369/ernulf-academy/2021/secondary