School Information

Pupil Premium

The pupil premium is an additional sum of money given to schools for children receiving free school meals.  Many of our families fall just outside the parameters of this benefit and as a result suffer additional hardship.  It is stated by the Government that pupil premium children underperform as a result of the poverty they are in.  Indeed it is also suggested they also are often linked to SEN and therefore the premium will also support these needs. Our pupil premium weighting is therefore low despite other poverty measure indicators  (Such as IDACI) we clearly have parents with very low income and therefore properly described as in a similar state of deprivation after covering their household costs within a limited budget.

The pupil premium is used to support a range of programmes taught by teachers and learning support assistants.  All pupils who would benefit from extra support are given this in small groups over a ten week period in either Maths or Literacy or both. This includes reading Volunteer Help to support pupils having difficulty in reading  The primary focus is the development of each individual child dependent on their specific need or needs. The school evaluates the impact on each pupil at the end of each term.  In addition, the School ensured that pupils throughout the school have an opportunity to participate in two extracurricular clubs, all areas of the school.

The evaluation focuses on academic gains and how pupils’ self-confidence has developed as a consequence of the interventions and participation in extracurricular activities.

Community

Rutherford House School is a local school set up specifically to serve the local community, with a large proportion of parents/carers who walk their children to the school.  We are committed to ensuring that we do everything we can to limit traffic and parking issues for the local neighbourhood and we strongly encourage local residents to inform us of any issues should they arise.

Staff are encouraged to walk, cycle or use public transport as no staff car parking is available at the school.

Links with the local community

Rutherford House School aims to develop strong links with the local community.  This includes activities based around pupils supporting those less fortunate to themselves.  This forms a very important part of the school’s curriculum and will help develop the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all of the pupils at the school.

Equal Opportunities

The school is committed to being an equal opportunities education provider and is committed to equality of opportunity for all members of the School Community.