Transparency data

Colyton Grammar School (Devon) URN: 136366

Updated 14 February 2020

This transparency data was withdrawn on 14 July 2023

The Selective Schools Expansion Fund is closed and there are no plans to run future rounds.

Applies to England

Fair access and partnership plan summary

The above school has made a commitment to deliver the following fair access and partnership plan by 2020 (and in subsequent years) as part of its successful Selective Schools Expansion Fund bid.

Admissions

The year 7 published admission number (PAN) will remain at 155. The school will increase its year 12 PAN by 30 to 56 for September 2020.

By 2020 the school estimates that pupil premium students will account for a minimum of 8% of the school population.

After the admission of looked after and previously looked after children, children eligible for the pupil premium will be prioritised for admission, for both year 7 and year 12 places.

Children eligible for pupil premium who have not met the year 12 academic entry requirements, will have their applications reviewed to determine whether they are academically able and should be offered a place. The Admissions Review Panel will consider special circumstances for students who do not achieve the required entry points as a result of (prior notified) long term health issues or a significant critical incident such as bereavement. They will also review any applications from disadvantaged students. The Admissions Review Panel does not replace Independent Appeals Panel.

Children eligible for pupil premium who have achieved 110 or above in key stage 2 will be considered to have met the required standard for a grammar school place for in year admissions.

Outreach

Outreach work will focus on primary schools with high numbers of pupil premium eligible children on roll.

The primary schools are:

Schools within 0 to 5 miles

• Axe Beacon Federation (Seaton Primary, Colyton Primary, Kilmington Primary and Shute Primary)
• Acorn MAT (Axminster Primary School, Mrs Ethelstone’s CE Primary School, Marshwood CE Primary Academy, Membury Primary School, St Andrews CE Primary, Loaders CE Primary)

Other primary schools also selected because they have lowest quintiles of student progression to university:

• Stoke Hill Primary
• Withycombe Raleigh Primary
• Montgomery Primary
• Sidmouth Primary

This work will focus on raising aspirations to join Colyton Grammar School and to raise KS2 academic standards generally.

Four-week courses in English for year 4 and 5 pupils aimed at improving KS2 attainment. A pilot project was undertaken with 2 schools, Littletown Primary Academy and Honiton Primary, with 30 pupils, involving pupil premium students. This pilot is to be extended to new work for those schools named in point one above.

Providing test familiarisation for disadvantaged pupils which is free of charge, this is a new activity building on a pilot exercise. Every primary school within a 25 mile radius will be alerted to this opportunity.

New activity to normalise attitudes to selective schools by removing negative stereotypes – existing sport master classes will continue whilst there will be new art and music master classes utilising Colyton Grammar School (CGS) staff, professional artists, athletes and musicians. Most of these activities would be held at Colyton Grammar School, bringing the added advantage of allowing parents, together with their children, to see the school.

A new, More Able Challenge Day for all more able students from 20 schools (chosen to encompass a variety of disadvantaged indicators including pupil premium (PP), Service Premium, Children Looked After and Previously Children Looked After).

New activity whereby a CGS teacher and Ogden Trust Senior Teacher Fellow works with 8 primary schools and about 400 children in total, raising standards in science and general academic aspiration. The schools are being targeted because of their rural locations, higher than average free school meals (FSM) rates, and because primary teachers could benefit from support in developing their science skills.

The schools in Exeter are:

• Montgomery Primary
• Axminster Community Primary
• Colyton Primary
• Seaton Primary
• St Mary’s RC Primary Axminster
• Honiton Primary
• Littletown Primary
• Ladysmith Primary

Each pupil premium and disadvantaged child in CGS will have the following support package in place:

• assessment of attainment to identify learning gaps, attendance, behaviour and personal development to inform use of pupil premium
• a bespoke annual plan
• common baseline assessment across the school’s five partner grammar schools: Reading School, Pates Grammar, Queen Elizabeth Horncastle and Blue Coat Liverpool schools with tracking through periodic common assessment in core subject areas, this will enable evaluation of the best teaching and pastoral strategies that promote high attainment and achievement with disadvantaged students
• schools sharing evidence of effective practice relating to attendance, parental engagement, building resilience, careers, higher education guidance
• disadvantaged students will also have a Colyton Grammar School social mobility champion to support them and foster aspiration

The school has secured an Ogden Trust Travel Bursary for disadvantaged students taking A levels in Maths and Physics. This provides £3000 for disadvantaged year 12 students, it is planned that this partnership with the Ogden Trust will continue. Applicants are means-tested, and priority will be given to families with household income of less than £25,000 per annum.

In addition to the Ogden Trust Travel Bursary there are three other bursaries that disadvantaged students can access. These bursaries can be accessed to pay for travel and enrichment activities. The school will notify parents and students of their availability.

These are:

• the Bradbeer Bursary (for students of any age attending the school)
• Feoffees Bursary (for 16-19 students only)
• the Department for Education (DfE) 16 to 19 Bursary

Partnership

Axe Valley Academy – which currently has no viable Sixth Form will be a focus for improving progression levels to university. Through increased access to Colyton Grammar School’s Sixth Form disadvantaged students will be able to access high quality information, advice and guidance relating to university applications. Students considering Oxbridge and medical applications will be invited to participate in university access work at Colyton during their key stage 4 years. This is a new activity.

The school will have a sharp focus on Science, English and Maths, producing high quality, downloadable teacher toolkits in these subjects. This will be made available to teachers at Axe Valley Academy. This work will target those students attempting to access GCSE grades 8 to 9, this is a new activity and will again help to ensure high numbers of applicants to Colyton Grammar School’s Sixth Form in addition to raising general attainment. This is a new activity.

Leading on from the above, Colyton Grammar School science staff will work with over 20 primary schools, and at least 3 secondary schools, to improve science attainment and enjoyment, this will help broaden the curriculum offer at key stage 2, and at key stage 4 will support students to obtain grade 9 at GCSE.

Both key stage 2 and key stage 4 students will receive targeted support in computer science and robotics. This will involve them working with the national VEX Robotics competitions and the Royal Academy of Engineering connecting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers programme. Students from CGS will work with students from other local secondary schools (Honiton and ISCA schools) on an enhanced STEM related activity. A Robotics day for key stage 2 students is targeted particularly for those who are disadvantaged showing academic potential.

In addition, as continuing activity, Colyton Grammar School contributes to the professional development of colleagues from across the South West. At the February South West Excellence in Education SWEET) Conference organised by Exeter University and the Chartered College of Teaching colleagues will present on ‘Challenge’ in the curriculum to both primary and secondary phase colleagues.