Rise Academy’s Plan

1. To improve GCSE outcomes and the progress pupils make from KS2 to KS4

Success Criteria

8% of pupils to achieve a grade 4 or above in GCSE English in 2024 100% of students leave with a qualification in English and maths. Note 23% of pupils have an EHCP

Autumn Term 1 – 2023

Evidence from Data

Commentary

Success Criteria

8% of pupils to achieve a grade 4 or above in GCSE maths in 2024 Note: 23% of pupils have an EHCP

Autumn Term 1 – 2023

Evidence from Data

Commentary

Success Criteria

95% of students have a secure post-16 destination in place for the September guarantee

100% of students with EHCPs are tracked into post-16 destinations through the legal consultation process.

100% of students with EHCPs make progress towards their preparing for adulthood outcomes (based on their specific EHCP).

Evidence from Data

Autumn Term 1 – 2023

Commentary

Due to the high population of children with EHCP’s requiring specialist post 16 placements it is proving difficult to impact those destinations. Children with EHCP’s must go through the formal and legal consultation gateway, often due to the significant need of the learners that attend Rise and the lack of specialist provision post 16 finding suitable destinations who agree to accept through consultation is a concern that is impacting the 1000% EET figure

Success Criteria

Reintegration to mainstream:

80% of students who attend the Step Out provision reintegrate into mainstream schools successfully based on the tracking over the subsequent two terms.

Evidence from Data

Autumn Term 1 – 2023

Commentary

The delivery model implemented at Rise and the demand requirements of the commissioning referrers has led us to focus on longer term placements and assessments for EHCP. We have a higher number of learners referred that have been granted a EHCP and their transition to a suitable provision to met SEND need has been the target for 2022/23. The model for 2023/24 has been revised alongside the national AP &SEND Improvement Plan and now includes a focussed ‘step out/time limited’ curriculum pathway. This will allow Rise to track 80% of students who access this programme to be tracked back to their referring school for more than two terms. The remaining 20% are anticipated to need assessment for an EHCP and may require longer term support.

2. To improve the attendance of pupils to be above the national average for AP

Success Criteria

To improve attendance of pupils from 70% in 2022/2023 to above 85%* or more in 2023/2024

- 100% of students improve their individual attendance from referral.

- Vulnerable groups such as CLA and students with ECHPs have attendance higher than the whole school population.

- Overall cumulative attendance is above 85%.

Autumn Term 1 - 2023

Evidence from Data

Commentary

As the new cohort for Rise Academy has not been identified from the LA or referring partners we have set the target against our aspiration attendance of 85%. On referral this academic year it is evident that the attendance of students on entry to Rise is 46%. Proving one of the main reasons for referral is school disengagement. National AP attendance is 65% while national special school is 80%. As Rise cohort has high SEND population 30% (70) of students with an EHCP we have set an aspiration target above those of special and national AP.